Which instruction should the nurse include when teaching a client who is

a. Take the medication once a day at bedtime.
b. Restrict fluids to decrease mucus production.
c. Increase fluid intake to decrease viscosity of secretions.
d. Take a drug with oral codeine when cough worsens.


c. Increase fluid intake to decrease viscosity of secretions.

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