Thursday, August 6, 2009

question of the week

for the week of 08.03.09

A nurse is providing instructions for a client with pneumonia. What is the most important information to convey to the client?

1. "Take at least two weeks off from work."
2. "You will need another chest x-ray in six weeks."
3. "Take your temperature every day."
4. "Complete all of the antibiotic even if your findings decrease."

1 comment:

a.ha said...

The correct answer is number: 4

Smeltzer, S.C., Bare, B.G., Hinkle, J., & Cheever, K.H.
Brunner-Suddarth's textbook of medical surgical nursing (11th ed.).(2008)
Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.