Chapter 26: Drugs Used in Treating Eye and Ear Disorders

Pharmacotherapeutics for Nurse Practitioner Prescribers 3rd Edition by Teri Moser Woo

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Chapter 26: Drugs Used in Treating Eye and Ear Disorders

 

Complete Chapter Questions With Answers

 

Sample Questions Are Posted Below

 

Multiple Choice

Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.

 

____     1.   The Centers for Disease Control recommends all newborn infants receive prophylactic administration of ____ within 1 hour of birth.

A. Gentamicin ophthalmic ointment
B. Ciprofloxacin ophthalmic drops
C. Erythromycin oral suspension
D. Erythromycin ophthalmic ointment

 

 

____     2.   Conjunctivitis in a child that is accompanied by acute otitis media is treated with:

A. Sulfacetamide 10% ophthalmic solution (Bleph-10)
B. Bacitracin/polymyxin B (Polysporin) ophthalmic drops
C. Ciprofloxacin (Ciloxan) ophthalmic drops
D. High-dose oral amoxicillin

 

 

____     3.   Twenty-year-old Annie comes to clinic complaining of copious yellow-green eye discharge. Gram stain indicates she most likely has gonococcal conjunctivitis. While awaiting the culture results, the plan of care should be:

A. None; wait for the culture results to determine the course of treatment
B. Ciprofloxacin (Ciloxan) ophthalmic drops
C. IM ceftriaxone
D. High-dose oral amoxicillin

 

 

____     4.   Education of women who are being treated with ophthalmic antibiotics for conjunctivitis includes:

A. Throwing away eye makeup and purchasing new
B. Redness and intense burning is normal with ophthalmic antibiotics
C. When applying eye ointment, set the tip of the tube on the lower lid and squeeze in  inch
D. Use a cotton swab to apply ointment, spreading the ointment all over the lid and in the conjunctival sac

 

Answer Section

 

MULTIPLE CHOICE

 

  1. ANS:  D                    PTS:   1

 

  1. ANS:  D                    PTS:   1

 

  1. ANS:  C                    PTS:   1

 

  1. ANS:  A                    PTS:   1

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