{"id":136337,"date":"2024-09-10T13:59:06","date_gmt":"2024-09-10T13:59:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/learnexams.com\/blog\/?p=136337"},"modified":"2024-09-10T13:59:08","modified_gmt":"2024-09-10T13:59:08","slug":"a-nurse-is-reinforcing-teaching-about-rifampin-with-a-female-client-who-has-active-tuberculosis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/2024\/09\/10\/a-nurse-is-reinforcing-teaching-about-rifampin-with-a-female-client-who-has-active-tuberculosis\/","title":{"rendered":"A nurse is reinforcing teaching about rifampin with a female client who has active tuberculosis"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

A nurse is reinforcing teaching about rifampin with a female client who has active tuberculosis.
Which of the following statements should the nurse include in the teaching?
A.
“Lifelong treatment with this medication is necessary.\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

B.
“The medication causes amenorrhea if taken along with an oral contraceptive.\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

C.
“You should wear glasses instead of contacts while taking this medication.\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

D.
“A yellow tint to the skin is an expected reaction to the medication.\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The correct answer and Explanation is :<\/strong><\/mark><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The correct answer is:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

C. “You should wear glasses instead of contacts while taking this medication.”<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Explanation:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Rifampin is an essential medication used to treat active tuberculosis (TB) and works by inhibiting the growth of bacteria. While it is effective, it comes with various side effects that patients need to be aware of, particularly to ensure proper management during treatment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Why answer C is correct:<\/strong>
Rifampin can cause body fluids, such as tears, saliva, and urine, to turn a reddish-orange color. This discoloration can stain soft contact lenses permanently. Patients are advised to wear glasses instead of contact lenses while on rifampin to avoid this issue. The staining of contact lenses is not harmful to the eyes but can be costly and inconvenient, as the discoloration is often irreversible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Why other options are incorrect:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

    \n
  • A. “Lifelong treatment with this medication is necessary”:<\/strong> This is incorrect. Treatment with rifampin is not lifelong; the usual course for active TB treatment is 6 to 9 months. Lifelong treatment is not required unless there are other chronic or recurring issues, which is not typical in TB treatment.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • B. “The medication causes amenorrhea if taken along with an oral contraceptive”:<\/strong> Rifampin does not cause amenorrhea (absence of menstruation), but it does interact with oral contraceptives by reducing their effectiveness. This interaction may increase the risk of unintended pregnancy. Women taking rifampin should be advised to use an alternative or additional form of contraception.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • D. “A yellow tint to the skin is an expected reaction to the medication”:<\/strong> This is incorrect. A yellow tint to the skin could be a sign of jaundice, indicating liver damage, which is a serious adverse effect and should be reported immediately. While orange discoloration of body fluids is normal, jaundice is not.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

    Understanding these key aspects of rifampin will help patients adhere to treatment safely while minimizing complications.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    A nurse is reinforcing teaching about rifampin with a female client who has active tuberculosis.Which of the following statements should the nurse include in the teaching?A.“Lifelong treatment with this medication is necessary.\u201d. B.“The medication causes amenorrhea if taken along with an oral contraceptive.\u201d. C.“You should wear glasses instead of contacts while taking this medication.\u201d. D.“A […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[25],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-136337","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-exams-certification"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/136337","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=136337"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/136337\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=136337"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=136337"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=136337"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}