The clinic nurse is giving discharge instructions to the mother of a 10-year-old boy who has been diagnosed with a mild cold.Which statements indicate that the mother accurately understands the nurse's instructions?

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Increasing fruit and citrus juice intake may decrease the duration or severity of a cold.Proper hand hygiene decreases the likelihood of transmission.According to Singh and Das (2013),if started with conjunction of symptom onset,zinc lozenges have proven effective in limiting a cold's duration and severity.Antibiotics are not used for colds (because colds are viral in etiology)unless a secondary infection is present or there is an increased risk for a secondary infection.Aspirin should not be given to children under age 12 due an increased risk for Reye syndrome.

The Clinic Nurse Is Giving Discharge Instructions to the Mother