The nurse is providing instructions about the Advair inhaler (fluticasone propionate and salmeterol). Which statement about this inhaler is accurate?
a. It is indicated for the treatment of acute bronchospasms.
b. It needs to be used with a spacer for best results.
c. Patients need to avoid drinking water for 1 hour after taking this drug.
d. It is used for the prevention of bronchospasms.
ANS: D
You might also like to view...
You are following the care plan that was created for a patient newly admitted to your unit. Which of the following aspects of the care plan would be considered a nursing implementation?
A) The patient will express an understanding of her diagnosis. B) The patient appears diaphoretic. C) The patient is at risk for aspiration. D) Ambulate the patient twice per day with partial assistance.
Although the nurse has massaged the uterus every 15 minutes, it remains flaccid, and the patient continues to pass large clots. What does the nurse recognize these signs indicate?
a. Uterine atony b. Uterine dystocia c. Uterine hypoplasia d. Uterine dysfunction
Hyposecretion of parathormone results in
A) severe muscle spasms. B) loss of bone calcium. C) abnormal muscle-nerve interaction. D) excess calcium production.
The _____ reflex initiates propulsion in the entire colon, usually during or immediately after eat-ing
a. gastrocolic b. ileocolic c. duodenocolic d. cephalocolic