An older patient beginning antibiotic therapy for a leg wound has a history of Clostridium difficile. What should the nurse instruct the patient to do to reduce a reoccurrence?
1. Eat yogurt daily.
2. Eat large amount of fresh fruits and vegetables.
3. Restrict the amount of meat and calcium products.
4. Decrease the amount of fluid taken while on the medication.
1. Eat yogurt daily.
Explanation: 1. Yogurt that contains active cultures can be used to treat a variety of gastrointestinal problems and as an adjunct to antibiotic therapy to prevent antibiotic-associated diarrhea caused by the overgrowth of Clostridium difficile.
2. Eating large amounts of fresh fruits and vegetables will not reduce the patient's risk for developing Clostridium difficile.
3. Restricting the amount of meat and calcium products will not reduce the patient's risk for developing Clostridium difficile.
4. Decreasing the amount of fluid taken while on the medication will not reduce the patient's risk for developing Clostridium difficile.
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