While Working in an Urgent Care Center, the Nurse Assists

question 21

Multiple Choice

While working in an urgent care center, the nurse assists in the care of a patient with allergic rhinitis who has been given a prescription for beclomethasone nasal spray (Beconase) , 2 sprays in each nostril 2 to 4 times daily. The nurse would provide further instruction if the patient made which of the following statements?

• A) "This will help my nose to not run so constantly."
• B) "I should spray this in each nostril whenever my nose starts to drip."
• C) "I can use this before I go to work, midday, and again at bedtime."
• D) "This medication is a mild steroid. It will reduce swelling and irritation of my nasal passages."

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