A Nurse Is Teaching a Patient Who Is Preparing to Travel

question 9

Multiple Choice

A nurse is teaching a patient who is preparing to travel for a month-long missionary trip to Africa. The provider has ordered chloroquine [Aralen Phosphate] as suppressive therapy. Which statement by the patient indicates a need for further teaching?

• A) "I should continue taking the drug for 2 weeks after returning home."
• B) "I should take 500 mg of this drug once each week."
• C) "I should take the first dose 1 week before leaving for Africa."
• D) "I should take this drug with meals."

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