Posted: January 15th, 2018

Photochemotherapy : 5 best ways to perform it

A female client with atopic dermatitis is prescribed medication for photochemotherapy.

The nurse teaches the client about the importance of protecting the skin from ultraviolet light before drug administration and for 8 hours afterward and stresses the need to protect the eyes. After administering medication for photochemotherapy, the client must protect the eyes for:

A. 4 hours.
B. 8 hours.
C. 24 hours.
D. 48 hours.