You are teaching a patient how to administer clonidine (Catapres)using the transdermal patch system.How often do you teach the patient to change the patch?

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The nature of the clonidine patch delivers a low dose of the drug continually from the patch for 7 days.After 7 days,minimal drug is left in the patch and the patient will no longer receive a therapeutic dose.To ensure a continual therapeutic dose,the patch is removed after 7 days and a fresh one applied.

You Are Teaching a Patient How to Administer Clonidine (Catapres)using