The nurse plans a presentation for community members about how to ...

[audie]

The nurse plans a presentation for community members about how to decrease the risk for antibiotic-resistant infections. Which information will the nurse include in the teaching plan (select all that apply)?
 
  a. Continue taking antibiotics until all the medication is gone.
  b. Antibiotics may sometimes be prescribed to prevent infection.
  c. Unused antibiotics that are more than a year old should be discarded.
  d. Antibiotics are effective in treating influenza associated with high fevers.
  e. Hand washing is effective in preventing many viral and bacterial infections.

Question 2

Which of these patients being seen at the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) clinic should the nurse assess first?
 
  a. Patient whose latest CD4+ count is 250/L
  b. Patient whose rapid HIV-antibody test is positive
  c. Patient who has had 10 liquid stools in the last 24 hours
  d. Patient who has nausea from prescribed antiretroviral drugs

[bhavsar]

Answer to Question 1

ANS: A, B, E
All prescribed doses of antibiotics should be taken. In some situations, such as before surgery, antibiotics are prescribed to prevent infection. There should not be any leftover antibiotics because all prescribed doses should be taken. However, if there are leftover antibiotics, they should be discarded immediately because the number left will not be enough to treat a future infection. Hand washing is generally considered the single most effective action in decreasing infection transmission. Antibiotics are ineffective in treating viral infections such as influenza.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: C
The nurse should assess the patient for dehydration and hypovolemia. The other patients also will require assessment and possible interventions, but do not require immediate action to prevent complications such as hypovolemia and shock.