A Patient Is Preparing to Travel to a Country with Prevalent

question 14

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

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