During a home visit with a new community member, the nurse suspects that a client has a chronic illness. What did the nurse assess to make this clinical decision?
1. Experienced symptoms for 8 months
2. Has periods where the symptoms disappear
3. Altered activities of daily living because of the illness
4. Problem disappeared with over-the-counter medication
5. Symptoms appeared abruptly and disappeared after treatment
Correct Answer: 1, 2, 3
Rationale 1: A chronic illness is one that lasts for an extended period, usually 6 months or longer, and often for the person's life.
Rationale 2: Chronic illnesses usually have a slow onset and often have periods of remission, when the symptoms disappear.
Rationale 3: With chronic illnesses clients often need to modify activities of daily living.
Rationale 4: An acute illness may subside with the help of over-the-counter medication.
Rationale 5: Symptoms of an acute illness appear abruptly and subside quickly after intervention.
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