The nurse is teaching a client with cystic fibrosis. What activity does the nurse teach as the priority?
a. Taking daily antibiotics
b. Having genetic screening
c. Maintaining good nutrition
d. Exercising daily
C
Clients with cystic fibrosis (CF) often are malnourished owing to vitamin deficiency and pan-creatic malfunction. Maintaining nutrition is essential. Daily antibiotics and daily exercise are not essential actions. Genetic screening would not help the client manage CF better.
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