A nurse is reinforcing teaching about a new prescription for tiotropium for a client with advanced COPD. Which statement by the nurse accurately describes how this anticholinergic medication works?

It reduces inflammation in your lungs to prevent long-term damage.

It quickly opens your airways during an acute asthma attack or sudden shortness of breath.

It blocks certain receptors to prevent the muscles around your airways from tightening.

It helps to thin out the thick mucus in your lungs so you can cough it up more easily.