A Middle-Age Client Presents with a Cough Producing Large Amounts

question 20

Multiple Choice

A middle-age client presents with a cough producing large amounts of mucus. The client tells the nurse, "I get this and keep it all winter. My wife says I cough until I turn blue." With a suspicion of chronic bronchitis, which question does the nurse ask first?

• A)"Do you feel short of breath after a coughing spell?"
• B)"So, how many years have you had this problem?"
• C)"Does anyone else in your family have this problem?"
• D)"Do you get your annual influenza vaccine?"

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