Case study: Adult with antibiotic-associated diarrhea. A 65-year-old on recent antibiotics develops frequent watery stools and abdominal cramping. The stool has a strong odor and C difficile is suspected. Which finding in this case is the highest priority for the nurse to address first?

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B. infectious diarrhea with spore-forming organism risk — In this case, the highest-priority finding is infectious diarrhea with spore-forming organism risk because it most directly threatens safety or signals clinical deterioration.

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A. embarrassment about incontinence

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C. mild thirst

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D. request for a shower