A nurse sees a 34 year old female in the clinic for a urinary tract infection. It is the woman's second visit in a month for the same reason. The client states that she felt better after a few days and stopped taking the antibiotic that was ordered. Considering this statement by the client, what should be a priority for the nurse to evaluate?

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Rationale 1. While it is important for the nurse to understand safe drug dosages, reviewing the dose of the previous antibiotic would be the responsibility of the health care provider, not the nurse.
Rationale 2. The culture and sensitivity would be important to review, but is not the priority here.
Rationale 3. This is correct, the patient has stated that she did not take all the medications as ordered. The client teaching needs two be reviewed for this client so that she understands the instructions for taking the antibiotic.
Rationale 4. Not all drugs have therapeutic levels monitored, and this does not address the issue of the client not taking all her drugs.

A Nurse Sees a 34 Year Old Female in the Clinic