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A Woman Calls the Clinic and Tells the Nurse That

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A woman calls the clinic and tells the nurse that her mother,an older adult,has had a cold for the past week.The woman is worried that pneumonia will develop.After the nurse discusses care of upper respiratory infections and prevention of secondary infections,which of the following responses by the woman alerts the nurse that additional teaching is needed?


A) "I should encourage my mother to drink a lot of juices and other fluids."
B) "I should watch for changes in nasal secretions or the sputum she coughs up."
C) "I can give my mother aspirin or acetaminophen to make her more comfortable."
D) "I can encourage my mother to continue to use nasal decongestant spray until the congestion is gone."

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