After teaching a group of nursing students about candidiasis,the clinical faculty member asks the student nurses to presentinformation about one of the current patient assignments. One ofthe student nurses states that the assigned patient has developedan oropharyngeal candidiasis and is being treated with clotrimazoleand a topical antifungal. The student provides key informationabout the antifungal agents the patient is receiving.

  1. What are the characteristics of a fungus?
  2. What is the therapeutic action of clotrimazole?
  3. What are the most common adverse reactions ofclotrimazole?
  4. What are the nursing considerations for a patient receiving atopical antifungal?
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