A Patient Is Receiving Tobramycin Three Times Daily

question 13

Multiple Choice

A patient is receiving tobramycin three times daily. A tobramycin peak level is 4.5 and the trough is 1.2. What will the nurse do?

• A) Give the next dose as ordered.
• B) Hold the next dose and notify the provider.
• C) Monitor the patient for signs of nephrotoxicity.
• D) Tell the patient to report tinnitus.

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An enzyme involved in DNA replication, responsible for synthesizing new strands of DNA in bacteria.

Polynucleotide Chain

A biopolymer composed of 13 or more nucleotide monomers covalently bonded in a sequence, forming part of the structure of DNA and RNA.