Question

During a check-up, a 22-year-old woman tells the nurse that she uses an over-the-counter nasal spray because of her allergies. she also states that it does not work as well as it used to when she started using it. the best response by the nurse would be

Answer 1

The nurse would pass that information along to the doctor, who then will suggest she discontinue using the spray due to the fact that her system is already used to it and no longer responding to the medicine in the spray, the patient overused it so her doctor will prescribe a stronger nasal spray or pill.