Final answer:
A nurse should monitor a patient taking lincosamides for pseudomembranous colitis, a severe colon infection resulting from an overgrowth of toxin-producing bacteria.
Step-by-step explanation:
The nurse should closely monitor a patient who is taking lincosamides for the serious adverse effect of pseudomembranous colitis. Lincosamides medication class includes antibiotics such as clindamycin and lincomycin, which can occasionally disrupt normal bacteria in the colon, leading to overgrowth of toxin-producing bacteria called Clostridium difficile. This can result in pseudomembranous colitis, a severe infection of the colon leading to symptoms such as diarrhea, abdominal pain, and fever.
Other options such as seizures and ototoxicity are more commonly associated with other types of drugs, and hepatotoxicity (liver damage) may result from many medications but is not especially associated with lincosamides
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