A female patient comes to the clinic and is prescribed tetracycline. She tells the nurse, "I'm allergic to tetracycline. I always get a yeast infection when I take it." The nurse's best response would be
a. "A yeast infection is not actually an allergic reaction. You can safely take the drug."
b. "Tell me about other reactions or changes you experience when you take tetra-cycline."
c. "I will make a note in your chart so we will avoid this problem in the future."
d. "Yeast reactions are a common problem for women, but they are not related to medications."
B
The nurse should further investigate whether the patient is experiencing any other adverse effects of the drug, note them in the chart, and report them to the prescriber.
The nurse should not tell the patient that she can safely take the drug, because this disregards the important information the patient has provided with regard to previous reactions to tetracycline.
Simply making a note in the chart is not enough for the nurse to do in relation to a potential drug reaction. Further assessment is required by the nurse.
Yeast infections may occur with tetracyclines, therefore this option is a misstatement.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Application REF: p. 11
TOP: Nursing Process: Implementation
MSC: NCLEX Client Needs Category: Physiological Integrity: Reduction of Risk Potential
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