Question

37. A nurse administers the prescribed inhaled medication then auscultates the patient’s lung after the medication has finished. In what phase of the nursing process would the nurse’s action of auscultating the lungs occur? A. Planning B. Assessment C. Evaluation D. Diagnosis

Answer 1

Inhaled corticosteroids are the drug given to treat asthma and other respiratory disorders, it is given with the help of inhaler and metre dose inhaler , this medication needs continuous assessment of heart rate , Blood pressure etc ,

So answer of this question is assessment

B . Assessment.

It comes under assessment phase as she will assess the lung sounds before and after the administration of inhaled medications , as assessment provides her the effectiveness and the side effect of inhaled medications through out the procedure.