Practice Question
A patient with active TB is prescribed rifampin. Which nursing consideration is most important to include in patient teaching?
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Correct Answer:
Avoid alcoholic beverages to prevent liver toxicity
Rationale:
🟠 Rifampin is hepatotoxic, and combining it with alcohol significantly increases the risk of liver damage, making alcohol avoidance essential.
🟠 The medication already places stress on hepatic enzymes, so eliminating additional hepatotoxic substances protects long-term liver function.
🟠 Clients must also be taught that rifampin causes orange body fluids, but liver safety is the top priority to prevent irreversible harm.
🟠 Careful monitoring of AST/ALT is also required due to this increased risk.
❌ — Rifampin decreases oral contraceptive effectiveness.
❌ — Vision changes relate to ethambutol, not rifampin.
❌ — TB therapy requires strict, daily scheduled dosing.
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