An older patient with severe peripheral arterial disease wishes to quit smoking. The nurse provide education to this patient on which of the following?
a. "Cold turkey" method
b. Gradual reduction
c. Nicotine patches
d. Bupropion hydrochloride (Zyban)
D
Older patients should be offered assistance to quit smoking. The cold turkey and gradual reduc-tion methods may not work if the patient is a long-term smoker. The patient with peripheral ar-terial disease should not use nicotine in any form as it causes vasoconstriction. Zyban is an ap-propriate choice.
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Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).