The instructor is teaching about the use of mucolytics. the nursing student demonstrates an understanding of the action of the mucolytic drugs when stating which?

They are used to make mucus easy to cough by making it thin

Explanation:

Mucolytics are drugs such as ambroxol, bromhexine, carbocisteine and others that are used to make mucus thin and less sticky thereby aiding the process of coughing the mucus up in respiratory condition such as chesty cough.