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CORALGRILL2014 · **on:** Jul 23, 2018

Based on the nurse's understanding about anti-infectives, the nurse would administer nitrofurantoin cautiously to a client with which condition? Select all that apply.

A) Hypertension
B) Diabetes
C) Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) deficiency
D) Cerebral arteriosclerosis
E) Myasthenia gravis

Question 2

When describing the use of anti-infectives to treat urinary tract infections, which of the following would the nurse identify as the most common structure affected?

A) Bladder
B) Kidney
C) Prostate gland
D) Urethra
E) Ureters

C.mcnichol98 · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 23, 2018

Answer to Question 1

Ans: B, C, D
Feedback:
A nurse should administer nitrofurantoin cautiously to a client with the following conditions: diabetes, G6PD deficiency, and cerebral arteriosclerosis.

Answer to Question 2

Ans: A
Feedback:
The urinary tract consists of the following anatomic structures: kidneys, ureters, bladder, prostate gland, and urethra. UTIs most commonly affect the bladder.