The client is prescribed amoxicillin (Amoxil) for 10 days to ...

[rachel9]

The client is prescribed amoxicillin (Amoxil) for 10 days to treat strep throat. After 5 days, the client tells the nurse he plans to stop the medication because he feels better. What is the best response by the nurse?
 
  1. If you stop the medicine early you have not effectively killed out the bacteria making you sick.
  2. You should get another throat culture if your symptoms return.
  3. If you stop the medicine early, this could result in resistance to the antibiotic.
  4. You should get another throat culture to see if the infection is gone.

Question 2

The physician orders penicillin for a female client who has a sinus infection. What is a priority question to ask the client prior to administering the medication?
 
  1. Are you pregnant?
  2. Do you plan to become pregnant?
  3. Are you breastfeeding?
  4. Are you taking birth control pills?

[nothere]

Answer to Question 1

Correct Answer: 1
Rationale 1: If all the medication is not taken, there is a strong possibility that not all bacteria have been eliminated.
Rationale 2: Another throat culture is inappropriate; the client must finish the medication.
Rationale 3: Stopping the medicine early can result in resistance to the antibiotic, but the client may not care about this unless he can see how it directly affects him.
Rationale 4: Another throat culture is inappropriate; the client must finish the medication.

Answer to Question 2

Correct Answer: 4
Rationale 1: Penicillin is a Pregnancy Category B drug, and is safe to take if a client is pregnant.
Rationale 2: Penicillin is a Pregnancy Category B drug, and is safe to take if a client plans to become pregnant.
Rationale 3: Penicillin is a Pregnancy Category B drug, and is safe to take if a client is breastfeeding.
Rationale 4: Penicillin can cause birth control pills to lose their effectiveness.

[rachel9]

Excellent

[kishoreddi]

Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it