A school-aged patient with asthma is scheduled to return to school. Which question by the nurse assesses the patient’s self-care knowledge?
  1. “Do you have stairs to climb at school?”
  2. “Do you participate in gym class?”
  3. “Do you drink eight glasses of fluid a day?”
  4. “Do you use peak expiratory flow meter daily?”
Explanation
Answer - D - A question by the nurse that assesses the patient’s self-care knowledge is “Do you use peak expiratory flow meter daily?” PEFM is an objective measure of forced expiratory volume at one second. This device is used by patients to monitor their degree of airway narrowing.
Was this helpful? Upvote!
Login to contribute your own answer or details

Top questions

Related questions

Most popular on PracticeQuiz