When planning home care for a child with asthma, the nurse should tell the family to:
A) remove all animals from the house.
B) remove stuffed animals from the bed.
C) remove items that seem to trigger an attack.
D) remove items that commonly trigger attacks.
C) remove items that seem to trigger an attack.
Explanation: A) Components of asthma management include environmental control, asthma education for patients and families, and bronchodilator and anti-inflammatory medications. Environmental control to remove the stimuli that trigger asthma is tailored to an individual because each person responds to different triggers. All possible triggers should not be removed, only those that may be triggers.
B) Components of asthma management include environmental control, asthma education for patients and families, and bronchodilator and anti-inflammatory medications. Environmental control to remove the stimuli that trigger asthma is tailored to an individual because each person responds to different triggers. All possible triggers should not be removed, only those that may be triggers.
C) Components of asthma management include environmental control, asthma education for patients and families, and bronchodilator and anti-inflammatory medications. Environmental control to remove the stimuli that trigger asthma is tailored to an individual because each person responds to different triggers. All possible triggers should not be removed, only those that may be triggers.
D) Components of asthma management include environmental control, asthma education for patients and families, and bronchodilator and anti-inflammatory medications. Environmental control to remove the stimuli that trigger asthma is tailored to an individual because each person responds to different triggers. All possible triggers should not be removed, only those that may be triggers.
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