The nurse clarifies that the antibiotic given to the patient with a cold is to:
a. cure the cold.
b. reduce the symptoms.
c. prevent a secondary bacterial infection.
d. protect the immune system.
C
Antibiotics are given to people with a viral cold to prevent a secondary bacterial infection. There is no cure for a cold. Antibiotics will not reduce symptoms of a cold because a cold is viral in etiology, and antibiotics will not affect the immune system response to viral infections.
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