You are a clinic nurse doing patient education for clinic patients. A patient visits the clinic and is diagnosed with acute laryngitis. What should you instruct the patient to do?
A) Place warm cloths on the throat
B) Inhale warm steam
C) Limit speech
D) Decrease fluid intake
Ans: C
Feedback: Management of acute laryngitis includes resting the voice, avoiding irritants (including smoking), resting, and inhaling cool steam or an aerosol. Fluid intake should be increased. Warm cloths on the throat will not help acute laryngitis.
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