An important component to emphasize for the nurse developing the teaching portion of a care plan for a patient with COPD includes which of the following?
A) Smoking a half a pack weekly is allowable.
B) Chronic inhalation of indoor toxins causes lung damage.
C) Minor respiratory infections are not treated.
D) ADLs should be completed in the waking hours.
Ans: B
Feedback: Chronic inhalation of both indoor and outdoor toxins causes damage to the airways and impairs gas exchange. Smoking cessation should be taught to all patients who are currently smoking. Minor respiratory infections that are of no consequence to the person with normal lungs can produce fatal disturbances in the lungs of the person with emphysema. Activities of daily living (ADLs) should be paced throughout the day to permit patients to perform these without excessive distress.
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