The nurse should teach the client taking itraconazole (Sporanox) ...

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The nurse should teach the client taking itraconazole (Sporanox) capsules that:
 
  1. the medication may take 2 or more weeks to reach therapeutic levels.
  2. the medication should be taken on an empty stomach.
  3. the skin could turn yellow.
  4. gynecomastia could occur.

Question 2

A male client has been diagnosed with a dermatomycosis. The nurse informs the client that he has been diagnosed with which infection affecting the feet?
 
  1. Tinea cruris
  2. Tinea pedis
  3. Tinea corporis
  4. Tinea capitis

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Answer to Question 1

Correct Answer: 1
Rationale 1: It can take 2 weeks for this medication to reach therapeutic levels.
Rationale 2: The medication should be taken with food.
Rationale 3: Itraconazole does not turn the skin yellow.
Rationale 4: Gynecomastia does not occur.
Global Rationale: The drug may take up to 2 weeks to take effect, should be taken with food, does not cause yellowing of the skin, and does not cause gynecomastia.

Answer to Question 2

Correct Answer: 2
Rationale 1: Tinea cruris affects the groin, perineum, and perianal regions of the body.
Rationale 2: Tinea pedis affects the feet.
Rationale 3: Tinea corporis affects relatively hairless skin in places other than the feet.
Rationale 4: Tinea capitis affects the hair of the head, eyebrows, or eyelashes.
Global Rationale: Fungal infections of the skin and hair are called dermatomycoses. These infections are named by their Latin terms, beginning with tinea. For example, tinea capitis is an infection of the scalp, and tinea pedis is an infection of the feet. Tinea cruris affects the groin, perineum and perianal regions. Tinea corporis affects relatively hairless skin in places other than the feet.

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