The physician has prescribed a cephalosporin for a client with an infection who is hospitalized. For what should the nurse monitor this client?
1. Peak and trough levels
2. Elevated heart rate
3. Decreased urinary output
4. Elevated blood pressure
Question 2The physician has ordered antibiotics and laboratory tests for a client experiencing pneumonia. Before administering the first dose of antibiotics, the nurse ensures that:
1. blood and sputum cultures have been obtained.
2. the client has voided.
3. the client is not experiencing vomiting.
4. the client has no visitors.
Question 3client who is diagnosed with rubeola is being admitted to the unit. The nurse should prepare the room for:
1. standard precautions.
2. negative air pressure.
3. contact precautions.
4. a bathroom outside the room.
Question 4The nurse is teaching the family of an elderly client who is being discharged home to the family about risks the client has for infection that are different from risks for infection for the rest of the family.
The nurse should include which information during teaching?
1. The older client might not have the usual symptoms of infection.
2. The older client is better nourished because she has more free time to eat healthy foods.
3. The older client is not at high risk for dehydration.
4. The older client has increased bladder tone.
Question 5The nurse is preparing to administer penicillin to the client who is experiencing an infection. The priority nursing intervention would be for the nurse to:
1. monitor for white patches in the mouth.
2. assess the client's allergy status regarding the antibiotic.
3. teach the client to take the medication on an empty stomach.
4. recommend that the client take a prophylactic antifungal medication.
Question 6The nurse is teaching a group of clients about preventing infection. To decrease the chance that a client might become a susceptible host, the nurse should teach the group to:
1. stay out in the sun for 3 hours a day.
2. consume a well-balanced healthy diet.
3. stay inside in the winter.
4. bathe several times a day.
Question 7The nurse is reviewing the chart of a client who was admitted after experiencing a stroke. The nurse notes that the client was catheterized shortly after admission to the unit. The nurse should monitor the client closely for:
1. symptoms of heart failure.
2. wound infections of pressure sores.
3. urinary tract infection (UTI).
4. constipation.
Question 8The nurse is participating in community education regarding bioterrorism. The nurse concludes that learning has occurred when a client states:
1. Anthrax is a viral infection used by terrorists.
2. Smallpox would only affect people born after 1950 if used as a weapon.
3. Smallpox is spread on utensils.
4. Inhalation anthrax carries the highest mortality rate.
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