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Question:

The nurse gives discharge teaching to a patient going home on Doxycycline. Which of the following patient statements, if made by the patient to the nurse, requires further teaching?
SELECT ALL THAT APPLY:

A “I am glad that, unlike most antibiotics, I won’t have to use a backup method of birth control.”
explanation

It is always appropriate to wear sunscreen when going outside. This patient will have to use a backup method of birth control and take the medication on an empty stomach. The white coating is glossitis, a normal side effect, but the patient should not stop the medication. This patient needs to follow up and have their renal function checked.

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