A 30-year-old client reporting chills and fever is diagnosed with septicemia. The client has been prescribed an aminoglycoside antibiotic. What information should the nurse include in client teaching?
A) Take full dose of the antibiotic prescribed.
B) Reduce the dose after the fever subsides.
C) Discontinue the drug soon after fever subsides.
D) Take a higher dosage if the fever does not subside.

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Aminoglycoside antibiotics require the full course of the medication to be completed to effectively treat the infection and prevent antibiotic resistance. Reducing the dose, discontinuing early, or increasing the dose without medical advice could be harmful.

A 30-Year-Old Client Reporting Chills and Fever Is Diagnosed with Septicemia