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Written response
1 point
Antibiotics treat certain bacterial infections, not viral colds. What category of infection do antibiotics treat?
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7 Patient Teaching for Anti-Infective Therapy Online Quiz Questions
Use this free practice quiz with 20 questions to review 7 Patient Teaching for Anti-Infective Therapy, test your knowledge, and prepare for your next test or exam.
20 questions
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Written response
1 point
Flu antivirals may be most helpful when started at what point in the illness?
03
True or false
1 point
True or false: Mild nausea after an anti-infective dose automatically requires emergency help.
- A
True
- B
False
04
Choose one
1 point
A patient with a cold asks to take leftover antibiotics prescribed for a family member. What is the best response?
- A
Take one dose to see whether the cold improves.
- B
Do not take the antibiotics; they do not treat viral colds, and prescriptions should not be shared.
- C
Take them but stop as soon as symptoms improve.
- D
Save them for a future illness with similar symptoms.
05
Choose one
1 point
A patient taking oral fluconazole feels better before finishing the prescribed treatment. What should the patient do?
- A
Stop taking it because the symptoms have improved.
- B
Continue as directed and contact the prescriber before making a change.
- C
Take all remaining doses at once.
- D
Save the remaining medicine for someone with similar symptoms.
06
Fill in the blank
1 point
Anti-infectives can differ in food instructions and treatment duration. Use the directions for the prescribed.
07
Fill in the blank
1 point
If a patient is unsure whether an anti-infective could affect other medicines, they can ask a pharmacist or prescriber about possible .
08
Written response
1 point
What symptom should prompt a patient to contact a healthcare professional if it is severe or persistent?
09
True or false
1 point
True or false: Trouble breathing or swelling of the face or throat after starting an anti-infective needs emergency help.
- A
True
- B
False
10
Choose one
1 point
A patient prescribed an antimalarial asks whether food matters. Which response is best?
- A
Food instructions are the same for every antiparasitic medicine.
- B
Follow the label for the specific medicine; some malaria treatments are taken with fatty food or a milky drink.
- C
Take every antiparasitic medicine on an empty stomach.
- D
Change the dose if a meal is missed.
11
Choose all
1 point
A patient has symptoms of a respiratory infection. Select all the actions that can help reduce spread to others.
- A
Stay home and away from others while sick.
- B
Continue normal activities once medicine has been started.
- C
Practice good hand hygiene.
- D
Follow current guidance for returning to activities.
12
Choose one
1 point
A person at increased risk of severe flu complications develops flu symptoms. What is the best advice?
- A
Wait several days to see whether symptoms worsen.
- B
Contact a healthcare provider promptly to ask whether antiviral treatment is appropriate.
- C
Take an antibiotic instead of an antiviral.
- D
Use another person's antiviral medicine.
13
Choose all
1 point
Select all the situations in which a patient taking an anti-infective should contact a healthcare professional.
- A
Severe or persistent diarrhea.
- B
An infection that is worsening.
- C
Symptoms that are not improving as expected.
- D
Symptoms that are gradually improving.
14
Open ended
1 point
A patient is unsure whether an anti-infective should be taken with food and wants to change the dose schedule to fit their routine. What guidance should you give?
15
Choose one
1 point
A patient forgets a dose of an anti-infective, and the medicine’s instructions do not say what to do. What is the safest advice?
- A
Take two doses together at the next scheduled time.
- B
Check the patient instructions or ask a pharmacist or prescriber what to do.
- C
Stop the medicine for the rest of the day.
- D
Take an extra dose each day until the course ends.
16
True or false
1 point
Staying home and away from others while sick, practicing good hand hygiene, and following current guidance for returning to activities can help reduce the spread of a respiratory infection.
- A
True
- B
False
17
Choose one
1 point
A patient receives an anti-infective with directions that differ from those of a medicine taken previously. What should the patient do?
- A
Use the same administration and duration instructions as for the most recent anti-infective.
- B
Follow the directions for the specific medicine prescribed, and ask a pharmacist or prescriber if they are unclear.
- C
Stop the medicine once the original symptoms begin to improve.
- D
Change the dose to fit the patient's usual schedule.
18
Choose one
1 point
A patient forgets a dose of an anti-infective, and the medicine's instructions do not explain what to do. What is the safest next step?
- A
Take two doses together at the next scheduled time.
- B
Check the patient instructions or ask a pharmacist or prescriber what to do.
- C
Stop taking the medicine for the rest of the day.
- D
Take an extra dose each day until the course ends.
19
Choose one
1 point
After starting an anti-infective, which symptom requires emergency help?
- A
Mild nausea after a dose.
- B
A missed dose.
- C
Trouble breathing or swelling of the face or throat.
- D
Symptoms that are gradually improving.
20
Written response
1 point
If a patient has a question about possible interactions involving an anti-infective, which healthcare professional can they ask?