A client is diagnosed with an infection and is ordered to receive a sulfonamide. What would the nurse evaluate as a positive response to the treatment?
a. Temperature within normal limits
b. A decrease in urine output
c. Increase in dysuria
d. A rising white blood cell count
ANS: A
A body temperature within normal limits indicates that the medication is effective.
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