The nurse is discussing care of the client with rhinitis. Which of the following statements indicates the caregiver understands the content of the teaching session?
1. "It may not always be necessary to take allergy medications to avoid these symptoms.".
2. "Since there are so many different triggers, it will be necessary to take allergy injections forever.".
3. "The only way to avoid these symptoms is to completely avoid the trigger.".
4. "Since this has only occurred once, I can be sure it is not allergic in nature.".
"It may not always be necessary to take allergy medications to avoid these symptoms.".
Rationale: It is possible for clients to outgrow allergies as the immune system becomes less sensitive to the trigger. In some clients with allergies, injections are given until the client reaches a maintenance dose, when it is possible for the injections to be discontinued. There are ways to avoid symptoms other than completely avoiding the trigger, including taking allergy medications on a daily basis. There is no way to be certain the symptoms will not recur just because it is the first episode.
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