A patient is receiving intravenous voriconazole [Vfend]. Shortly after the infusion starts, the patient tells the nurse, "Colors look different, and the light hurts my eyes." What will the nurse do?

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Reduced visual acuity, increased brightness, altered color perception, and photophobia are reversible visual disturbances that can occur in 30% of patients receiving voriconazole. These usually begin within 30 minutes of dosing and then diminish over the next 30 minutes. They are not precursors to other effects, such as hallucinations. They do not indicate CNS toxicity. They are reversible.

A Patient Is Receiving Intravenous Voriconazole [Vfend]