c15.rtf - Chapter 15: Care of Patients with Disorders of...

Chapter 15: Care of Patients with Disorders of the Lower Respiratory System
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1.
The patient with acute bronchitis asks if antibiotics will be ordered for the condition. The best
response by the nurse would be:
a. “Yes. Antibiotics are the best treatment option.”
b. “No. Antibiotics will not help a viral condition.”
c. “Antibiotics will be given if the sputum culture indicates your bronchitis is caused
by bacteria.”
d. “I don’t think so because antibiotics will inhibit the inflammatory response of your
body to the invasion of this infection.”
ANS: C
Bronchitis is treated symptomatically with humidification and cough medications. Antibiotics
are only given if the sputum culture suggests it.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension REF: 293-294 OBJ: 1 (theory)
TOP: Bronchitis: Treatment KEY: Nursing Process Step: Implementation
MSC: NCLEX: Physiological Integrity: Pharmacological Therapies
2.
The nurse is assessing the patient with influenza and notes general malaise and aching
muscles, which have continued for 2 weeks. The nurse is aware that the patient may have
developed which complication of influenza?
DIF: Cognitive Level: Application REF: 296 OBJ: 1 (theory)
TOP: Complications of Influenza: Pneumonia
KEY: Nursing Process Step: Planning MSC: NCLEX: Health Promotion and Maintenance
3.
The nurse explains that treatment with amantadine (Symmetrel) will:
DIF: Cognitive Level: Application REF: 295 OBJ: 1 (theory)

TOP: Treatment: Amantadine KEY: Nursing Process Step: Implementation
MSC: NCLEX: Physiological Integrity: Pharmacological Therapies