The Nurse Is Counseling the Parent of a 14-Year-Old Patient

Multiple Choice

The nurse is counseling the parent of a 14-year-old patient with asthma who is to initiate maintenance therapy with Singulair (montelukast) . Which of the following should the nurse include in the teaching?

A) "This medication can be helpful in acute asthmatic attacks."
B) "Monitor your child for any behavior that indicates depression or suicidal thoughts."
C) "If your child is not experiencing any asthma symptoms, she will not need to take the medication that day."
D) "Now that your child is taking this medication, she will not need her other asthma medications."