The nurse has provided health teaching for a 15-year-old boy newly diagnosed with asthma. What statement, made by the patient, indicates that he has a good understanding of the teaching the nurse has done regarding inhalers?
A) "I should hold my breath when administering a puff."
B) "The aerosol canister should be shaken well before using."
C) "I need to take three short quick breaths when I administer the inhaler."
D) "A second aerosol medication cannot be administered until 30 minutes after the first aerosol medication."
B
Feedback:
Inhalers should be shaken well, immediately before each use. It would not be appropriate to teach the patient to hold his breath when administering a puff, to take three short quick puffs when administering the inhaler, or that a second aerosol medication should not be administered until 30 minutes after the first dose of aerosol medication.
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