A newly admitted patient is going to be started on a course of antibiotic therapy with penicillin. The nurse understands that, while taking the patient's health history, a priority assessment is questioning the patient about
a. a history of seizure activity.
b. the cardiac history.
c. any previous allergy to penicillin.
d. any recent urinary tract infections (UTIs).
C
All patients who will be receiving penicillin therapy should be asked if they have penicillin al-lergies.
A history of seizures and a cardiac history are not contraindications to receiving penicillin.
A UTI also is not a contraindication to antibiotic therapy with penicillin.
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