Author Question: The nurse has provided health teaching for a 15-year-old boy newly diagnosed with asthma. What ... (Read 49 times)

Awilson837 · **on:** Jul 23, 2018

The nurse has provided health teaching for a 15-year-old boy newly diagnosed with asthma. What statement, made by the patient, indicates that he has a good understanding of the teaching the nurse has done regarding inhalers?

A) I should hold my breath when administering a puff.
B) The aerosol canister should be shaken well before using.
C) I need to take three short quick breaths when I administer the inhaler.
D) A second aerosol medication cannot be administered until 30 minutes after the first aerosol medication.

Question 2

What medication would the nurse expect the physician to prescribe as palliative treatment for advanced prostate cancer?

A) Histrelin (Vantas)
B) Ganirelix (Antagon)
C) Nafarelin (Synarel)
D) Somatropin (Nutropin)

amit · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 23, 2018

Answer to Question 1

B
Feedback:
Inhalers should be shaken well, immediately before each use. It would not be appropriate to teach the patient to hold his breath when administering a puff, to take three short quick puffs when administering the inhaler, or that a second aerosol medication should not be administered until 30 minutes after the first dose of aerosol medication.

Answer to Question 2

A
Feedback:
Histrelin (Vantas) is used to provide palliative treatment for advanced prostate cancer. Nafarelin (Synarel) is used for treatment of endometriosis and precocious puberty; Ganirelix (Antagon) is used for inhibition of premature luteinizing hormone surge in women undergoing controlled ovarian stimulation as part of a fertility program; Somatropin (Nutropin) is used for treatment of children with growth failure due to lack of growth hormone or to chronic renal failure.