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jjjetplane · **on:** Jun 27, 2018

What is the best nursing response to the parent of a child with asthma who asks if his child can still participate in sports?

a. Children with asthma are usually restricted from physical activities..
b. Children can usually play any type of sport if their asthma is well controlled..
c. Avoid swimming because breathing underwater is dangerous for people with asthma..
d. Even with good asthma control, I would advise limiting the child to one athletic activity per school year..

Question 2

What explanation should the nurse give to a parent of a child with asthma about using a peak flowmeter?

a. It is used to monitor the child's breathing capacity.
b. It measures the child's lung volume.
c. It will help the medication reach the child's airways.
d. It measures the amount of air the child breathes in.

T4T · **Reply #1 on:** Jun 27, 2018

Answer to Question 1

B
Sports that do not require sustained exertion, such as gymnastics, baseball, and weight lifting, are well tolerated. Children can usually play any type of sport if their asthma is well controlled. Children with asthma should not be restricted from physical activity. Swimming is recommended as the ideal sport for children with asthma because the air is humidified and exhaling underwater prolongs exhalation and increases end-expiratory pressure.

Answer to Question 2

A
The peak flowmeter is a device used to monitor breathing capacity in the child with asthma; it measures the flow of air in a forced exhalation in liters per minute. A child with asthma would have a pulmonary function test to measure lung volume. A spacer used with a metered dose inhaler prolongs medication transit so medication reaches the airways.