When educating a patient experiencing prostatitis about his care, the most important intervention to maintain antibiotic blood levels and urine antibiotic levels is for the patient to:
A) Drink fluids to satisfy thirst but should not force fluids.
B) Take sitz baths several times a day.
C) Take stool softeners daily.
D) Have the patient's sexual partner must evaluated for infection.
Ans: A
Chapter: 49
Cognitive Level: Application
Difficulty: Difficult
Integrated Process: Nursing Process
Objective: 4
Patient Needs: D-2
Feedback: The patient should be instructed to drink enough fluids to satisfy thirst, but fluids are not to be forced because an effective medication level must be maintained in the urine. The patient should take sitz baths to reduce the retention of prostatic fluid. The use of stool softeners will reduce the retention of prostatic fluid. The patient's sexual partner should be evaluated for infection. The use of sitz baths, stool softeners, and treatment of the sexual partner will have no effect on the antibiotic blood levels.
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