NCLEX Practice Questions: Quiz 383

A client with acne has been using isotretinoin (Accutane). She tells the nurse that she recently learned she is pregnant. She asks “Will my pregnancy interfere with the medication’s effectiveness?” Which of the following is the appropriate response by the nurse?
- 1. “The medication is contraindicated for pregnant women.”
- 2. “You will have to change the route of administration, because you are pregnant.”
- 3. “There is no reason you can’t continue taking it.”
- 4. “If the medication helps you look better, that will help feel better about yourself.”

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