Difficulty: Medium
Average Score: 66%
Full-length
A client with benign prostatic hypertrophy has been started on Proscar (finasteride). The nurse's discharge teaching should include:
Correct answer
A
Rationale
Finasteride tablets should not be handled by pregnant women due to the risk of fetal harm. Symptom improvement takes months, not weeks, and the medication can be taken with or without food or at any time.