A client with pulmonary fibrosis is being discharged home. What is the highest priority teaching need?
a. Dietary modifications
b. Determining activity tolerance
c. Avoiding infection
d. Medication therapy
C
It is extremely important to teach the client with pulmonary fibrosis to avoid infection because the disease will quickly become worse as a result of decreased lung function. The client may take longer to recover from an infection, and the ability to recover may be severely limited owing to the progression of the disease. Teaching the client about modifications in diet, how to determine response to activity, and treatment medications would be secondary.
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