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Chapter 6: Antibacterial Drugs-Sulfonamides PrepU Questions
Sulfonamides are classified as which type of medication?
Antibacterial
Drugs that destroy bacteria are known as which type of drug?
Bacteriocidal
A client has been prescribed 4 gm of sulfamethoxazole-trimethoprim tablets per day. The available drug
is in the form of 500 mg. To meet the recommended dose, the nurse will administer _______ tablets
each day.
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The nurse knows that the normal recommended time to administer a sulfonamide to a client is at which
time?
1 hour before or 2 hours after meals
The client admitted to the hospital is ordered sulfasalazine 500 mg QID. The drug comes from the
pharmacy in 1000-mg capsules. What is the best action by the nurse?
Administer 1/2 capsule
Which category of antimicrobial agents is used chiefly because of low cost and effectiveness in treating
common bacterial infections?
Sulfonamides
A nurse is caring for a client with crystalluria. When caring for the client, which intervention would the
nurse include in the plan of care to prevent more stones from forming?
Instruct the client to increase fluid intake to 2000 mL.
A nurse is monitoring a client on sulfonamide therapy. Which finding would lead the nurse to suspect
that the client is developing thrombocytopenia?
unusual bleeding
What medical diagnosis is often treated with sulfasalazine therapy? Select all that apply.
rheumatoid arthritis
ulcerative colitis
A nurse is teaching a client how to apply a topical sulfonamide to a burn. Which statement by the client
would indicate that the teaching was effective?
“I will apply it in a very thin layer over the area.”
The pharmacology instructor is teaching about sulfonamides and informs the students that these drugs
are used to control infections caused by which bacteria?
Both gram positive and gram negative
Chapter 6: Antibacterial Drugs-Sulfonamides PrepU Questions
The nurse is caring for four clients on a medical floor. For which client would the nurse suspect the
health care provider might order a sulfonamide?
A 35-year-old woman with a urinary tract infection and a history of ulcerative colitis
A male client with diabetes who controls his disease with an oral agent and diet has been hospitalized
with a urinary tract infection. The physician has ordered sulfasalazine 500 mg QID. What should the
nurse closely monitor for in this client?
Hypoglycemic reaction
The nurse instructs a client on sulfonamide therapy to drink a full glass of water when taking the
medication and to also drink at least 8 large glasses of water each day until therapy is finished. The nurse
is trying to prevent which complication associated with sulfonamide therapy?.
