The nurse is planning care for a patient with a chronic illness. What intervention should the nurse include in the plan of care?
1. Instruct the patient in ways to minimize the impact of the chronic illness on activities of daily living.
2. Encourage the patient to seek medical care with any changes in symptoms.
3. Limit activities until symptoms subside.
Correct Answer: 1
Nursing interventions for the person with a chronic illness focus on education to promote independent functioning, reduce healthcare costs, and improve well-being and quality of life. The nurse should instruct the patient in ways to minimize the impact of the chronic illness on activities of daily living. The other choices do not support independent functioning, reduce healthcare costs, or improve well-being and quality of life.
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