What explanation should the nurse give to a parent of a child with asthma about using a peak flowmeter?
a. It is used to monitor the child's breathing capacity.
b. It measures the child's lung volume.
c. It will help the medication reach the child's airways.
d. It measures the amount of air the child breathes in.
A
The peak flowmeter is a device used to monitor breathing capacity in the child with asthma; it measures the flow of air in a forced exhalation in liters per minute. A child with asthma would have a pulmonary function test to measure lung volume. A spacer used with a metered dose inhaler prolongs medication transit so medication reaches the airways.
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