The nurse is assessing a patient with a urinary tract infection (UTI) for the onset of complications related to antibiotic therapy. The nurse is aware that a complication more costly and difficult to treat than the original UTI is:
A) Yeast vaginitis
B) Renal failure
C) Malnutrition
D) Elevated liver enzymes
Ans: A
Feedback: Yeast vaginitis often causes more symptoms and is more difficult and costly to treat than the original UTI. Yeast vaginitis occurs in as many as 25% of patients treated with antimicrobial agents that affect vaginal flora. An ideal medication for the treatment of a UTI is an antibacterial agent that eradicates bacteria from the urinary tract with minimal effects on the fecal and vaginal flora, thereby minimizing the incidence of vaginal yeast infections.
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