Which of the following is a correct statement about antimicrobial drugs?
A. One of the most serious effects of clindamycin is phlebitis.
B. Metronidazole may cause a disulfiram-like reaction when mixed with alcohol.
C. Chloramphenicol is mainly indicated for treatment of resistant staphylococcal and enterococcal infections.
D. One of the main indications for vancomycin is the treatment of certain types of meningitis.
Answer: B
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a. Adaptation techniques b. Integrative tactics c. Symptoms of mental illness d. The grief model
The wife of a patient you are caring for asks to speak with you. She tells you that she is concerned because her husband is requiring more and more pain medication
She states, "He was in pain long before he got cancer because he broke his back about 20 years ago. His pain medicine wasn't just raised and raised for that pain." What would be the nurses' best response? A) "I didn't know that. I will speak to the doctor about your husband's pain control." B) "Cancer pain can be either acute or chronic. Most cancer pain is caused by tumor involvement and needs to be treated in a way that brings the patient relief." C) "Cancer is an acute kind of pain so the more it hurts the patient, the more medicine we give the patient until it doesn't hurt anymore." D) "Does the increasing medication dosage concern you?"
A nurse in the rehabilitation unit is caring for a 72-year-old patient who is in cardiac rehabilitation following a myocardial infarction. The nurse's plan of care calls for the patient to walk for 15 minutes three times a day
The patient asks why "walking is good for my heart." The nurse's best response is: A) The arteries in your legs constrict when you walk and allow the blood to move faster and with more pressure on the tissue. B) Walking decreases the heart's pumping ability, and increases your heart rate and blood pressure, and therefore your heart is under less stress. C) Walking helps your heart adjust to your new arteries and provides a way to have fun. D) When you walk, the muscles in your legs contract and pump the blood in your veins back towards your heart, which allows more blood to return to your heart.
What chemotherapeutic agent can cause an anaphylactic reaction?
a. Prednisone (Deltasone) b. Vincristine (Oncovin) c. L-Asparaginase (Elspar) d. Methotrexate (Trexall)