Question: You Are Assigned A Patient Who Is Complaining Of Painful Urination, Frequency, And Urgency. The Physician Orders A Sulfonamide, Trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole And Phenazopyridine. 1. What Are The Side Effects And Adverse Reactions Of Sulfonamides? 2. What Are The Nursing Interventions For This Patient? Explain Your Answer. 3. What Teaching Must Be Included …

You are assigned a patient who is complaining of painful urination, frequency, and urgency. The physician orders a sulfonamide, trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole and phenazopyridine. 1. What are the side effects and adverse reactions of sulfonamides? 2. What are the nursing interventions for this patient? Explain your answer. 3. What teaching must be included when the patient is taking sulfonamides? 4. Why would the physician prescribe phenazopyridine? 5. What are the side effects and adverse reactions of this medication that need to be taught to the patient?