The client has been ordered Nasonex. The highest priority instruction that the nurse should give the client is to direct the spray:
a. upwards in the nasal passages.
b. downwards in the nasal passages.
c. towards the nasal septum.
d. away from the nasal septum.
ANS: D
Nasonex is most effective if it is directed away from the nasal septum.
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