00:01
The nurses providing
instruction to a client
with a diagnosis of asthma
who was prescribed oral prednisone
for wheezing, and dyspnea.
00:09
Which statement by the client
about the medication
indicates understanding.
00:14
Okay, it won't take us long
to break down this topic.
00:17
But we're still
going to do the work
before you look
at the answer choices.
00:20
So, I have someone has
a diagnosis of asthma,
they're going to get
oral prednisone.
00:26
Remember those
descriptive words matter.
00:28
Oral prednisone.
So I know that to be a steroid.
00:31
And they're getting that
for wheezing and dyspnea.
00:34
So which statement is about
indicates understanding
by the client.
00:39
So, pause the video.
00:41
Write down 1, 2, 3, 4
in your scratch paper.
00:44
You work through the answer choices,
and then come on back.
00:48
We'll walk through it together.
00:57
Welcome back.
00:58
Let's walk through
the answer choices together.
01:01
So I remember the topic
for a patient with oral prednisone
for wheezing and dyspnea?
Which statement
indicates understanding?
This medication is to decrease
the inflammation in my lungs.
01:13
Does that indicate understanding?
Yeah, it does.
So let's leave it in.
01:17
Number two.
01:19
This treatment is to fight off
the bacteria causing my infection.
01:24
No, prednisone is a steroid.
01:26
It doesn't fight off bacteria
like an antibiotic.
01:29
If anything, it kind of suppresses
my inflammatory response.
01:33
So no, number two is out.
01:36
Number three.
01:38
Prednisone will loosen
the secretions in my lungs
so that I can cough them up.
01:43
No, that would be something
like guaifenesin.
01:45
This isn't a mucolytic.
01:47
Prednisone is a corticosteroid.
So number three, you're out.
01:52
What about number four?
Prednisone will help
relax and open my airways.
01:55
Well, hey, they have
wheezing and dyspnea.
01:58
It would be good
to open their airways.
02:00
Yeah, it is good
to open their airways.
02:03
But prednisone is not
the drug that will do it.
02:06
So again, I can't encourage
you enough to slow down.
02:11
Make sure you're really
laser focused
on what the question is asking.
02:16
And you're thinking about,
what those answer choices
really mean?
Because number four is
not correct about prednisone.
02:23
Number one is the only
possible correct answer.
02:28
How would you do?
Hey, take a victory lap
if you got it right.
02:31
If you didn't,
don't stress about it.
02:34
Think about why you chose
the answer that you did?
What tripped you up?
What needs to be added
to your notebook
so it won't catch you again?
Alright, now we're ready to go on
to the next question.