After Providing Instructions to a Client with Newly Diagnosed COPD

question 12

Multiple Choice

After providing instructions to a client with newly diagnosed COPD who is learning to take a steroid medication by inhaler, the nurse would determine that proper technique has been learned when the client

• A) breathes out forcefully with an open mouth.
• B) gently rolls the canister in the hands before use.
• C) holds the breath for 5 to 10 seconds after inhalation.
• D) starts to discontinue the medication once manifestations subside.

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Definitions:

Costal Angle

The angle formed by the meeting of the lower borders of the rib cage, usually becoming more acute when the ribs are drawn together during inspiration.

Kyphosis

An excessive outward curvature of the spine, leading to a hunched back appearance.

Barrel Chest

A chest shape characterized by an increased front-to-back diameter and a rounded appearance, often seen in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).

Atelectasis

The collapse of part or all of a lung, preventing the respiratory exchange of carbon dioxide and oxygen.