A Patient Will Be Sent Home with a Metered-Dose Inhaler

question 3

Multiple Choice

A patient will be sent home with a metered-dose inhaler, and the nurse is providing teaching. Which is a correctly written goal for this process?

• A) The nurse will demonstrate the correct use of a metered-dose inhaler to the patient.
• B) The nurse will teach the patient how to administer medication with a metered-dose inhaler.
• C) The patient will know how to self-administer the medication using the metered-dose inhaler.
• D) The patient will independently administer the medication using the metered-dose inhaler at the end of the session.

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Definitions:

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Glucose Tolerance Test

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Glycohemoglobin

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ESR Rate

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