The patient who has been treated with a 10-day course of tetracycline telephones complaining of a 2-day history of profuse diarrhea. The nurse should:
1. tell the patient to eat a bland diet for the next 2 weeks.
2. inform the physician because this could indicate suprainfection.
3. inform the patient that this is a normal consequence of antibiotic use.
4. tell the patient that diarrhea is one way that the body rids itself of infection.
Correct Answer: 2
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