On a visit to administer the fifth in a series of 10 antibiotic doses, a home health nurse is told that the patient is now complaining about a bothersome vaginal discharge. The nurse communicates the problem and arranges for medication
What is the most likely cause of the vaginal discharge? a. Poor genital hygiene—not changing un-derwear often enough
b. Allergy to the soap or soap products used in the genital area
c. Superinfection response to the antibiotic medication
d. Sexual contact with another infected per-son
C
Antibiotics frequently wipe out good bacteria and cause other bacteria to overgrow, causing va-ginitis.
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An appropriate source in handling this ethical dilemma would be which of the following? A) The client's family B) The admitting physician C) The nurse in charge of the unit D) The institutional ethics committee
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A. Levothyroxine. B. Estradiol. C. Codeine. D. Progesterone.
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A) "The American Cancer Society recommend screening every other year after age 45." B) "The PSA is a more precise measure than a rectal exam of the development of prostate cancer." C) "A yearly PSA is recommended as an added measure to detect prostate cancer after age 50." D) "The doctor thinks that this is a better test than the rectal exam."
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A. diagnosis B. prognosis C. etiology D. pathology