The nurse determines that the student who has been instructed about lung function and smoking requires additional teaching when the student says
A) "A physically fit athlete breathes more slowly than a sedentary person."
B) "Smoking only once in a while will not make a person addicted to smoking."
C) "An older person may breathe more shallowly than a younger person."
D) "An upright position will help someone breathe with less effort."
Ans: B
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