You are doing patient education in the emergency department with a patient who is being discharged on mini-nebulizer treatments. What would be important for you to include in the patient's discharge teaching?
A) How to count respirations
B) What position is optimal for this treatment
C) How to unpack the equipment
D) How to add medication to the equipment
Ans: D
Feedback: The nurse instructs the patient and family about the purpose of the treatment, equipment setup, medication additive, and proper cleaning and storage of the equipment. Patient teaching would not include counting respirations, positioning the patient, or unpacking the equipment.
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