ATI LPN
Questions on the Urinary System Questions
Question 1 of 5
A nurse cares for a postmenopausal client who has had two episodes of bacterial urethritis in the last 6 months. The client asks, 'I never have urinary tract infections. Why is this happening now?' How should the nurse respond?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Low estrogen increases infection susceptibility in postmenopausal women due to tissue changes.
Question 2 of 5
The nurse is preparing to administer amoxicillin (Amoxil) to a patient and learns that the patient previously experienced a rash when taking penicillin. Which action will the nurse take?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Prior penicillin rash suggests allergy, so a different antibiotic class is safer to use.
Question 3 of 5
The nurse is caring for a patient who will begin taking doxycycline to treat an infection. The nurse should plan to give this medication
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Doxycycline absorption improves with food, unlike other tetracyclines.
Question 4 of 5
A child who weighs $10 \mathrm{~kg}$ will begin taking oral trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole (TMP-SMX). The liquid preparation contains $40 \mathrm{mg}$ of TMP and $200 \mathrm{mg}$ of SMX per $5 \mathrm{~mL}$. The nurse determines that the child's dose should be $8 \mathrm{mg}$ of TMP and $40 \mathrm{mg}$ of SMX/kg/day divided into two doses. Which order for this child is correct?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: 5 mL BID delivers correct TMP/SMX dose for $10 \mathrm{~kg}$, matching calculation.
Question 5 of 5
The collecting duct is the main site of action for which drug?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Demeclocycline acts on the collecting duct to inhibit ADH effects.