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newbem

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A patient has developed a local infection at an IV insertion site. Before the IV was inserted, the site was cleansed with a product with an ethanol concentration of 70.
 
  The nurse will report the local infection to the provider and expect to receive an order to:
  a. administer a systemic antimicrobial agent.
  b. apply a topical antiseptic agent to the infected area.
  c. culture the site to assess for C. difficile.
  d. use a topical agent containing 95 ethanol.

Question 2

A patient admitted to the hospital is using metronidazole (Flagyl) 0.75 gel. The nurse understands that this agent is used to treat which condition?
 
  a. Chlamydia trachomatis
  b. Gardnerella vaginalis
  c. Haemophilus ducreyi
  d. Trichomonas vaginalis


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Reply #1 on: Jul 23, 2018
Answer to Question 1

ANS: A
Once an infection has occurred, systemic antimicrobials are recommended as treatment. Topical antiseptics will not be as effective. C. difficile occurs in the intestines. Concentrations of ethanol greater than 70 are less effective, and ethanol should not be applied to open wounds because of the risk of tissue damage and coagulation of proteins.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: B
Gardnerella vaginalis causes bacterial vaginosis and is treated with metronidazole gel. C. trachomatis is treated with systemic antibiotics. H. ducreyi, which causes chancroid, is treated with systemic antibiotics. T. vaginalis is treated with oral metronidazole.


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