A 49-year-old female client with diabetes is being treated for a candidal infection with fluconazole, an antifungal agent. What education does the nurse need to share with the client?
a. Take the medication until finished, even if symptoms resolve.
b. The client can continue her oral antidiabetic treatment.
c. This medication is administered sublingually.
d. Stop the medication when symptoms improve, so as not to develop resistance to overuse.
a. Take the medication until finished, even if symptoms resolve.
FEEDBACK:
a. The client should take the medication until finished even if symptoms resolve.
b. Hypoglycemia can result from taking an oral antidiabetic agent with fluconazole. .
c. Fluconazole is taken orally. .
d. The client should not stop the medication when symptoms improve. .
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