The nurse should monitor which of the following patients for a potential vaginal infection?
a. menstruating patient who uses sanitary napkins
b. patient who changes tampons every 3 hours during her menstrual period
c. patient given broad-spectrum antibiotics for a wound infection
d. patient who wipes from front to back to prevent contamination of the vagina with fecal material
C
Broad-spectrum antibiotics decrease the quantity of helpful bacteria as well as the harmful bacteria, so a patient on broad-spectrum antibiotics for a period of time may develop vaginitis because of a decrease in the normal vaginal flora. Use of sanitary napkins has not been related to vaginal infections. Appropriate and judicious use of tampons is not related to vaginal infections. Tampons should not be left in the body for more than 4 to 6 hours. When used for longer periods of time, the patient could develop toxic shock syndrome. After voiding or defecating, a female patient should wipe from the front to the back to prevent contamination of the vagina and urethra with fecal matter.
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