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Chapterh1:hBronchiolitis
1. Whichhinterventionhishappropriatehforhthehinfanthhospitalizedhwithhbronchiolitis?
a. Positionhonhthehsidehwithhneckhslightlyhflexed.
b. Administerhantibioticshashordered.
c. Restricthoralhandhparenteralhfluidshifhtachypneic.
d. Givehcool,hhumidifiedhoxygen.hANS:hD
Cool,hhumidifiedhoxygenhishgivenhtohrelievehdyspnea,hhypoxemia,handhinsensiblehfluidhlosshfrom
tachypnea.hThehinfanthshouldhbehpositionedhwithhthehheadhandhchesthelevatedhathah30-htoh40-
degreehanglehandhthehneckhslightlyhextendedhtohmaintainhanhopenhairwayhandhdecreasehpressurehonhthe
hdiaphragm.hThehetiologyhofhbronchiolitishishviral.hAntibioticsharehgivenhonlyhifhtherehishahsecondaryhbact
erialhinfection.hTachypneahincreaseshinsensiblehfluidhloss.hIfhthehinfanthishtachypneic,hfluidsharehgivenhpar
enterallyhtohpreventhdehydration.
2. Anhinfanthwithhbronchiolitishishhospitalized.hThehcausativehorganismhishrespiratoryhsyncytialhviru
sh(RSV).hThehnursehknowshthathahchildhinfectedhwithhthishvirushrequireshwhathtypehofhisolation?
a. Reversehisolation
b. Airbornehisolation
c. ContacthPrecautions
d. StandardhPrecautionshANS:hC
RSVhishtransmittedhthroughhdroplets.hInhadditionhtohStandardhPrecautionshandhhandhwashing,
ContacthPrecautionsharehrequired.hCaregivershmusthusehgloveshandhgownshwhenhenteringhthehroom.hCar
ehishtakenhnothtohtouchhtheirhownheyeshorhmucoushmembraneshwithhahcontaminatedhglovedhhand.hChildr
enharehplacedhinhahprivatehroomhorhinhahroomhwithhotherhchildrenhwithhRSVhinfections.hReversehisolation
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focuseshonhkeepinghbacteriahawayhfromhthehinfant.hWithhRSV,hotherhchildrenhneedhtohbehprotectedhfro
mhexposurehtohthehvirus.hThehvirushishnothairborne.
3. Ahchildhhashahchronichcoughhandhdiffusehwheezinghduringhthehexpiratoryhphasehofhrespiration.hThi
shsuggestshwhathcondition?
a. Asthma
b. Pneumonia
c. Bronchiolitis
d. ForeignhbodyhinhtracheahANS:hA
Asthmahmayhhavehthesehchronichsignshandhsymptoms.hPneumoniahappearshwithhanhacutehonset
,hfever,handhgeneralhmalaise.hBronchiolitishishanhacutehconditionhcausedhbyhrespiratoryhsyncytial
virus.hForeignhbodyhinhthehtracheahoccurshwithhacutehrespiratoryhdistresshorhfailurehandhmaybehstridor.
4. Whichhnursinghdiagnosishishmosthappropriatehforhanhinfanthwithhacutehbronchiolitishdueht
ohrespiratoryhsyncytialhvirush(RSV)?
a. ActivityhIntolerance
b. DecreasedhCardiachOutput
c. Pain,hAcute
d. TissuehPerfusion,hIneffectiveh(peripheral)hANS.hA
Rationaleh1:hActivityhintolerancehishahproblemhbecausehofhthehimbalancehbetweenhoxygenhsupplyhandhd
emand.hCardiachoutputhishnothcompromisedhduringhanhacutehphasehofhbronchiolitis.hPainhishnothusuallyh
associatedhwithhacutehbronchiolitis.hTissuehperfusionh(peripheral)hishnothaffectedhbyhthishrespiratory-
hdiseasehprocess.
Rationaleh2:hActivityhintolerancehishahproblemhbecausehofhthehimbalancehbetweenhoxygenhsupplyhandhd
emand.hCardiachoutputhishnothcompromisedhduringhanhacutehphasehofhbronchiolitis.hPainhishnothusuallyh
associatedhwithhacutehbronchiolitis.hTissuehperfusionh(peripheral)hishnothaffectedhbyhthishrespiratory-
hdiseasehprocess.
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Rationaleh3:hActivityhintolerancehishahproblemhbecausehofhthehimbalancehbetweenhoxygenhsupplyhandhd
emand.hCardiachoutputhishnothcompromisedhduringhanhacutehphasehofhbronchiolitis.hPainhishnothusuallyh
associatedhwithhacutehbronchiolitis.hTissuehperfusionh(peripheral)hishnothaffectedhbyhthishrespiratory-
hdiseasehprocess.
Rationaleh4:hActivityhintolerancehishahproblemhbecausehofhthehimbalancehbetweenhoxygenhsupplyhandhd
emand.hCardiachoutputhishnothcompromisedhduringhanhacutehphasehofhbronchiolitis.hPainhishnothusuallyh
associatedhwithhacutehbronchiolitis.hTissuehperfusionh(peripheral)hishnothaffectedhbyhthishrespiratory-
hdiseasehprocess.
GlobalhRationale:hActivityhintolerancehishahproblemhbecausehofhthehimbalancehbetweenhoxygenhsupplyhan
dhdemand.hCardiachoutputhishnothcompromisedhduringhanhacutehphasehofhbronchiolitis.hPainhishnothusuallyh
associatedhwithhacutehbronchiolitis.hTissuehperfusionh(peripheral)hishnothaffectedhbyhthishrespiratory-
hdiseasehprocess.
Chapterh2:hAsthma
1. Thehnursehishcaringhforhahchildhhospitalizedhforhstatushasthmaticus.hWhichhassessmenthfindin
ghsuggestshthaththehchildshconditionhishworsening?
a. Hypoventilation
b. Thirst
c. Bradycardia
d. ClubbinghANS:hA
Thehnursehwouldhassesshthehchildhforhsignshofhhypoxia,hincludinghrestlessness,hfatigue,hirritability,handhincre
asedhhearthandhrespiratoryhrate.hAshthehchildhtireshfromhthehincreasedhworkhofhbreathinghhypoventilationho
ccurshleadinghtohincreasedhcarbonhdioxidehlevels.hThehnursehwouldhbehalerthforhsignshof