Respiratory drugs
A school nurse is caring for a 10 - year - old girl who is having an asthma attack . What is the preferred intervention to alleviate this client's airflow obstruction ?
Administer an inhaled beta adrenergic agonist
The nurse is instructing the patient with asthma in the use of a newly prescribed leukotriene receptor antagonist. What should the nurse be sure to include in the education?
The patient should take the medication an hour before meals or 2 hours after a meal.
Which of the following medications are classified as leukotriene modifiers inhibitors ) ? Select all that apply .
Zafirlukast Montelukast Zileuton
A physician orders triamcinolone and salmeterol for a client with a history of asthma . What action should the nurse take when administering these drugs ?
Administer the salmeterol and then administer triamcinolone .
A client has asthma. Which of the following medications is a commonly prescribed mast cell stabilizer used for asthma?
Comolin sodium
The nurse is reviewing first-lime pitammacotherapy for smoking abstinence with a cient diagnosed with COPD. The murse corrently includes which medications? Select all that apply
Nicotine gum Bupropion SR
A patient is prescribed a mast cell stabilizer for the treatment of asthma. Which commonly used medication will the nurse educate the patient about?
Cromolyn sodium
A client with symptoms of mild persistent asthma is now initiating treatment. Which of the following is the preferred therapy that the nurse will teach the client to use at home?
• Inhaled beclomethasone
In which statements regarding medications taken by a client diagnosed with COPD do the drug name and the drug category correctly match? Select all that apply.
Albuterol is a bronchodilator. Ciprofloxacin is an antibiotic Prednisone is a corticosteroid
A nurse is caring for a client who has been hospitalized with an acute asthma exacerbation What drugs should the nurse expect to be ordered for this client to gain underlying control of persistent asthma ?
Anti inflammatory drugs