A Nurse Is Reviewing Medications with a Client Recently Diagnosed

question 18

Multiple Choice

A nurse is reviewing medications with a client recently diagnosed with COPD.The client asks how they can prevent further exacerbations of the COPD.Which should be included in the plan of care regarding COPD? (Select all that apply.) Note: Credit will be given only if all correct choices and no incorrect choices are selected.

• A)Smoking cessation
• B)Exercise
• C)Healthy eating program
• D)Take medications as prescribed
• E)Use oxygen therapy as needed

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Definitions:

Postsynaptic Cell

A neuron or muscle cell that receives signals from a presynaptic neuron at a synapse.

Neuromodulator

Substance that influences the sensitivity of neurons to neurotransmitters but neither strongly stimulates nor strongly inhibits neurons by itself.

Neurotransmitter

Chemical substances that transmit signals across a synapse from one neuron to another neuron, muscle cell, or gland cell.

Neurons Sensitivity

The capacity of neurons to respond to stimuli or changes in the environment, affecting how signals are transmitted through the nervous system.