Select the Best Response to the Question

Multiple Choice

Select the best response to the question. You are preparing a hospitalized patient for discharge home. What are the important instructions to include in your discharge medication teaching?

A) To take the prescribed antibiotic only as long as symptoms are present to decrease the risk of antibiotic resistance.
B) To vary the administration times of the antibiotic according to the severity of symptoms.
C) To take all of the prescribed antibiotics to decrease the risk of antibiotic resistance and disease recurrence.
D) To continue the antibiotic only if the patient's fever returns.