The nurse is teaching a patient who has been prescribed azithromycin (Zithromax). Which statement made by the patient indicates that additional teaching is needed?
a. "To avoid nausea, I will take my medicine along with food."
b. "I will use another form of birth control along with my oral contraceptives."
c. "Since I only have to take this drug once a day, it will be easy to remember."
d. "To help get rid of the infection, I will spend 30 minutes each day out in the sun."
D
Although fresh air and sunshine are important, azithromycin is a macrolide and increases skin sensitivity to the sun (photosensitivity), greatly increasing the risk for sunburn, even among pa-tients with dark skin. The nurse must teach patients to avoid direct sunlight and tanning beds while they are taking this drug and for at least 1 week after stopping the drug.
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