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A nurse is reading a journal article about spectinomycin. Which of the following would the nurse expect to find as being discussed about this drug? Select all that apply.
 
  A) Spectinomycin is used to treat chlamydia infections.
  B) Spectinomycin is used to treat gonorrhea infections.
  C) Spectinomycin is chemically unrelated to aminoglycosides.
  D) Spectinomycin can be used in clients with penicillin allergy.
  E) Spectinomycin has no known significant food or drug interactions.

Question 2

After teaching a group of nursing students about indications for linezolid (Zyvox), the instructor determines a need for additional teaching when the students identify which of the following as an indication?
 
  A) Community-acquired pneumonia (CAP)
  B) Vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium (VREF)
  C) Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA)
  D) Acute otitis media



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Answer to Question 1

Ans: B, D, E
Feedback:
Spectinomycin is used to treat gonorrhea infections in clients who are allergic to penicillins, cephalosporins, or probenecid (Benemid). Spectinomycin is chemically related to but different from aminoglycosides. No significant drug or food interactions for spectinomycin are known.

Answer to Question 2

Ans: D
Feedback:
Linezolid is used in the treatment of vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium (VREF), health care- and community-acquired pneumonias, and skin and skin structure infections, including those caused by methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). It is not used to treat otitis media.





 

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