Prostatitis is the infection or problem with the prostate gland. This gland is located only in men and it is found beneath the bladder. The prostate makes the sperm. After getting Prostatitis, you would feel poorly and your symptoms would feel similar to the flu because you would have the chills, a fever, aching muscle, pains in the joints and trouble using the bathroom.
If a nurse has a patient who has Prostatitis, then the nurse may give the patient a double strength dose of co-trimoxazole. If this happens, then the nurse must recommend or even make the patient drink six to eight glasses of water every day even though most people drink that much anyway while taking this medication due to the potency of this medication.
Drink 6 to 8 glasses of fluid daily while taking this medication.-rationale: the client must drink 6 to 8 glasses of fluid daily to prevent renal problems, such as crystalluria and stone formation. if the drug is effective, symptoms should improve within a few days. sore throat and sore mouth are adverse effects; the client should report them to a physician right away. the drug causes photosensitivity, but the client should use a paba-free sunscreen; paba can interfere with the drugs action.client needs category: physiological integrityclient needs subcategory: pharmacological and parenteral therapiescognitive level: applicationreference: abrams, a.c., et al. clinical drug therapy: rationales for nursing practice, 8th ed. lippincott williams & wilkins, 2007, p. 524.
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