Chapter 25 Core Concepts in Pharmacology 3rd Edition

Chapter 25  Core Concepts in Pharmacology 3rd Edition

Complete Chapter Questions And Answers
 

Sample Questions

MULTIPLE CHOICE.  Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or answers the question.

1) A highly virulent organism is one that can produce disease when: 1)
A) Present in small numbers. B) The immune system is suppressed.
C) Present in large numbers. D) Another disease is present.

2) Bacteria are described and classified by which of the following methods? Select all that apply. 2)
A) Shape B) Ability to use O2
C) Color D) Staining

3) Which of the following is used to describe the stain of a bacteria? 3)
A) Bacillus B) Cocci C) Gram-positive D) Aerobic

4) The nurse understands that the difference between bacteriostatic and bacteriocidal medications is: 4)
A) Bacteriostatic medications must be given first.
B) That bacteriocidal medications kill bacteria, and bacteriostatic medications slow the growth

of bacteria.
C) Both terms have the same meaning.
D) That bacteriocidal medications slow the growth of bacteria, and bacteriostatic medications

kill bacteria.

5) The client asks the nurse how a bacteria becomes resistant to antibiotics. The nurse should include 5)
which of the following in the response? Select all that apply.
A) Prematurely stopping antibiotic therapy allows some pathogens to survive and become resistant to antibiotics.
B) Bacteria reproduce quickly, and can have a variation in the genetic code that allows them to become resistant.
C) Frequent handwashing by health care providers encourages the spread of bacteria to many clients receiving antibiotics in the hospital.
D) The longer an antibiotic is used in the population and the more often it is prescribed, the higher will be the percentage of resistant strains.

Answer Key
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1) A
2) A, B, D
3) C
4) B
5) A, D