Pharm Final

Conditions that could rule out a first-choice antibiotic include:

Gram-negative bacilli have only 2 layers and thus are more susceptible to antibiotics.

An 87 year old woman is in the hospital after being severely bitten on her left leg by her son's german shepherd. She is due for surgery later today at 1600. What measures should be taken to prevent infection? Note: She is running a fever of 101.4

A patient is admitted to the hospital with Rickettsia and a history of osteoporosis, HTN, and a persistent cough. His medications are calcium, metoprolol, and tetracycline. He requests that his medications be taken with applesauce to help him swallow them. Which things about this patient should the nurse be concerned with?

You have a patient on a Dopamine drip ordered at 10mcg/kg/min. The drip comes as 400mg/250ml D5W. The patient weighs 75kgs. What is the ml/hr? Round your answer to the nearest tenth.

You are ordered to hang a drip of 1.5L NS bolus to infuse over 2 hours. What ml/hr will you set the pump to infuse this fluid?

A patient is on IV Heparin and her aPTT is 73. What should the nurse do?

A patient is admitted for MRSA. She had been previously on Vancomycin, but overused it in the past and she is now resistant. What drug is the next step to treating her infection?

Ordered 74mL D5W IV to infuse in 18.5 hrs by infusion pump. What is the IV flow rate in mL/hr?

A patient is prescribed a cephalosporin. One problem -- he has a history of renal impairment. Which one of these medications is safe and should be prescribed?

A patient is to receive Cardizem (Diltiazem Hydrochloride) 5 mg IVP. The vial contains 10 mg/2 ml. How many ml will the nurse administer?

Mr. H in room 104 is due for Gentamicin and Penicillin G for his endocarditis at 0800. He currently has one IV set up and no known allergies. What is essential for the nurse to do for this patient?

An IV with Nitroglycerin is infusing at 8 ml/hr.The concentration of the IV is 50 mg in 250 ml of D5W. How many mg/hr is the patient receiving?

A 34 year old woman is admitted with meningitis, a cough, mydriasis, and her chart states that she has had prosthetic heart valves placed a year ago. You know that she should be placed on which medication according to her chart?

A 21 year old patient comes in with Streptococcus B but is severely allergic to penicillin. What should be prescribed?

A 76 year old woman comes in complaining of a UTI. Which medication should be given?

Order: Infuse 500 mL packed RBC's within 4 hours. Drop factor is 10 gtt/mL. What is the gtt/min flow rate?

Drugs used for Prinzmetal's Angina:

Antihistamines are widely used for asthmatics.

A UAP just walked out of a Clostridium difficult ridden patient's room without doing any hygiene procedures. Which points should you include when teaching proper procedure?

It's 2002 and an anthrax terror attack has befallen the country. A school bus full of kindergarteners is brought to the hospital. Which medicine is appropriate for these half pints?

Your patient is to receive 30mg of PO Restoril. On hand are 7.5mg tablets. How many tablets will the nurse administer?

The nurse suspects a patient has Candida albicans. She knows the best way to test for this is by using what technique?

Which drugs have adverse reactions with calcium?