The Parent of a School-Age Child Who Has Asthma Tells

question 4

Multiple Choice

The parent of a school-age child who has asthma tells the primary care pediatric nurse practitioner that the child often comes home from school with severe wheezing after gym class and needs to use his metered-dose inhaler right away. What will the nurse practitioner do?

• A) Recommend that the child go to the school nurse when symptoms start.
• B) Review the child's asthma action plan and possibly increase his steroid dose.
• C) Suggest asking the school to excuse the child from gym class.
• D) Write the prescription for two metered-dose inhalers with spacers.

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