NR 567 Week 6: Study Worksheet Antifungals, Antivirals, and HIV Drugs

Directions

To complete this assignment, download the study worksheet. As you study the material for the week, research and answer the following multiple- choice questions. When the worksheet is done, enter your responses in the Week 6 Quiz by Sunday 11:59pm MT. You do not need to submit this form, just complete the Quiz using the answers that you have researched.

Questions

1. When prescribing intravenous acyclovir, the nurse practitioner knows that:
2. A 13-year old male with moderately persistent asthma has been diagnosed with type A influenza. Which of the following is true regarding treatment with oseltamivir (Tamiflu)?
3. If considering starting a patient on the nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor abacavir (Ziagen) which of the following is recommended prior to prescribing the medication?
4. The drug of choice for the treatment of disease due to Histoplasma is:
5. Which of the following statements is true regarding metronidazole?
6. Which of the following drugs is an acceptable alternative to trimethoprim- sulfamethoxazole for primary prophylaxis against pneumocystosis in an immunocompromised patient?
7. Intravenous administration of quinine or quinidine can cause which of the following EKG abnormalities?
8. Which of the following drugs, when used in combination with sulfadiazine, is considered first-line therapy to treat toxoplasmosis?
9. Which of the following drugs is the treatment of choice in treating uncomplicated nonfalciparum and sensitive falciparum malaria?
10. All of the following are goals of treatment of acute hepatitis B infection, except: