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NClaborn

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A nurse monitoring a hospitalized client with a UTI notifies the physician if which of the following occur with drug therapy? Select all that apply.
 
  A) Fever
  B) Poor fluid intake
  C) Decreased urinary output
  D) Appearance of concentrated urine
  E) Worsening of UTI symptoms

Question 2

A nurse informs a client prescribed nitrofurantoin (Macrodantin) and her family that pulmonary reactions have been reported with the drug's use hours to 3 weeks after the drug therapy is initiated.
 
  The nurse determines that the teaching was successful when the client states that she will notify the primary health care provider if which of the following occur? Select all that apply.
 
  A) Dyspnea
  B) Chest pain
  C) Cough
  D) Fever
  E) Chills


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Reply #1 on: Jul 23, 2018
Answer to Question 1

Ans: A, B, C, D, E
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A nurse monitoring a hospitalized client with a UTI notifies the physician if any of the following occur: fever, poor fluid intake, decreased urinary output, appearance of concentrated urine, or worsening of UTI symptoms.

Answer to Question 2

Ans: A, B, C, D, E
Feedback:
Signs and symptoms of an acute pulmonary reaction to nitrofurantoin (Macrodantin) include dyspnea, chest pain, cough, fever, and chills, and any of these should be reported to the physician immediately.


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NClaborn

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