A client was released from the hospital following a lengthy course of IV antibiotics. The home health care nurse assesses that the client has been having new-onset diarrhea. What would the nurse suspect to be the cause of this problem?
A) C. difficile infection
B) Contaminated water supply
C) Noncompliance with ordered diet
D) Not spacing medications properly

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Suspect infection with Clostridium difficile following use of antibiotics, chemotherapy, or invasive procedures. It is a special problem in the hospital, with the CDC reporting 61 cases per 100,000 hospitalized clients in 2003. This client has two risk factors: antibiotic use and recent hospitalization.

A Client Was Released from the Hospital Following a Lengthy