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2nd Edition by Tagher Knapp

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Chapter 1: Bronchiolitis D4 D 4




1. Which intervention is appropriate for the infant hospitalized with bronchiolitis?
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a. Position on the side with neck slightly flexed. D4 D4 D4 D4 D4 D4 D4




b. Administer antibiotics as ordered. D4 D4 D4




c. Restrict oral and parenteral fluids if tachypneic.D4 D4 D4 D4 D4 D4




d. Give cool, humidified oxyge D4 D4 D4




n. ANSWER: D
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Cool, humidified oxygen is given to relieve dyspnea, hypoxemia, and insensible fluid loss from
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tachypnea. The infant should be positioned with the head and chest elevated at a 30-
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degree angle and the neck slightly extended to maintain an open airway and decrease p
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ressure on the diaphragm. The etiology of bronchiolitis is viral. Antibiotics are given only
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if there is a secondary bacterial infection. Tachypnea increases insensible fluid loss. If the
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2. An infant with bronchiolitis is hospitalized. The causative organism is respiratory syn
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cytial virus (RSV). The nurse knows that a child infected with this virus requires what t
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ype of isolation?D4 D4




a. Reverse isolation D4




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c. Contact Precautions D4




d. Standard Precautio D4




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RSV is transmitted through droplets. In addition to Standard Precautions and hand washi
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ng, Contact Precautions are required. Caregivers must use gloves and gowns when enter
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room. Care is taken not to touch their own eyes or mucous membranes with a contamin
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ated gloved hand. Children are placed in a private room or in a room with other children
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with RSV infections. Reverse isolation focuses on keeping bacteria away from the infant.
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With RSV, other children need to be protected from exposure to the virus. The virus is no
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t airborne.
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3. A child has a chronic cough and diffuse wheezing during the expiratory phase of resp
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iration. This suggests what condition? D4 D4 D4 D4




a. Asthma

b. Pneumonia



c. Bronchiolitis

d. Foreign body in trach D4 D4 D4




ea ANSWER: A
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Asthma may have these chronic signs and symptoms. Pneumonia appears with an acute onset,
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fever, and general malaise. Bronchiolitis is an acute condition caused by respiratory syncytial
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