When Counseling a Client with Asthma Who Has Been Advised

question 13

Multiple Choice

When counseling a client with asthma who has been advised to make several major life changes, the nurse should encourage the client to consider each suggestion carefully because

• A) clients may be able to simply increase their medications and not make changes.
• B) no doctor has all the answers about reducing exacerbations.
• C) the benefit of the change may be offset by the stress it causes.
• D) there are controversies about lifestyle changes needed in asthma.

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