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Pediatric Nursing- A Case-Based Approach
2nd Edition by Tagher Knapp
Chapters 1 - 34 | All Chapters
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ChapterI1:I Bronchiolitis
1. WhichIinterventionIisIappropriateIforItheIinfantIhospitalizedIwithIbronchiolitis?
a. PositionIonItheIsideIwithIneckIslightlyIflexed.
b. AdministerIantibioticsIasIordered.
c. RestrictIoralIandIparenteralIfluidsIifItachypneic.
d. GiveIcool,IhumidifiedIoxygen.I
ANSWER:ID
Cool,IhumidifiedIoxygenIisIgivenItoIrelieveIdyspnea,Ihypoxemia,IandIinsensibleIfluidIlossIfrom
tachypnea.ITheIinfantIshouldIbeIpositionedIwithItheIheadIandIchestIelevatedIatIaI30-ItoI40-
degreeIangleIandItheIneckIslightlyIextendedItoImaintainIanIopenIairwayIandIdecreaseIpressureIonIt
heIdiaphragm.ITheIetiologyIofIbronchiolitisIisIviral.IAntibioticsIareIgivenIonlyIifIthereIisIaIseconda
ryIbacterialIinfection.ITachypneaIincreasesIinsensibleIfluidIloss.IIfItheIinfantIisItachypneic,IfluidsIa
reIgivenIparenterallyItoIpreventIdehydration.
2. AnIinfantIwithIbronchiolitisIisIhospitalized.ITheIcausativeIorganismIisIrespiratoryIsyncytialIv
irusI(RSV).ITheInurseIknowsIthatIaIchildIinfectedIwithIthisIvirusIrequiresIwhatItypeIofIisolation
?
a. ReverseIisolation
b. AirborneIisolation
c. ContactIPrecautions
d. StandardIPrecautions
IANSWER:IC
RSVIisItransmittedIthroughIdroplets.IInIadditionItoIStandardIPrecautionsIandIhandIwashing,IContac
tIPrecautionsIareIrequired.ICaregiversImustIuseIglovesIandIgownsIwhenIenteringIthe
room.ICareIisItakenInotItoItouchItheirIownIeyesIorImucousImembranesIwithIaIcontaminatedIglovedI
hand.IChildrenIareIplacedIinIaIprivateIroomIorIinIaIroomIwithIotherIchildrenIwithIRSVIinfections.I
ReverseIisolationIfocusesIonIkeepingIbacteriaIawayIfromItheIinfant.IWithIRSV,IotherIchildrenIneedI
toIbeIprotectedIfromIexposureItoItheIvirus.ITheIvirusIisInotIairborne.
3. AIchildIhasIaIchronicIcoughIandIdiffuseIwheezingIduringItheIexpiratoryIphaseIofIrespiration.IT
hisIsuggestsIwhatIcondition?
a. Asthma
b. Pneumonia
c. Bronchiolitis
d. ForeignIbodyIinItracheaI
ANSWER:IA
AsthmaImayIhaveItheseIchronicIsignsIandIsymptoms.IPneumoniaIappearsIwithIanIacuteIonset,
fever,IandIgeneralImalaise.IBronchiolitisIisIanIacuteIconditionIcausedIbyIrespiratoryIsyncytial
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virus.IForeignIbodyIinItheItracheaIoccursIwithIacuteIrespiratoryIdistressIorIfailureIandImaybeIstridor
.
4. WhichInursingIdiagnosisIisImostIappropriateIforIanIinfantIwithIacuteIbronchiolitisIdueItoIr
espiratoryIsyncytialIvirusI(RSV)?
a. ActivityIIntolerance
b. DecreasedICardiacIOutput
c. Pain,IAcute
d. TissueIPerfusion,IIneffectiveI(peripheral)I
ANS.IA
RationaleI1:IActivityIintoleranceIisIaIproblemIbecauseIofItheIimbalanceIbetweenIoxygenIsupplyIan
dIdemand.ICardiacIoutputIisInotIcompromisedIduringIanIacuteIphaseIofIbronchiolitis.IPainIisInotIus
uallyIassociatedIwithIacuteIbronchiolitis.ITissueIperfusionI(peripheral)IisInotIaffectedIbyIthisIrespir
atory-diseaseIprocess.
RationaleI2:IActivityIintoleranceIisIaIproblemIbecauseIofItheIimbalanceIbetweenIoxygenIsupplyIan
dIdemand.ICardiacIoutputIisInotIcompromisedIduringIanIacuteIphaseIofIbronchiolitis.IPainIisInotIus
uallyIassociatedIwithIacuteIbronchiolitis.ITissueIperfusionI(peripheral)IisInotIaffectedIbyIthisIrespir
atory-diseaseIprocess.
RationaleI3:IActivityIintoleranceIisIaIproblemIbecauseIofItheIimbalanceIbetweenIoxygenIsupplyIan
dIdemand.ICardiacIoutputIisInotIcompromisedIduringIanIacuteIphaseIofIbronchiolitis.IPainIisInotIus
uallyIassociatedIwithIacuteIbronchiolitis.ITissueIperfusionI(peripheral)IisInotIaffectedIbyIthisIrespir
atory-diseaseIprocess.
RationaleI4:IActivityIintoleranceIisIaIproblemIbecauseIofItheIimbalanceIbetweenIoxygenIsupplyIan
dIdemand.ICardiacIoutputIisInotIcompromisedIduringIanIacuteIphaseIofIbronchiolitis.IPainIisInotIus
uallyIassociatedIwithIacuteIbronchiolitis.ITissueIperfusionI(peripheral)IisInotIaffectedIbyIthisIrespir
atory-diseaseIprocess.
GlobalIRationale:IActivityIintoleranceIisIaIproblemIbecauseIofItheIimbalanceIbetweenIoxygenIsup
plyIandIdemand.ICardiacIoutputIisInotIcompromisedIduringIanIacuteIphaseIofIbronchiolitis.IPainIisI
notIusuallyIassociatedIwithIacuteIbronchiolitis.ITissueIperfusionI(peripheral)IisInotIaffectedIbyIthisI
respiratory-diseaseIprocess.
ChapterI2:IAsthma
1. TheInurseIisIcaringIforIaIchildIhospitalizedIforIstatusIasthmaticus.IWhichIassessmentIfindingIs
uggestsIthatItheIchildsIconditionIisIworsening?
a. Hypoventilation
b. Thirst
c. Bradycardia