Exam 26: Antibacterials

The nurse provides home-care instructions for a patient who will take a high dose of azithromycin after discharge from the hospital.Which statement by the patient indicates understanding of the teaching?

The nurse is preparing to give a dose of trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole (TMP-SMX)and learns that the patient takes warfarin (Coumadin).The nurse will request an order for

The nurse is counseling a patient who will begin taking a sulfonamide drug to treat a urinary tract infection.What information will the nurse include in teaching?

The nurse is caring for a patient who will begin taking doxycycline to treat an infection.The nurse should plan to give this medication

The nurse is caring for a patient who is ordered to receive PO trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole (TMP-SMX)160/800 QID to treat a urinary tract infection caused by E.coli.The nurse will contact the provider to clarify the correct

The nurse is caring for a patient who takes low-dose erythromycin as a prophylactic medication.The patient will begin taking cefaclor for treatment of an acute infection.The nurse should discuss this with the provider because taking both of these medications simultaneously can cause which effect?

A patient is admitted to the hospital for treatment of pneumonia after complaining of high fever and shortness of breath.The patient was not able to produce sputum for a culture.The nurse will expect the patient's provider to order

A patient is receiving high doses of a cephalosporin.Which laboratory values will this patient's nurse monitor closely?