The health care provider prescribes the following interventions for a patient with acute prostatitis caused by E.coli.Which intervention should the nurse question?
A) Instruct patient to avoid sexual intercourse until treatment is complete.
B) Administer ibuprofen (Advil) 400 mg every 8 hours as needed for pain.
C) Catheterize the patient as needed if symptoms of urinary retention develop.
D) Give trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole (Bactrim) DS 1 tablet daily for 28 days.
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