You Are Caring for a Client Admitted with Chronic Bronchitis

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Multiple Choice

You are caring for a client admitted with chronic bronchitis. The client is having difficulty breathing, and the family asks you what causes this difficulty. What would be your best response?

• A) "Anytime there is a chronic disease process it is hard for the person to breathe."
• B) "Having a chronic respiratory disease scars the lung and affects the effort it takes to breathe."
• C) "In this particular case your family member is just overly tired and having problems breathing."
• D) "Conditions such as chronic bronchitis cause thickening of the bronchial mucosa so it makes it harder to breathe."

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