A Middle-Age Client Presents with a Cough Producing Large Amounts

Multiple Choice

A middle-age client presents with a cough producing large amounts of mucus. The client tells the nurse, "I get this and keep it all winter. My wife says I cough until I turn blue." With a suspicion of chronic bronchitis, which question does the nurse ask first?

A) "Do you feel short of breath after a coughing spell?"
B) "So, how many years have you had this problem?"
C) "Does anyone else in your family have this problem?"
D) "Do you get your annual influenza vaccine?"