The Nurse Is Planning Care for a Patient with a Chronic

The nurse is planning care for a patient with a chronic illness. What intervention should the nurse include in the plan of care?

A) Instruct the patient in ways to minimize the impact of the chronic illness on activities of daily living.
B) Encourage the patient to seek medical care with any changes in symptoms.
C) Limit activities until symptoms subside.
D) Suggest lifestyle alterations to prepare for more challenging symptom management in the future.