Exam 27: Antituberculars, Antifungals, and Antivirals

The nurse receives an order to administer a purine nucleoside antiviral medication.The nurse understands that this medication treats which type of virus?

A client is being treated for tuberculosis.Which medications are used to treat this condition?

Which person should be treated with prophylactic antitubercular medication?

The nurse is caring for a patient who is diagnosed with tuberculosis.The patient tells the nurse that the provider plans to order a prophylactic antitubercular drug for family members and asks which drug will be ordered.The nurse will expect the provider to order which drug?

The nurse is caring for an infant who has respiratory syncytial virus (RSV)and who will receive ribavirin.The nurse expects to administer this drug by which route?

The nurse is teaching a nursing student about the antifungal drug amphotericin B.Which statement by the student indicates a need for further teaching?

A patient is diagnosed with histoplasmosis and will begin taking ketoconazole.What information will the nurse include when teaching this patient about this medication?

A patient whose last flu vaccine was 1 year prior is exposed to the influenza A virus.The occupational health nurse will administer which medication?

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?

Which diseases are caused by herpes viruses?

The patient has been ordered treatment with rimantadine (Flumadine).The patient has renal impairment.The nurse anticipates what change to the dose of medication?

The nurse is teaching a patient about rifampin.Which statement by the patient indicates understanding of the teaching?

A patient who is taking isoniazid (INH)as part of a two-drug tuberculosis treatment regimen reports tingling of the fingers and toes.The nurse will recommend discussing which treatment with the provider?

A patient who has tuberculosis asks the nurse why three drugs are used to treat this disease.The nurse will explain that multidrug therapy is used to reduce the likelihood of

A patient is being treated with isoniazid (INH),rifampin,and pyrazinamide in phase I of treatment for tuberculosis.The organism develops resistance to isoniazid.Which drug will the nurse anticipate the provider will order to replace the isoniazid?

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 patient who has oral candidiasis will begin using nystatin suspension to treat the infection.What information will the nurse include when teaching this patient?

A patient who takes an oral sulfonylurea medication will begin taking fluconazole (Diflucan).The nurse will expect to monitor which lab values in this patient?

The nurse caring for a patient who has tuberculosis and who is taking isoniazid,rifampin,and streptomycin reviews the medical record and notes the patient's sputum cultures reveal resistance to streptomycin.The nurse will anticipate that the provider will take which action?

A patient will begin taking streptomycin as part of the medication regimen to treat tuberculosis.Before administering this medication,the nurse will review which laboratory values in the patient's medical record?