Which instruction will the nurse include when teaching a patient to use a dry powder inhaler (dpi)?

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4.Which information will the nurse include when teaching the patient with asthma about theprescribed medications?a.Utilize the inhaled corticosteroid when shortness of breath occurs.b.Inhale slowly and deeply when using the dry-powder inhaler (DPI).c.Hold your breath for 5 seconds after using the bronchodilator inhaler.d.Tremors are an expected side effect of rapidly acting bronchodilators.ANS: DTremors are a common side effect of short-acting2-adrenergic (SABA) medications and nota reason to avoid using the SABA inhaler. Inhaled corticosteroids do not act rapidly to reducedyspnea. Rapid inhalation is needed when using a DPI. The patient should hold the breath for10 seconds after using inhalers.

DIF:Cognitive Level: ApplicationTOP:Nursing Process: ImplementationMSC:NCLEX: Physiological Integrity5.When the nurse is evaluating the effectiveness of therapy for a patient who has receivedtreatment during an asthma attack, which finding is the best indicator that the therapy has beeneffective?

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DIF:Cognitive Level: ApplicationTOP:Nursing Process: EvaluationMSC:NCLEX: Physiological Integrity6.A patient seen in the asthma clinic has recorded daily peak flows that are 85% of the baseline.Which action will the nurse plan to take?

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DIF:Cognitive Level: ApplicationTOP:Nursing Process: PlanningMSC:NCLEX: Physiological Integrity7.Which action by a patient who has asthma indicates a good understanding of the nurse’steaching about peak flow meter use?

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In which order should the nurse instruct the client to use an inhaler?

Put the inhaler in your mouth. Press down on the inhaler quickly to release the medicine as you start to breathe in slowly. Breathe in slowly for 3 to 5 seconds. Hold your breath for 10 seconds to allow medicine to go deeply into your lungs.

What actions does the nurse include in teaching a patient to use an inhaler with a spacer select all that apply?

Breathe in Slowly.
Put the spacer between your teeth and close your lips tightly around it..
Keep your chin up..
Start breathing in slowly through your mouth..
Spray one puff into the spacer by pressing down on the inhaler..
Keep breathing in slowly. Breathe as deeply as you can..

When teaching the patient how do you breathe during a nebulizer treatment the nurse should provide which instruction?

Ask patient to breathe in deeply and slowly for about 5 seconds and to then hold breath at the end of inspiration for about 10 seconds. If one medication: have patient wait 20 to 30 seconds between inhalations. If more than one medication: have patient wait 2 to 5 minutes between inhalations.

Which instruction will the nurse include when teaching a patient how do you do huff coughing?

The Huff Coughing Technique:.
Sit up straight with chin tilted slightly up and mouth open..
Take a slow deep breath to fill lungs about three quarters full..
Hold breath for two or three seconds..
Exhale forcefully, but slowly, in a continuous exhalation to move mucus from the smaller to the larger airways..