A woman who takes oral contraceptive pills develops vaginal candidiasis. The primary care NP prescribes a single dose of fluconazole. When counseling the patient about this drug, the NP should tell her:

A patient who was hospitalized for an infection was treated with an aminoglycoside antibiotic. The patient asks the primary care nurse practitioner (NP) why outpatient treatment wasn’t an option. The NP should tell the patient that aminoglycoside antibiotics:

What is the primary mechanism of action of opioids in the central nervous system?

Naltrexone is an opioid that can be used to treat pain.

What should a nurse practitioner assess before starting a patient on disulfiram therapy?

True or False: Antiviral medications are effective against bacterial infections.

A patient comes to the clinic before a trip to an area where malaria is endemic. The primary care NP will prescribe:

A patient has been taking ciprofloxacin for 3 days and calls the primary care nurse practitioner (NP) to report having headaches and dizziness. The NP should:

True or False: Sulfonamides are effective against both gram-positive and gram-negative bacteria.

A new patient comes to see the primary care NP with fever, mild dehydration, and dysuria with flank pain. The patient tells the NP that a previous provider always prescribed trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole and wonders why a urine culture is necessary because this antibiotic has worked in the past. The NP should tell this patient that a culture is necessary to help determine: