The client is prescribed amoxicillin (Amoxil) for 10 days to treat strep throat. After 5 days, the client tells the nurse he plans to stop the medication because he feels better. What is the best response by the nurse?
A) "If you stop the medicine early, you have not effectively killed out the bacteria making you sick."
B) "You should get another throat culture if your symptoms return."
C) "If you stop the medicine early, this could result in resistance to the antibiotic."
D) "You should get another throat culture to see if the infection is gone."
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