The Nurse Instructs an Older Client with Asthma About Use

question 23

Multiple Choice

The nurse instructs an older client with asthma about use of a peak flow meter. The nurse instructs the client to use the meter at which times? Select all that apply.

• A) After eating dinner in the evening
• B) If feeling like cold symptoms are occurring
• C) If wheezing or tightness in the chest occurs
• D) In the morning after awakening and in the early afternoon
• E) Every day for the first two weeks after medication changes

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