The nurse is caring for a patient who comes to the clinic with tinea corporis, for which the prescriber orders clotrimazole. What education about this medication should the nurse provide?
a. "Use the medication over the entire body once a week for 1 month."
b. "Sun exposure will delay the drug's effects."
c. "Continue the therapy for at least 1 week after the symptoms have cleared up."
d. "This drug is effective after a single application."
C
The nurse should advise the patient to continue therapy for at least 1 week after the symptoms have cleared up.
The medication should be applied only to affected areas.
Sun exposure will not delay the effects of clotrimazole.
The drug is not effective after only a single application.
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