The nurse is monitoring a patient who has
been on antibiotic therapy for 2 weeks. Today the patient tells the nurse that he has had watery diarrhea since the day before and is having abdominal cramps. His oral temperature is 101° F (38.3° C). Based on these findings, which conclusion will the nurse draw?
a. The patient's original infection has not responded to the antibiotic therapy.
b. The patient is showing typical adverse effects of antibiotic therapy.
c. The patient needs to be tested for Clostridium difficile infection.
d. The patient will need to take a different antibiotic.
ANS: C
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