A client with candidiasis is prescribed Nystatin oral suspension. What should the nurse instruct the client about this medication?
1. Drink the medication through a straw.
2. Dilute the medication with water.
3. Swish the medication throughout the mouth and swallow.
4. Swish the medication throughout the mouth and spit out the excess.
Answer: 3
1. Nystatin is not ingested immediately.
2. Nystatin should not be diluted.
3. Nystatin is intended to be taken undiluted and swished in the mouth to provide a local, rather than systemic, effect.
4. Nystatin should be swallowed after swishing in the mouth.
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