The Nurse Is Providing Serevent Diskus (Salmeterol) to a Patient

question 155

Multiple Choice

The nurse is providing Serevent Diskus (salmeterol) to a patient on the medical unit who has a long-term history of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. The nurse would intervene if which of the following were observed?

• A) The patient did not attach a spacer prior to inspiration.
• B) The patient closes the device after inhalation without washing the mouthpiece.
• C) The patient held the diskus level in a horizontal position.
• D) The patient exhaled into the diskus device.

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Definitions:

Associative Learning

The process by which a connection is made between two stimuli or between a behavior and a response, often leading to a change in behavior.

Aversion

A strong feeling of dislike or disinclination towards something, often used in psychology to refer to a conditioned response to certain stimuli.

Rapid Conditioning

A process by which an organism quickly learns to associate a specific behavior with a particular outcome.

CS (Conditioned Stimulus)

In classical conditioning, a previously neutral stimulus that, after being associated with an unconditioned stimulus, elicits a conditioned response.