The nurse is caring for a 26-year-old woman with partial seizures. She has been prescribed oxcarbazepine (Trileptal) as monotherapy. It will be critical for the nurse to inform the patient
A) that she should allow for periods of rest during the day.
B) that she is taking oral contraceptives, she will need to use an additional form of birth control.
C) that she must have an eye exam at least every other month during oxcarbazepine therapy.
D) that GI problems are to be expected.
B
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