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jwb375

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on: Jul 23, 2018
When planning care for a patient receiving intravenous antibiotic therapy, the nurse schedules a peak drug level to be drawn:
 
  1. 10 minutes before the administration of the intravenous antibiotic.
  2. 30 minutes after beginning the administration of the intravenous antibiotic.
  3. 90 minutes after completion of the intravenous antibiotic infusion.
  4. 120 minutes after the intravenous antibiotic is scheduled to be administered.

Question 2

A nurse conducting an admission assessment asks a patient about recent medications. The patient states, I took a fosfomycin tablet 3 days ago. The nurse knows that the patient was treated for which problem?
 
  1. Meningitis
  2. Cellulitis
  3. Urinary tract infection
  4. Pneumonia


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jesse.fleming

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

Correct Answer: 3

Answer to Question 2

Correct Answer: 3


jwb375

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Reply 2 on: Jul 23, 2018
Great answer, keep it coming :)

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Reply 3 on: Yesterday
Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it

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