A nurse determines that the administration of a small-volume nebulizer or inhaler is immediately withheld if the client experiences:
A. Coughing
B. Dysrhythmias
C. An inability to self-administer the medication
D. An excessive need for a greater frequency than every 4 hours
B
B. Dysrhythmias could indicate systemic effects of nebulized medication and would require discontinuing the treatment.
A. Coughing would be assessed and recorded but would not necessarily require discontinuing the treatment.
C. Inability to self-administer might require changing the method of administration but would not require stopping treatment.
D. Frequency of nebulizer treatments would be determined by the provider's order.
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