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A 59-year-old client in the intensive care unit is being evaluated for nursing care related to buffers and bicarbonate. Assessment data include pain increases from 3/10 to 8/10 over 30 minutes. The nurse is evaluating discharge teaching. Which client statement shows correct understanding?

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"The nurse does not need to know about changes unless the provider asks.""I will call the nurse if I have new or worse symptoms before my follow-up appointment.""I do not need to report mild symptoms unless they become unbearable.""I will stop my medications when I feel better."

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B. "I will call the nurse if I have new or worse symptoms before my follow-up appointment."

Why

Effective teaching includes when to seek help for worsening symptoms. Stopping medications or delaying reports are unsafe.

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A 59-year-old client in the intensive care unit is being evaluated for nursing care related to buffers and bicarbonate. Assessment data include pain increases from 3/10 to 8/10 over 30 minutes. The nurse is evaluating discharge teaching. Which client statement shows correct understanding?

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