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The nurse cares for a patient hospitalized for 5 days with pneumonia. He is about to be discharged and the nurse is providing discharge instructions to the patient and the family. Which statement made by the patient’s family should most concern the nurse?
When a patient has an infection and is prescribed antibiotics, the patient should always take the full course of the medication and never discontinue the medication. It is easy for patients to believe they can stop taking the medication when the symptoms are resolved, but the nurse needs to educate the patient to continue the full regimen. The rest of the statements are accurate; the patient must get adequate rest, eat well, use the incentive spirometer, and stay away from others who are sick until he is well.
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The nurse cares for a patient hospitalized for 5 days with pneumonia. He is about to be discharged and the nurse is providing discharge instructions to the patient and the family. Which statement made by the patient’s family should most concern the nurse?
When a patient has an infection and is prescribed antibiotics, the patient should always take the full course of the medication and never discontinue the medication. It is easy for patients to believe they can stop taking the medication when the symptoms are resolved, but the nurse needs to educate the patient to continue the full regimen. The rest of the statements are accurate; the patient must get adequate rest, eat well, use the incentive spirometer, and stay away from others who are sick until he is well.
Compare your answer with the correct one above