The treatment provided to a patient with prostatitis is being evaluated. What information should the nurse use to determine that treatment has been successful?
a. No evidence of erectile dysfunction
b. Stabilized hemoglobin and hematocrit levels
c. Clean catch urine specimen absent of bacteria
d. Prostate specific antigen level within normal limits
ANS: C
A clean urine culture with absence of all symptoms of prostatitis is the desired outcome. A. Erectile dysfunction is not associated with prostatitis. B. Hemoglobin and hematocrit levels are not affected by prostatitis. D. Prostate specific antigen is used to determine the presence of prostate cancer.
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Explain your answer.