A patient with an upper respiratory infection (common cold) tells the nurse, "I am so angry with the nurse practitioner because he would not give me any antibiotics." What would be the most accurate response by the nurse?
A) "Antibiotics have no effect on viruses."
B) "Let me talk to him and see what we can do."
C) "Why do you think you need an antibiotic?"
D) "I know what you mean; you need an antibiotic."
A
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