The nurse is teaching a patient in whom a wound infection developed after surgery about antibiotic therapy. Which statement made by the patient indicates a correct understanding of the therapy?
a. "If my temperature is normal for 3 days in a row, the infection is gone and I can stop taking the drug."
b. "If my temperature goes above 100? for 2 days, I should double the dose of the drug."
c. "Even if I feel completely well, I should take the drug exactly as prescribed until it is gone."
d. "I should notify my prescriber to change the medication if I develop diarrhea while taking this drug."
C
Antibiotic therapy is most effective when the patient takes the prescribed drug for the entire course and not just when symptoms are present. Most antibiotic therapy results in some degree of diarrhea. Although additional drugs may be needed to control this side effect, it is usually not necessary to stop the drug.
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