Antivirals (M) Flashcards
Which antiviral medication improves symptoms of Parkinson disease in some patients?
a. Acyclovir (Zovirax)
b. Amantadine HCl (Symmetrel)
c. Interferon (INF)
d. Zanamivir (Relenza)
b. Amantadine HCl (Symmetrel)
The nurse receives an order to administer a purine nucleoside antiviral medication. The nurse
understands that this medication treats which type of virus?
a. Hepatitis virus
b. Herpes virus
c. HIV
d. Influenza virus
b. Herpes virus
The nurse receives the following order for a patient who is diagnosed with herpes zoster virus: PO acyclovir (Zovirax) 400 mg TID for 7 to 10 days. The nurse will contact the provider to clarify which part of the order?
a. Dose and frequency
b. Frequency and duration
c. Drug and dose
d. Drug and duration
a. Dose and frequency
The nurse is teaching a patient who will receive acyclovir for a herpes virus infection. What
information will the nurse include when teaching this patient?
a. Blood cell counts should be monitored closely.
b. Dizziness and confusion are harmless side effects.
c. Increase fluid intake while taking this medication.
d. Side effects are rare with this medication.
c. Increase fluid intake while taking this medication.
A patient who is taking acyclovir (Zovirax) to treat an oral HSV-1 infection asks the nurse why oral care is so important. The nurse will tell the patient that meticulous oral care helps to:
a. minimize transmission of disease.
b. prevent gingival hyperplasia.
c. reduce viral resistance to the drug.
d. shorten the duration of drug therapy.
b. prevent gingival hyperplasia.
A patient calls the clinic in November to report a temperature of 103° F, headache, a nonproductive cough, and muscle aches. The patient reports feeling well earlier that day. The nurse will schedule the patient to see the provider and will expect the provider to order which medication?
a. Amantadine HCl (Symmetrel)
b. Influenza vaccine
c. Oseltamivir phosphate (Tamiflu)
d. An over-the-counter drug for symptomatic treatment
c. Oseltamivir phosphate (Tamiflu)
A patient is diagnosed with influenza and will begin taking a neuraminidase inhibitor. The nurse knows that this drug is effective when taken within how many hours of onset of flu symptoms?
a. 12 hours
b. 24 hours
c. 48 hours
d. 72 hours
c. 48 hours
A patient who is HIV-positive begins therapy with the fixed-dose combination nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor (NRTI) Combivir (lamivudine/zidovudine) twice daily. The patient is in the clinic for follow-up 1 week after initiation of therapy and reports having nausea. The patient’s creatinine clearance is 40 mL/minute. Based on these findings, the nurse will perform which action?
a. Instruct the patient to take the medication 60 minutes prior to meals.
b. Notify the provider to discuss dose adjustments.
c. Request an order for once-daily dosing of this medication.
d. Suggest that the patient increase fluid intake.
b. Notify the provider to discuss dose adjustments.
