Complaints of a productive cough-fever and night sweats

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Hosteen Nez, a 65-year-old native-born American, presents at the Regional Hospital Outpatient Clinic with complaints of a productive cough, fever, and night sweats. He is admitted to the hospital and, after undergoing a series of tests, is diagnosed as having active pulmonary tuberculosis. He is started on rifampin (Rifadin) 400 mg orally daily and isoniazid (INH) 300 mg /day. Following several weeks of therapy with INH and rifampin, the physician adds ethambutol to a patient's drug regimen for tuberculosis. What is the plan of care for this patient? What is your objective and subjective data? What is your nursing diagnosis? What is your plan? What are your interventions? What is your evaluation? What is your teaching plan for the patient?

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