Antibiotic meds

Question 1

How should the nurse administer imipenem-cilaststin (Primaxin)? Why?

Answer 1

IM because of the lidocaine involve

Question 2

What should you monitor for someone taken imipenem-cilaststin (Primaxin)?

Answer 2

Monitor seizures, CNS problem

Question 3

What lab should you monitor for aztreonam (Azactam)?

Answer 3

BUN

Question 4

What is the BBW for gentamicin (Garamycin) for?

Answer 4

nephrotoxicity and ototoxicity

Question 5

What are two things you should check for when given gentamicin (Garamycin)?

Answer 5

Trough – I would check that when I’m getting ready to give the next dosealways right before you give a dose

Peak – check peak two hrs after you give a dose

Question 6

Can gentamicin (Garamycin) be given with any other drug?

Answer 6

No

Question 7

What are some nursing consideration for ciprofloxacin (Cipro)?

Answer 7

Take 2hrs before, 6hrs after antacid

Question 8

What is the BBW for ciprofloxacin (Cipro)?

Answer 8

tendon rupture

Question 9

What what should you teach the patient when taken ciprofloxacin (Cipro)?

Answer 9

Prolong the QT interval and may increase the risks of torsade de pointes and sudden death

Question 10

What can happen if you mix tetracycline hydrochloride (Sumycin) with another drug?

Answer 10

you can get digoxin toxicity

Question 11

What are some side effect of tetracycline hydrochloride (Sumycin)?

Answer 11

Can cross placenta, cross breast milk, grey baby teeth: teratogenic effect
Can cause photosensitivity

Question 12

What is an adverse side effect of trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole?

Answer 12

SJS

Question 13

What lab value you we monitor when taken trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole? Why?

Answer 13

Renal implication – BUN, creatinine

Question 14

Name some nursing consideration for trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole

Answer 14

Take at equal intervals. Infuse 60-90 minutes and flush after for residue. Monitor for reaction. NO IM. 8-10 glasses of water a day

Question 15

What are some adverse side effect of erythromycin (Erythromycin)?

Answer 15

Cardiac effects, with the IV form-possible ventricular dysrhythmias.

Question 16

What are some nursing consideration for erythromycin (Erythromycin)?

Answer 16

No grapefruit juice and St John’s wort. Give 1 hr before or 2 hr after meals. Full glass of water. Take at equal intervals.

Question 17

What should we know about metronidazole (Flagyl)?

Answer 17

a. no alcohol
b. metallic taste.
c. Very rough on the body

Question 18

What is Isoniazid (INH) used to treat?

Answer 18

TB

Question 19

What are some side effect of isoniazid?

Answer 19

Tingling, weakness, and numbness

Question 20

What is the BBW for?

Answer 20

hepatitis

Question 21

What should the nurse monitor for in someone taking isoniazid?

Answer 21

Monitor LFT, No phenytoin. Give before meals.

Question 22

What is rifampin use to treat?

Answer 22

TB

Question 23

What is a unique side effect of rifampin?

Answer 23

difficult on the liver, discoloration of urine

Question 24

What should the nurse teach someone taking rifampin?

Answer 24

use additional contraception

Question 25

What is acyclovir use to treat?

Answer 25

Herpes simplex virus and varicella zoster

Question 26

What you the nurse teach someone taking acyclovir?

Answer 26

b. Check renal and liver labs: hardest on renal, (I/O monitor), may cause edema c. You cannot crush it!

Question 27

What is zidovudine (AZT) use to treat?

Answer 27

HIV

Question 28

What you the nurse teach someone taking zidovudine (AZT)?

Answer 28

b. Report any side effect, | c. They should take the drug around the clock to avoid variations in serum peak and trough levels.

Question 29

What is amphotericin B deoxycholate use to treat?

Answer 29

To treat progressive and potentially fatal fungal infections.

Question 30

What should the nurse teach someone taking amphotericin B deoxycholate?

Answer 30

b. monitor for fever, chills, injection or IV (infusion) site, vitals, temperature c. LAST RESORT DRUG. very toxic, if we have a choice, we will choose something else

Question 31

What are some Adverse effect fluconazole (Diflucan)?

Answer 31

Elevation of liver enzymes and hepatotoxicity

Question 32

Which lab value to monitor for fluconazole (Diflucan)?

Answer 32

Monitor blood sugar in diabetics. | Pt cannot be pregnant

Question 33

What is chloroquine phosphate to treat?

Answer 33

Malaria

Question 34

What are patient education for someone taking chloroquine phosphate?

Answer 34

Use condom, avoid raw fish, take it on empty stomach. Have vision exam every 3 months - ototoxicity.

Question 35

How should the patient take chloroquine phosphate?

Answer 35

Take on empty stomach

Question 36

What is mebendazole used for?

Answer 36

To treat worm | LFT increase

Question 37

What is permethrin used for?

Answer 37

Scabies and pediculicides infestation | Lotion only