A patient with a lung abscess is being discharged from the hospital. Appropriate discharge instructions for this patient should include which information?
1. Complete the entire prescription of antibiotics.
2. Expect symptoms to become worse.
3. Return to routine activities of daily living.
4. Lung abscesses rarely cause other problems once treatment is started.
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Rationale 1: The nurse should emphasize the importance of completing the entire course of therapy to eliminate the infecting organisms. The nurse should teach about the medication, including its name, dose, and desired and adverse effects.
Rationale 2: The nurse should stress the need to contact the physician if symptoms do not improve or if they become worse.
Rationale 3: Most lung abscesses are successfully treated with antibiotics; however, treatment may last up to 1 month or more.
Rationale 4: Infection from lung abscess can spread not only to lung and pleural tissue but systemically, and cause sepsis.
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