A patient returns to the clinic after taking antibiotics for a UTI. When a urinalysis is performed, it is determined that the patient still has a UTI. The nurse asks the patient if she took all her medication until it was gone
The patient replied that she hates taking pills two and three times a day and asks if there is something she can "take just once and get it over with." The nurse anticipates that the prescriber will order
a. ciprofloxacin (Cipro).
b. cephalexin (Keflex).
c. fosfomycin (Monurol).
d. amoxicillin (Amoxil).
ANS: C
When adherence is a concern, fosfomycin, which requires only a single dose, is an attractive choice.
Cipro is ordered twice a day for 3 days.
Keflex is ordered three times a day for 7 to 14 days.
Amoxil is ordered three times a day for 14 days.
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a. avoid alcohol. c. eat a high-fiber diet. b. drink plenty of fluids with these. d. limit salt intake while taking these.
When is discriminant analysis used?
A) Make predictions about dependent variable that are categorical on the basis of one predictor variable B) Make predictions about dependent variables that are categorical on the basis of two or more predictor variables C) Make predictions about independent variable that are categorical on the basis of one predictor variable D) Make predictions about independent variables that are categorical on the basis of two or more predictor variables
The need for human contact, including touch, is a powerful one.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
During data collection the nurse notes the presence of a chancre on a male patient's penis. For which sexually transmitted infection should the nurse focus additional data collection?
a. Herpes b. Syphilis c. Gonorrhea d. Chlamydia