Chapter 9: Antiinfective Medications

Chapter 9: Antiinfective Medications

 

Complete Chapter Questions With Answers

 

Sample Questions Are Posted Below

 

MULTIPLE CHOICE

 

1. Which term refers to an antibiotic with a high degree of activity against many different organisms?

a.	Antimicrobial
b.	Antimycotic
c.	Broad-spectrum
d.	Bacteriostatic

 

 

ANS:  C

Drugs that are effective against a variety of organisms are called broad-spectrum antibiotics.

 

DIF:    Cognitive Level: Remember            REF:   p. 150             OBJ:   6

TOP:   Antiinfective Agents                       KEY:  Nursing Process Step: N/A

MSC:  NCLEX: Safe, Effective Care Environment: Safety and Infection Control

 

2. Each infection must be carefully evaluated to determine the specific causative organism and the therapy that will be most effective against it. How is this usually done?

a.	Stool examination
b.	Scraping of lesions
c.	Incubation of discharge from lesions
d.	Culture and sensitivity studies

 

 

ANS:  D

The organisms must be carefully cultured and tested to see which medications are effective against them (medication sensitivity). Blood must be drawn for culture and sensitivity studies before any drug is started or the cultures will not be accurate.

 

DIF:    Cognitive Level: Remember            REF:   p. 152             OBJ:   1

TOP:   Pathogenic Organisms                     KEY:  Nursing Process Step: Diagnosis

MSC:  NCLEX: Safe, Effective Care Environment: Safety and Infection Control

 

3. The nurse is teaching a patient about possible side effects when taking minocycline, a broad-spectrum antibiotic. Which side effect is the most common with this drug?

a.	Salty taste in the mouth
b.	Feeling of vertigo
c.	Edema in the feet and legs
d.	Ringing in the ears

 

 

ANS:  B

Vertigo may develop with the use of any of the tetracyclines; however, vertigo is more common with the use of minocycline.

 

DIF:    Cognitive Level: Remember            REF:   p. 158             OBJ:   3

TOP:   Broad-Spectrum Antibiotics             KEY:  Nursing Process Step: Implementation

MSC:  NCLEX: Physiological Integrity

 

4. Which medication interferes with an important life process of a bacterial organism, making it weaker or incapable of reproducing?

a.	Pathogenic
b.	Bacteriostatic
c.	Bactericidal
d.	Microbial

 

 

ANS:  B

Agents that limit or slow the growth of the bacteria, weaken the wall, and lead to death are called bacteriostatic.

 

DIF:    Cognitive Level: Remember            REF:   p. 150             OBJ:   2

TOP:   Bacteriostatic Agents                       KEY:  Nursing Process Step: N/A

MSC:  NCLEX: N/A

 

5. Which are broad-spectrum antibiotics?

a.	Tetracycline, erythromycin, and aminoglycosides
b.	Streptomycin, rifampin, and isoniazid
c.	Nystatin, griseofulvin, and ketoconazole
d.	Quinacrine, mebendazole, and pyrantel

 

 

ANS:  A

Broad-spectrum antibiotics represent a very large grouping of unrelated drugs used to treat infections caused by a variety of susceptible organisms.

 

DIF:    Cognitive Level: Understand            REF:   pp. 153-154 | Table 9-2 | p. 159| Table 9-4

OBJ:   2                    TOP:   Broad-Spectrum Antibiotics             KEY:  Nursing Process Step: N/A

MSC:   NCLEX: N/A