Author Question: When conducting patient teaching about using antibiotic medications, what is it critical for the ... (Read 23 times)

jessicacav · **on:** Jul 23, 2018

When conducting patient teaching about using antibiotic medications, what is it critical for the nurse to include to help stop the development of resistant strains of microorganisms?

A) Antibiotics should be used quickly to treat colds and other viral infections before the invading organism has a chance to multiply.
B) Antibiotic dosage should be reduced and used for shorter periods of time to reduce unnecessary exposure to the drug.
C) Prescriptions for antibiotics should be readily available so they can be filled as soon as patients suspect they have an infection.
D) It is very important to take the full course of an antibiotic as prescribed and not save remaining drugs for future infections.

Question 2

When comparing the histamine-2 antagonists to each other the nurse recognizes that cimetidine (Tagamet) is more likely to cause which adverse effect?

A) Dizziness
B) Headache
C) Gynecomastia
D) Somnolence

Animal_Goddess · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 23, 2018

Answer to Question 1

D
Feedback:
Teaching patients to take the full course of their antibiotic as prescribed can help to decrease the number of drug-resistant strains. Antibiotics should only be used to treat bacterial infections that have been cultured to identify the antibiotic sensitivity and then patients should be instructed to use the antibiotic for the prescribed course, which will help to eliminate drug-resistant strains. Reducing dosage and time intervals increases the chance for drug resistance because anti-infectives are most effective when taken exactly as indicated.

Answer to Question 2

C
Feedback:
Cimetidine was the first drug in this class to be developed. It has been associated with antiandrogenic effects, including gynecomastia and galactorrhea. Dizziness, headache, and somnolence are associated with all histamine-2 antagonists.