The client receives terbinafine (Lamisil) as treatment for a fungal infection of the toenails. What is an important assessment question for the nurse to ask?
1. "Are you HIV-positive?"
2. "How do you clean and clip your toenails?"
3. "Do you have diabetes mellitus?"
4. "What analgesic do you take for headaches?"
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Rationale 1: Terbinafine (Lamisil) is not contraindicated for a client who is HIV-positive.
Rationale 2: How the client cleans and clips his toenails is not significant.
Rationale 3: Terbinafine (Lamisil) does not affect glucose levels.
Rationale 4: Clients must be instructed not to use acetaminophen (Tylenol) while receiving terbinafine (Lamisil), because terbinafine (Lamisil) is hepatotoxic and so is acetaminophen (Tylenol) in large enough quantities.
Global Rationale: Clients must be instructed not to use acetaminophen (Tylenol) while receiving terbinafine (Lamisil), because terbinafine (Lamisil) is hepatotoxic and so is acetaminophen (Tylenol) in large enough quantities. Terbinafine (Lamisil) is not contraindicated for a client who is HIV-positive. How the client cleans and clips his toenails is not significant. Terbinafine (Lamisil) does not affect glucose levels.
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