The Nurse Is Providing Education for a Client with Crohn

The nurse is providing education for a client with Crohn disease. Which statement will the nurse include when teaching the client about the disease?

A) "Crohn disease is an active allergic response."
B) "Crohn disease is the result of an acute inflammatory response."
C) "Crohn disease is a chronic inflammatory disorder."
D) Crohn disease is a chronic inflammatory disorder caused by the immune system targeting healthy tissues of the digestive tract. The cause of Crohn disease is understood to be multifactorial, but is not the result of an allergic response, nor an acute inflammatory response. Crohn disease is not caused by the immune system targeting diseased tissue.