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NGN Asthma Case Study
1. A 12-year-old girl with a history of asthma reports di昀케culty breathing during a soccer game. She has
had signs and symptoms of an upper respiratory infec琀椀on for the past 2 days. This morning her peak
昀氀ow reading was 85% of her personal best. The school nurse assesses her and documents the following
昀椀ndings.
Select the assessment 昀椀ndings that require further follow up.
Select all that apply.
A. Stridor
B. Oxygen satura琀椀on of 96% on RA (normal)
C. Respiratory rate 22 (normal)
D. Capillary re昀椀ll < 2 seconds (normal)
E. Diminished lung sounds
F. Chest 琀椀ghtness
G. Oral cyanosis
2. In reviewing the pa琀椀ent’s chart, the nurse 昀椀nds the following results of her pulmonary func琀椀ons test
which indicate the pa琀椀ent has asthma. Select all that apply.
A. Increased forced vital capacity.
B. Decreased forced expiratory volume.
C. Increased residual volume.
D. Increased total lung volume.
E. Decreased vital capacity.
F. Increased expiratory 昀氀ow rate.
Day 1, 5:30 PM
NGN Asthma Case Study
1. A 12-year-old girl with a history of asthma reports di昀케culty breathing during a soccer game. She has
had signs and symptoms of an upper respiratory infec琀椀on for the past 2 days. This morning her peak
昀氀ow reading was 85% of her personal best. The school nurse assesses her and documents the following
昀椀ndings.
Select the assessment 昀椀ndings that require further follow up.
Select all that apply.
A. Stridor
B. Oxygen satura琀椀on of 96% on RA (normal)
C. Respiratory rate 22 (normal)
D. Capillary re昀椀ll < 2 seconds (normal)
E. Diminished lung sounds
F. Chest 琀椀ghtness
G. Oral cyanosis
2. In reviewing the pa琀椀ent’s chart, the nurse 昀椀nds the following results of her pulmonary func琀椀ons test
which indicate the pa琀椀ent has asthma. Select all that apply.
A. Increased forced vital capacity.
B. Decreased forced expiratory volume.
C. Increased residual volume.
D. Increased total lung volume.
E. Decreased vital capacity.
F. Increased expiratory 昀氀ow rate.
Day 1, 5:30 PM
