The Nurse Is Doing Preoperative Patient Education with a 61 $50 \%$

The nurse is doing preoperative patient education with a 61 -year-old male patient who has a 40-pack per year history of cigarette smoking. The patient will undergo an elective bunionectomy at a time that fits his work schedule in a few months. What would be the best instruction to give to this patient?

A) Reduce smoking by $50 \%$ to prevent the development of pneumonia.
B) Stop smoking at least 6 weeks before the scheduled surgery to enhance pulmonary function and decrease infection.
C) Aim to quit smoking in the postoperative period to reduce the chance of surgical complications
D) Stop smoking 4 to 8 weeks before the scheduled surgery to enhance pulmonary function and decrease infection.