The nurse is providing teaching to the parents of a 5 year old child who will begin taking phenytoin. What information will the nurse include when teaching these parent about their child's medication?
a) "Drug interaction are uncommon with phenytoin."
b) "There are very gew side effects associated with this drug."
c) "THe therapeutic range of phenytoin is between 15 and 30 mcg/mL."
d) "Your child may need a higher dose than expected."
Ans: d) "Your child may need a higher dose than expected."
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