Patient was educated on the process to disinfect a nebulizer as follows:
- Nebulizer parts are disinfected every other day.
- Nebulizer cup and mouthpiece can either be left in boiling water for 10 minutes or soak the parts in a mixture of one part of vinegar and three parts of hot water for an hour or two.
- The extra water is shaken off.
- The parts can either be air dried or the nebulizer parts could be assembled back and the air compressor turned on, which can help the parts dry quickly.