Difficulty: Medium
Average Score: 65%
Simulated
Before administering a newly prescribed dose of terbinafine HCL to a client with a fungal toenail infection, which assessment finding is most important for the nurse to address?
Correct answer
A
Rationale
Terbinafine is hepatically metabolized; alcoholism (A) suggests liver dysfunction, requiring baseline liver function tests to prevent toxicity. Thick/yellow toenails (B) are expected. WBC (C) is normal. Occupation (D) is irrelevant.