You are making a care plan for a patient suffering from allergic rhinitis. What might a goal for this patient be?
A) Decreased interaction with antibody
B) Decrease in complications
C) Increased interaction with allergen
D) Improved coping with alterations and modifications
Ans: D
Feedback: The goals for the patient may include restoration of normal breathing pattern, increased knowledge about the causes and control of allergic symptoms, improved coping with alterations and modifications, and absence of complications. You would not want decreased antibodies or increased allergens. You would not want a decrease in complications, you would want an absence of complications.
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