The Nurse Observing a Patient Who Uses a Prescribed Serevent

Multiple Choice

The nurse observing a patient who uses a prescribed Serevent Diskus (salmeterol) recognizes that teaching has been effective if which of the following is observed?

A) The patient shakes the diskus vigorously before taking a dose.
B) The patient rinses the mouthpiece after administration.
C) The patient keeps the diskus horizontal at all times throughout administration.
D) The patient exhales into the diskus before inhaling a dose of medication.