The nurse is caring for a client with right lower-lobe pneumonia who has been treated with intravenous (IV) antibiotics for 2 days. Which of the following assessment data obtained by the nurse indicates that the treatment has been effective?
A)Bronchial breath sounds are heard at the right base.
B)The client coughs up small amounts of green mucus.
C)The client's white blood cell (WBC) count is 9 * 109/L.
D)Increased tactile fremitus is palpable over the right chest.

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The normal WBC count indicates that the antibiotics have been effective. All the other data suggest that a change in treatment is needed.

The Nurse Is Caring for a Client with Right Lower-Lobe