A Nurse Is Teaching a Group of Student Nurses About

question 6

Multiple Choice

A nurse is teaching a group of student nurses about the administration of asthma medication. Which statement by a student nurse shows appropriate learning?

• A) "Asthma medication generally falls under three categories."
• B) "A common short-acting maintenance medication is a combination of adrenergic beta-2 agonist and corticosteroid."
• C) "An oral leukotriene antagonist should not be used by the client on a daily basis if the asthma attack is acute."
• D) "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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