A nurse is caring for a client receiving fosfomycin for the treatment of an acute bacterial UTI. Which of the following interventions should the nurse include in the teaching plan for the client about this drug?
A) Ensure that the drug is administered every 3 hours.
B) Administer the drug after dissolving it in 90 to 120 mL of hot water.
C) Ensure that the drug is administered immediately after mixing with water.
D) Administer the drug on an empty stomach.
Ans: C
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The nurse should instruct the client to take the drug immediately after mixing it with water. The nurse need not instruct the client to take the drug at an interval of 3 hours, to take the drug after dissolving it in 90 to 120 mL of hot water, or to take the drug on an empty stomach. Fosfomycin, which comes in dry form, should be dissolved in 90 to 120 mL water, but not hot water. The nurse should instruct the client to take the drug with food to prevent gastric upset, which occurs with the administration of fosfomycin.
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