Which information would the nurse provide to a patient beginning ciprofloxacin 400 mg PO every 12 hours about adverse effects to immediately report?

Which function is measured by a patient’s serum creatinine level before starting antibiotic therapy?

Which interaction is caused by administering divalent minerals such as a calcium supplement within an hour of a quinolone such as levofloxacin?

Which laboratory reports would the nurse evaluate if the patient is administered vancomycin and tobramycin?

Which instruction would the nurse give a patient about administering topical clindamycin?

Which foods will the nurse instruct the patient to avoid during levofloxacin therapy?

Which instruction would the nurse give a patient about allergic reactions to an antibacterial drug?

Which adverse drug effect would the nurse need to monitor for a patient with a tobramycin serum drug concentration greater than 2 mcg/mL?

Which antibiotic binds to 30S ribosomes to prevent protein synthesis in bacteria?

Which microbe is included in the spectrum of antimicrobial activity for the drug amikacin?

Which antibiotic is used in patients who have infections of the eyes, ears, or skin and for suppressing bowel flora before bowel surgery?

Which antibiotic is the drug of choice for the treatment of anthrax?

Which solution would the nurse administer with quinupristin?

Which parameter will the nurse assess in the patient receiving vancomycin to ensure safe administration of the drug?

Which nursing action is suitable for a patient scheduled for an appendectomy who has a new prescription for neomycin?

Which parameter would the nurse assess for a patient receiving amikacin after a computed tomography (CT) scan?

Which parameter would the nurse check before administering neomycin to a patient?

Which information would the nurse include in the teaching plan for a patient who is prescribed ciprofloxacin and is also taking an antacid?

Which antibiotic can be used against several anaerobic organisms?

Which infection is treated with metronidazole?

Which amount of time is the minimum period that vancomycin may be infused?

Which advice would the nurse provide to a patient taking neomycin to prevent drug-induced superinfections?

Which intervention would the nurse perform to ensure safety for a patient who has been prescribed clindamycin and is also taking vecuronium?

Which parameter is most important to assess before administering vancomycin to a patient?

Which action will the nurse implement when administering colistimethate sodium via inhalation?

Which instruction to a patient prescribed nitrofurantoin is most important to facilitate adherence to the therapeutic regimen?

Which laboratory result will the nurse evaluate to ensure therapeutic effect for a patient who is prescribed neomycin for hepatic encephalopathy?

Which adverse effect of aminoglycoside therapy would be prevented when the nurse continues to monitor the drug concentrations in the patient's blood?

Which laboratory result would warrant immediate health care provider notification for a patient receiving amikacin 375 mg IVPB every 8 hours?

After reviewing the medication profile for a patient newly prescribed linezolid for a methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infection, which drug noted would indicate this antibiotic is contraindicated? Medication Administration Record o Sertraline 50 mg PO daily o Fexofenadine 180 mg PO daily o Hydrochlorothiazide 25 mg PO daily o Metformin 500 mg PO BID

Which administration process will the nurse follow to administer prescribed amikacin and pennicillin to a patient?

Which action does the nurse take for a patient who underwent heart transplantation and is receiving quinupristin, dalfopristin, and cyclosporine?

Which instruction would the nurse provide to a patient who is prescribed lizenoid therapy?

Which action would the nurse take for a patient who is prescribed intravenous gentamicin and has an elevated blood urea nitrogen (BUN).

Which drug interaction effect would the nurse monitor for after administering levofloxacin to a patient who is also taking prednisone?

Which clinical finding makes a patient a potential candidate for antibiotic therapy involving aminoglycoside?

Which additional laboratory result will the nurse check to ensure safe drug administration for a patient who is receiving amikacin therapy and has a serum drug concentration of 4 mcg/mL?

Which aminoglycoside can be prescribed if the culture of a patient with bacterial endocarditis reveals the presence of gram-positive cocci?

Which assessment finding in a patient who is taking tobramycin would require the nurse to immediately notify the health care provider?

Which assessment would the nurse perform to prevent an adverse event for a patient who is taking linezolid?

Which medication will the nurse expect the health care provider to prescribe for a patient with an Enterobacter aerogenes infection who has a history of infection that was resistant to gentamicin and tobramycin?

Which nursing action would be used to help prevent ototoxicity in a patient receiving gentamicin?

Which assessment would be conducted by the nurse before administering antibacterial therapy to a patient?

Which change will the nurse anticipate from the health care provider for a patient who is receiving vancomycin and has a serum drug concentration of 8 mcg/mL before the second dose is administered?

Which condition would the nurse suspect when a patient taking intravenous vancomycin reports frequent ringing in the ears?

Which patient receiving antibiotics will the nurse assess first?

Which action would the nurse perform for a patient receiving intravenous vancomycin who complains of facial pruritus?

Which is the appropriate time for the nurse to draw the trough level for a patient on antibiotic therapy?

Which aminoglycoside can be administered by the rectal route for an enterococcal infection?