Preparing discharge instructions

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The nurse is preparing discharge instructions for a 7-year-old child and the parents. Which instructions by the nurse will likely require further clarification? An appointment has been with your physician on November 11 at 10:30am. Please call the physician's office to reschedule if you cannot make this appointment. Monitor for the most common side effects from the medications prescribed. Administer the prescribed antibiotic t.i.d. in order to establish a therapeutic dose. Rotate injection sites as indicated by the diagram on the discharge instruction sheet. You may shower or take a bath in a tub 1 week from today. Until then, only sponge baths should be taken.

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