A nurse is assessing a 10-year-old child with asthma. The child and parents report daily symptoms, but the child only wakes up coughing once or twice a week, uses an albuterol (Ventolin) inhaler daily,
and is occasionally prevented from participating in physical activity by symptoms. What asthma severity classification does the nurse assign to the child?
A.
Intermittent
B.
Mild persistent
C.
Moderate persistent
D.
Severe persistent
ANS: C
The child's symptoms place him or her in the moderate persistent category.
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