A 34-year-old male has been diagnosed with TB and will be started on INH therapy. The medication history reveals that

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Question 1

A 34-year-old male has been diagnosed with TB and will be started on INH therapy. The medication history reveals that he currently takes antacids on a regular basis. The nurse will instruct the patient to take

A) antacids during the day and INH only at night.
B) antacids before meals and INH 1 or 2 hours after meals.
C) INH before meals and antacids 1 or 2 hours after meals.
D) antacids not less than 1 hour before or 2 hours after taking INH.

Question 2

A patient has been prescribed daptomycin for a complicated skin infection. Which of the following will the nurse advise the patient to report immediately?

A) Nausea and vomiting
B) Palpitations
C) Muscle pain or tingling
D) Abdominal pain

Question 3

Which of the following is critical to helping prevent development of resistant strains of microbes in patients?

A) Limit the exposure of bacteria to an antimicrobial agent
B) Keep the antimicrobial drug dosage high

C) Maintain the optimum duration of the antimicrobial agent
D) Maintain the maximum safe frequency of antimicrobial drug ingestion