The nursing instructor is teaching her clinical group about emphysema. The instructor explains that when caring for a patient with emphysema, you would include what teaching as priority in the plan of care?
A) Ineffective coping
B) Self-care deficit
C) Activity intolerance
D) Setting and accepting realistic short-term and long-range goals
Ans: D
Feedback: A major area of teaching involves setting and accepting realistic short-term and long-range goals. The other options listed are nursing diagnoses and are important in the care of a patient with emphysema but would not be included in the teaching portion of a plan of care.
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