A client is planning to travel to an area of the world where malaria is endemic. The physician has given the client a prescription of chloroquine as prophylaxis
Which of the following would the nurse include in the teaching plan for this client about starting and ending therapy? Select all that apply.
A) Begin therapy 1 month before exposure.
B) Begin therapy 2 weeks before exposure.
C) Continue therapy 6 to 8 weeks after leaving endemic area.
D) Continue therapy 1 to 2 weeks after leaving endemic area.
E) Stop therapy 2 days prior to leaving endemic area.
Ans: B, C
Feedback:
The nurse should advise the client to begin malaria prophylaxis therapy 2 weeks before traveling to the endemic area and to continue therapy 6 to 8 weeks after leaving the endemic area.
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