What education should the nurse provide to the client who is prescribed riboflavin (vitamin B2)?
1. "Avoid driving or operating heavy machinery until the effects of the drug are known."
2. "Expect tingling in the extremities when first taking the drug, but this will decrease."
3. "Recognize that large doses of riboflavin can cause an intense yellow discoloration of urine, which is harmless."
4. "Take the vitamin supplement at the same time every day."
Correct Answer: 3
Rationale 1: Riboflavin (vitamin B2) does not affect the client's level of consciousness.
Rationale 2: Tingling in the extremities is not an expected side effect and should be reported.
Rationale 3: One harmless side effect of large doses of riboflavin is yellow discoloration of the urine.
Rationale 4: Timing of riboflavin (vitamin B2) ingestion is not critical with this supplement.
Global Rationale: One harmless side effect of large doses of riboflavin is yellow discoloration of the urine. This vitamin is nontoxic and does not produce the other effects. Timing of ingestion is not critical.
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