After a patient with right lower-lobe pneumonia has been treated with intravenous (IV) antibiotics for 2 days, which assessment data obtained by the nurse indicates that the treatment has been effective?
A) Bronchial breath sounds are heard at the right base.
B) Increased vocal fremitus is palpable over the right chest.
C) The patient coughs up small amounts of green mucous.
D) The patient's white blood cell (WBC) count is 9000/µl.
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