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EAugust

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The nurse is reviewing the sputum culture
 
  results of a patient with pneumonia and notes that the patient has a gram-positive infection. Which generation of cephalosporin is most appropriate for this type of infection?
  a. First generation
  b. Second generation
  c. Third generation
  d. Fourth generation

Question 2

A patient will be having oral surgery and has received an antibiotic to take for 1 week before the surgery. The nurse knows that this is an example of which type of therapy?
 
  a. Empiric
  b. Prophylactic
  c. Definitive
  d. Resistance


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

ANS: A

Answer to Question 2

ANS: B


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Reply #2 on: Jul 23, 2018
Both answers were spot on, thank you once again


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Reply #3 on: Jul 23, 2018
Great! Please up vote :D


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