The Patient Has a Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA)infection in an Abdominal

The patient has a methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infection in an abdominal surgical wound.The patient is in a private room,is receiving vancomycin (Vancocin) for the MRSA,and pain is well controlled with a morphine sulfate patient-controlled analgesia (PCA) pump,and is receiving docusate sodium (Colace) to prevent constipation.During the nurse's rounds,the patient begins complaining of ringing in the ears.Which is the most likely cause for the patient's tinnitus?

A) Surgical anesthesia
B) Morphine sulfate
C) Vancomycin
D) Docusate sodium

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