- Force the nebulizer on the adolescent.
- Assess the reason for refusal, educate, involve the adolescent in decision-making, and offer alternatives like a MDI with spacer.
- Tell the parents to make the adolescent comply.
- Ignore the refusal.
51. A 16-year-old adolescent is admitted to the hospital with an acute asthma exacerbation. The adolescent is refusing to use the nebulizer. What critical situational nursing intervention is most appropriate?
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