An older patient who smokes half a pack of cigarettes daily and is diagnosed with COPD expresses regret about starting smoking over 50 years ago at a time when it was considered both fashionable and harmless
What can the nurse respond to this patient? A) "Even though you have smoked for a long time, there are still benefits to quitting smoking.".
B) "If you continue to smoke, any medical treatment for your COPD is likely to be ineffective.".
C) "Unfortunately the damage is now done and quitting smoking will likely have little effect on your future health.".
D) "Even though it won't affect the course of your COPD, quitting smoking would probably make you feel better about yourself.".
A
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There are health benefits to quitting smoking at any stage and doing so would likely aid in the treatment of the patient's COPD. Continuing to smoke, while detrimental, would not necessarily render all medical treatments for COPD ineffective. Quitting smoking could stop the progression of the patient's disease.
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