Multiple Choice
During preoperative teaching, the nurse advises the client who smokes on an important health promotion measure to take before elective surgery, which is to
A) ask the physician for nicotine patches.
B) cut down by half the amount smoked per day.
C) increase fluid intake to reduce risk of thrombosis.
D) stop smoking at once.
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