A Patient Is Preparing to Travel to a Country with Prevalent

question 7

Multiple Choice

A patient is preparing to travel to a country with prevalent malaria. To prevent contracting the disease, the provider has ordered chloroquine HCl (Aralen) . The nurse will instruct the patient to take this drug according to which schedule?

• A) 500 mg weekly beginning 2 weeks prior to travel and continuing for 8 weeks after travel
• B) 1000 mg weekly beginning 2 weeks prior to travel and continuing for 8 weeks after travel
• C) 500 mg once followed by 500 mg per dose in 6 hours, 24 hours, and 48 hours
• D) 1000 mg once daily for 2 days followed by 500 mg daily for 2 to 3 weeks

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Definitions:

Supination

The outward rotation of the forearm or foot, such that the palm or sole faces upwards or forwards.

Pronation

The inward roll of the foot during normal motion when walking or running, where the outer edge of the heel strikes the ground first and the foot rolls inward.

Muscle Contractions

The process by which muscle fibers produce force and shorten, resulting in movement or maintenance of posture.

Eversion

The movement of turning a body part outward, such as rotating the sole of the foot away from the midline of the body.