A Nurse Is Teaching an Adolescent How to Use the Peak

question 40

Multiple Choice

A nurse is teaching an adolescent how to use the peak expiratory flowmeter. The adolescent has understood the teaching if which statement is made?

• A) "I will record the average of the readings."
• B) "I should be sitting comfortably when I perform the readings."
• C) "I will record the readings at the same time every day."
• D) "I will repeat the routine two times."

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Definitions:

Interferon Production

The process by which cells produce interferons, proteins that are part of the immune response to viruses.

Viral Infection

The invasion and multiplication of viruses within a host organism, leading to disease by damaging or killing cells or by triggering an immune response.

Circulatory Changes

Alterations in the flow of blood throughout the body, which can occur due to various health conditions or physiological states.

Inflammation

The body's response to injury or infection, characterized by redness, warmth, swelling, and pain.