The nurse is instructing a client who is prescribed ipratropium bromide (Atrovent)for asthma.Which should be included in this client's teaching? Select all that apply.
A) Take no more than the prescribed number of doses each day.
B) Rinse the mouth after taking this medication.
C) Take on an empty stomach.
D) Take with meals or a full glass of water.
E) Use hard candy or drink extra fluids to help with a dry mouth.

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A) Appropriate teaching for a client prescribed ipratropium bromide (Atrovent) includes only taking the prescribed number of doses each day to prevent a drug overdose and the use of hard candy or extra fluids to decrease dry mouth. The mouth does not need to be rinsed after taking this medication. This medication does not need to be taken with meals or a full glass of water, or on an empty stomach.
B) Appropriate teaching for a client prescribed ipratropium bromide (Atrovent) includes only taking the prescribed number of doses each day to prevent a drug overdose and the use of hard candy or extra fluids to decrease dry mouth. The mouth does not need to be rinsed after taking this medication as this medication is not a corticosteroid, but an anticholinergic agent. This medication does not need to be taken with meals or a full glass of water, or on an empty stomach.
C) Appropriate teaching for a client prescribed ipratropium bromide (Atrovent) includes only taking the prescribed number of doses each day to prevent a drug overdose and the use of hard candy or extra fluids to decrease dry mouth. The mouth does not need to be rinsed after taking this medication is not a corticosteroid, but an anticholinergic agent. This medication does not need to be taken with meals or a full glass of water, or on an empty stomach.
D) Appropriate teaching for a client prescribed ipratropium bromide (Atrovent) includes only taking the prescribed number of doses each day to prevent a drug overdose and the use of hard candy or extra fluids to decrease dry mouth. The mouth does not need to be rinsed after taking this medication as this medication is not a corticosteroid, but an anticholinergic agent. This medication does not need to be taken with meals or a full glass of water, or on an empty stomach.
E) Appropriate teaching for a client prescribed ipratropium bromide (Atrovent) includes only taking the prescribed number of doses each day to prevent a drug overdose and the use of hard candy or extra fluids to decrease dry mouth. The mouth does not need to be rinsed after taking this medication is not a corticosteroid, but an anticholinergic agent. This medication does not need to be taken with meals or a full glass of water, or on an empty stomach.

The Nurse Is Instructing a Client Who Is Prescribed Ipratropium