A client is prescribed an aminoglycoside and the nurse understands that the usual route by which most aminoglycosides are administered is:
a. oral. c. topical.
b. parenteral. d. intrathecal.
ANS: B
Feedback
A Incorrect: Except for oral neomycin and occasional topical aminoglycosides, most are administered parenterally.
B Correct: Most aminoglycosides are administered parenterally.
C Incorrect: Aminoglycosides are only occasionally used topically.
D Incorrect: Aminoglycosides are rarely used intrathecally.
You might also like to view...
The nurse is teaching a patient about the importance of disease prevention. Why is disease prevention necessary in health promotion?
A) Prevention is emphasized in the link between personal behavior and health. B) The majority of deaths of Americans under age 60 are not related to preventable causes. C) Health maintenance organizations now emphasize prevention as the main criterion of health care. D) The external environment affects the outcome of most disease processes.
A nursing student is seeing a patient for the first time this morning. Which action should the nursing student perform first?
a. Focused patient assessment b. Patient health history c. Medication administration d. Documentation
A nurse is collecting data during the assessment of a patient. During the assessment, the nurse collects both subjective and objective data. Which information should the nurse consider as subjective data?
a. Heart rate of 96 b. Incisional erythema c. Emesis of 150 mL d. Sharp, burning pain
A neurologic flow chart is often used to document the care of a patient with a traumatic brain injury. At what point in the patient's care should the nurse begin to use a neurologic flow chart?
A) When the patient's condition begins to deteriorate B) As soon as the initial assessment is made C) At the beginning of each shift D) When there is a clinically significant change in the patient's condition