Following discharge teaching, the nurse determines that the patient requires additional teaching regarding antibiotic treatment when the patient states:
a. "It is important that I stop taking my me-dication when I feel completely better."
b. "I should try to take my medication as evenly spaced apart as possible."
c. "If I start feeling worse, I should call my health care provider."
d. "I should not share my medication with anyone."
A
The antibiotic should be taken until it is completely gone in order to ensure the infection has been adequately treated. Antibiotics are more effective if spaced evenly apart when taken. The patient should continue to improve if therapy is effective, so the health care provider should be notified if symptoms are not improving. Patients should never share any type of prescribed medication.
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