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Pediatric Nursing by Kathryn Rudd,Diane Kocisko

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Pediatric Nursing by Kathryn Rudd,Diane Kocisko

Edition 0ISBN: 978-0803621794
Exercise 4
A 10-year-old Caucasian male is admitted for acute postinfectious glomerulonephritis (APIGN). His family asks you if not taking all his medications for a preceding streptococcal pharyngitis caused this illness. The nurse's best response is to
A) explain that not finishing a complete course of antibiotics is not directly related to acquiring APIGN.
B) note that APIGN has nothing to do with preceding illnesses.
C) explain that by not finishing the complete course of antibiotics, the child was placed at greater risk for acquiring APIGN.
D) explain that the reason for completing a full course of antibiotics is to prevent APIGN.
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