A patient is prescribed a dry powder inhaler (DPI) for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Which statement made by the patient indicates to the nurse that more instruction is needed?
a. "I won't exhale into the inhaler."
b. "The inhaler will be kept in the drawer of my bedroom dresser."
c. "I will wash the inhaler mouthpiece daily with soap and water."
d. "I'll inhale twice as hard through this inhaler as I do with my aerosol inhaler."
C
Washing the DPI may cause the medication in the inhaler to clump together. This action reduces the precision of the delivery of the drug to the patient.
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