The Nurse Completes an Admission Assessment on a Patient with Asthma

question 28

Multiple Choice

The nurse completes an admission assessment on a patient with asthma. Which information given by patient is indicates a need for a change in therapy?

• A)The patient uses albuterol (Ventolin HFA) before aerobic exercise.
• B)The patient says that the asthma symptoms are worse every spring.
• C)The patient's heart rate increases after using the albuterol (Ventolin HFA) inhaler.
• D)The patient's only medications are albuterol (Ventolin HFAl) and salmeterol (Serevent).

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