When counseling a client with asthma who has been advised to make several major life changes, the nurse should encourage the client to consider each suggestion carefully because
a. clients may be able to simply increase their medications and not make changes.
b. no doctor has all the answers about reducing exacerbations.
c. the benefit of the change may be offset by the stress it causes.
d. there are controversies about lifestyle changes needed in asthma.
C
There are many lifestyle suggestions a client might have recommended, but the nature of the changes often produces Decisional Conflict. Nurses need to respect their client's choices and realize that some major choices such as giving up a beloved pet may cause so much stress and upheaval that the benefits the client would receive are offset.
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