A Patient Was Recently Diagnosed with Pneumonia

A patient was recently diagnosed with pneumonia. The nurse and the patient have established a goal that the patient will not experience shortness of breath with activity in 3 days with an expected outcome of having no secretions present in the lungs in 48 hours. Which evaluative measure will the nurse use to demonstrate progress toward this goal?

A) No sputum or cough present in 4 days
B) Congestion throughout all lung fields in 2 days
C) Shallow, fast respirations 30 breaths per minute in 1 day
D) Lungs clear to auscultation following use of inhaler

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