In the nursing care plan for a client with acute pyelonephritis, the nurse would include teaching the client to
A) complete the entire course of antibiotics.
B) drink 4000 ml of fluid daily.
C) maintain complete bed rest.
D) withhold antihypertensive medications.

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The client must understand that prolonged antibiotic therapy suppresses recurrent infections and that completing therapy is of vital importance. Clients should increase their fluid intake to 3-4 L/day. Bed rest is not prescribed and antihypertensive medications should continue because of the correlation between high blood pressure and kidney problems.

In the Nursing Care Plan for a Client with Acute