Mr. Meyers, your patient with COPD, has a long history of secondhand cigarette exposure. His wife is not currently interested in smoking cessation and has always smoked at home. During a home health...

Mr. Meyers, your patient with COPD, has a long history of secondhand cigarette exposure. His wife is not currently interested in smoking cessation and has always smoked at home. During a home health visit, you notice that Mr. Meyers has increasing dyspnea and coughing when his wife smokes in the living room where they sit together to watch TV. What can you tell the patient and his wife about secondhand cigarette smoke? What types of functional limitations are likely to occur if the current situation remains unchanged? What additional concerns do you have about Mr. and Mrs. Meyers’ health in the upcoming cold months? What is your plan for patient teaching for this couple?