A patient has a Pseudomonas aeruginosa infection that is sensitive to aminoglycosides, and the prescriber orders gentamicin.
The patient tells the nurse that a friend received amikacin Amikin for a similar infection and wonders why amikacin was not ordered. What will the nurse tell the patient? a. Amikacin is given when infectious agents are resistant to other aminoglycosides.
b. Amikacin is more vulnerable to inactiva-tion by bacterial enzymes.
c. Amikacin is a narrow-spectrum drug and will probably not work for this infection.
d. Gentamicin is less toxic to the ears and the kidneys.
Question 2
A nurse is teaching a course in bioterrorism to a group of military nurses. Which statement by a military nurse indicates understanding of the teaching?
a. Although smallpox has been eradicated, it remains a threat.
b. Anthrax is spread rapidly from person to person.
c. Pneumonic plague is not transmitted from person to person.
d. Terrorists spreading tularemia would most likely put it in the water supply.
Patient with exophthalmos.
Mechanical ventilation. The photograph shows a patient receiving breathing assistance by the use of
Implications for infection control
Caring for a patient on isolation precautions
Calipers being used to measure body fat on the triceps of a patient.
Example of inflammation as a response to bacterial infection.