TEST BANK Pediatric Nursing- A Case-Based Approach 2nd Edition by Tagher Knapp Chapters 1 - 34 | All Chapters

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Based6nApproach

TEST BANK
Pediatric Nursing- A Case-Based Approach
2nd Edition by Tagher Knapp
Chapters 1 - 34 | All Chapters

,Pediatric6nNursing-6nA6nCase-
Based6nApproach

, Pediatric6nNursing-6nA6nCase-
Based6nApproach

Chapter6n1:6 n Bronchiolitis



1. Which6nintervention6nis6nappropriate6nfor6nthe6ninfant6nhospitalized6nwith6nbronchiolitis?
a. Position6non6nthe6nside6nwith6nneck6nslightly6nflexed.
b. Administer6nantibiotics6nas6nordered.
c. Restrict6noral6nand6nparenteral6nfluids6nif6ntachypneic.
d. Give6ncool,6nhumidified6noxyge
n.6nANSWER:6nD
Cool,6nhumidified6noxygen6nis6ngiven6nto6nrelieve6ndyspnea,6nhypoxemia,6nand6ninsensible6nfluid6nlos
s6nfrom6ntachypnea.6nThe6ninfant6nshould6nbe6npositioned6nwith6nthe6nhead6nand6nchest6nelevated6nat6na6n
30-6nto6n40-
degree6nangle6nand6nthe6nneck6nslightly6nextended6nto6nmaintain6nan6nopen6nairway6nand6ndecrease6npr
essure6non6nthe6ndiaphragm.6nThe6netiology6nof6nbronchiolitis6nis6nviral.6nAntibiotics6nare6ngiven6nonl
y6nif6nthere6nis6na6nsecondary6nbacterial6ninfection.6nTachypnea6nincreases6ninsensible6nfluid6nloss.6nIf6
nthe6ninfant6nis6ntachypneic,6nfluids6nare6ngiven6nparenterally6nto6nprevent6ndehydration.



2. An6ninfant6nwith6nbronchiolitis6nis6nhospitalized.6nThe6ncausative6norganism6nis6nrespiratory6nsyn
cytial6nvirus6n(RSV).6nThe6nnurse6nknows6nthat6na6nchild6ninfected6nwith6nthis6nvirus6nrequires6nw
hat6ntype6nof6nisolation?
a. Reverse6nisolation
b. Airborne6nisolation
c. Contact6nPrecautions
d. Standard6nPrecaution
s6nANSWER:6nC
RSV6nis6ntransmitted6nthrough6ndroplets.6nIn6naddition6nto6nStandard6nPrecautions6nand6nhand6nwashi
ng,6nContact6nPrecautions6nare6nrequired.6nCaregivers6nmust6nuse6ngloves6nand6ngowns6nwhen6nenteri
ng6nthe6nroom.6nCare6nis6ntaken6nnot6nto6ntouch6ntheir6nown6neyes6nor6nmucous6nmembranes6nwith6na6nc
ontaminated6ngloved6nhand.6nChildren6nare6nplaced6nin6na6nprivate6nroom6nor6nin6na6nroom6nwith6nothe
r6nchildren6nwith6nRSV6ninfections.6nReverse6nisolation6nfocuses6non6nkeeping6nbacteria6naway6nfrom6n
the6ninfant.6nWith6nRSV,6nother6nchildren6nneed6nto6nbe6nprotected6nfrom6nexposure6nto6nthe6nvirus.6nT
he6nvirus6nis6nnot6nairborne.

3. A6nchild6nhas6na6nchronic6ncough6nand6ndiffuse6nwheezing6nduring6nthe6nexpiratory6nphase6nof6nres
piration.6nThis6nsuggests6nwhat6ncondition?
a. Asthma
b. Pneumonia
c. Bronchiolitis
d. Foreign6nbody6nin6ntrache
a6nANSWER:6nA

, Pediatric6nNursing-6nA6nCase-
Asthma6nmay6nhave6nthese6nchronic
Based6n6nsigns 6nand6nsymptoms.6nPneumonia6nappears6nwith6nan6nacute6non
Approach
set,6nfever,6nand6ngeneral6nmalaise.6nBronchiolitis6nis6nan6nacute6ncondition6ncaused6nby6nrespiratory6ns
yncytial