The Primary Care Pediatric Nurse Practitioner Diagnoses a 5-Year-Old Child

The primary care pediatric nurse practitioner diagnoses a 5-year-old child with asthma and prescribes an oral steroid and a short-acting beta-adrenergic medication via a metered-dose inhaler to manage acute symptoms. Along with education about the prescribed medications, what information is important to give the child's family at this visit?

A) An asthma action plan
B) Effects and side effects of current medications
C) Information about spirometry testing
D) Instructions for medications at school