The nurse is evaluating a client's response to medication therapy for asthma. The client has a peak flowmeter reading in the yellow zone. What does the nurse do next?
a. Nothing; this is an acceptable range.
b. Teach the client to take deeper breaths.
c. Assist the client to use a rescue inhaler.
d. Assess the client's lungs.
C
The client with a peak flow reading in the yellow zone needs to use a rescue inhaler, then have a reading taken again within a few minutes. The nurse has no reason to assess the client's lungs at this point in time, nor would the nurse take the time to teach at this moment.
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