A nurse is teaching a group of student nurses about the administration of asthma medication. Which statement by a student nurse shows appropriate learning?
1. "Asthma medication generally falls under three categories."
2. "A common short-acting maintenance medication is a combination of adrenergic beta-2 agonist and corticosteroid."
3. "An oral leukotriene antagonist should not be used by the client on a daily basis if the asthma attack is acute."
4. "An oral corticosteroid is added to the regimen of rescue medications when short-acting bronchodilators are not acting against asthma attacks."
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