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The Emergency Room nurse called to give hand off for a child being admitted with a suspected diagnosis of bacterial meningitis. Which of the following is a priority action for the nurse to take first?

You are the nurse working on a busy Medical-Surgical Unit. You are caring for multiple patients. You receive report on a 56 year old patient admitted with possible Tuberculosis. The provider has ordered multiple diagnostic studies. Which diagnostic indicator confirms the presence of active Tuberculosis?

A 10 year old patients order is for Amoxicillin 500mg every six (6) hours.  She weighs 68 lbs. Amoxicillin is available in 250mg capsules. The nurse will administer how many capsules for her 0800 dose?  Round answer to the nearest hundredths as needed and Include label [BLANK-1]

A child is taking Zarontin for seizures.The patient weighs 13kg.The safe dosing range for Zarontin is 15 to 40 mg/kg/day.The medication is available in 250mg/5ml. What is the maximum safe dose per day in mg for this patient? Round to the nearest tenth. [BLANK-1]

A patient is to begin taking doxycycline to treat a rickettsial infection. Which statement by the patient indicates a need for teaching about this drug?        

A patient who has been taking gentamicin for 5 days reports a headache, hearing changes, and dizziness. What will the nurse do?

A prescriber has ordered cefoxitin for a patient who has an infection caused by a gram-negative bacteria. The nurse taking the medication history learns that the patient experienced a maculopapular rash when taking amoxicillin [Amoxil] several years earlier. What will the nurse do?        

A patient with hemophilia A is undergoing a tooth extraction at the dentist’s office. As an adjunct to factor VIII, what additional  medication should the nurse anticipate being ordered for this patient?

Bacteria within a biofilm can be up to how many times more resistant to antimicrobial agents than their planktonic counterparts?

A nurse caring for a patient receiving heparin therapy notes that the patient has a heart rate of 98 beats/min and a blood pressure of 110/72 mm Hg. The patient’s fingertips are purplish in color. A stat CBC shows a platelet count of less than 100,000 mm3. The nurse will: