The nurse in a women's health clinic, educates patients about the benefits of probiotic therapy. Today, the nurse is working with a patient complaining of recurrent vaginal yeast infections
The patient's laboratory tests confirm Candida albicans. Which statement helps the nurse to determine that the patient needs more teaching regarding probiotic therapy?
a. "If I eat yogurt, I will not get any more yeast infections."
b. "I can eat yogurt and it will reduce my yeast infections."
c. "Eating yogurt once a day will help to balance my natural body flora."
d. "I can take probiotics once I read their labels to ensure the bacteria are live."
A
Eating yogurt does not eliminate yeast infections permanently or completely take away the potential for them to occur. Eating a probiotic, such as yogurt, can reduce vaginal yeast infections if eaten on a regular basis by establishing and supporting healthy body flora. Probiotics are most helpful when the bacteria are live and of a sufficient number to reestablish healthy amounts of flora. The statement that probiotics will prevent future infections is false, so the patient requires teaching on this point.
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