Appropriate documentation when conducting point-of-care assessment of a patient's response to bronchodilator therapy includes which of the following?
a. Medication type, dose, and time received
b. Vital signs, breath sounds, and pulmonary function test measures
c. Patient's progress and ability to self-assess symptoms
d. Blood levels of the bronchodilator agent
a. 1 and 2 only
b. 1, 2, and 3 only
c. 3 and 4 only
d. 1, 2, 3, and 4
ANS: B
The AARC has published Clinical Practice Guideline: Assessing Response to Bronchodilator Therapy at Point of Care. See Box 39-8.
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