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TEST BANK Pediatric Nursing: A Case-Based Approach (2ND Ed) by Catherine Gannon Tagher A+ LATEST GUIDE 2025

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Pediatric Nursing- A Case-Based Approach
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TESTBANK d




Pediatric Nursing- A Case-Based Approach
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d d 2nd Edition by Tagher Knapp
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Chapters 1 - 34 | All Chapters
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,Pediatric Nursing- A Case-Based Approach
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Chapter 1: dd d d Bronchiolitis



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




b. Administer antibiotics as ordered. dd dd dd




c. Restrict oral and parenteral fluids if tachypneic.
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d. Give cool, humidified oxygen. dd dd dd




ANSWER: D
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Cool, humidified oxygen is given to relieve dyspnea, hypoxemia, and insensible fluid loss from
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d tachypnea. The infant should be positioned with the head and chest elevated at a 30- to
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40-degree angle and the neck slightly extended to maintain an open airway and decrease
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pressure 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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infant is tachypneic, fluids are given parenterally to prevent dehydration.
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2. An infant with bronchiolitis is hospitalized. The causative organism is respiratory
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syncytial virus (RSV). The nurse knows that a child infected with this virus requires
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what type of isolation?
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a. Reverse isolation dd




b. Airborne isolation dd




c. Contact Precautions dd




d. Standard
Precautions ANSWER: C
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RSV is transmitted through droplets. In addition to Standard Precautions and hand washing,
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d Contact Precautions are required. Caregivers must use gloves and gowns when entering
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the
dd room. Care is taken not to touch their own eyes or mucous membranes with a
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contaminated gloved hand. Children are placed in a private room or in a room with other
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children with RSV infections. Reverse isolation focuses on keeping bacteria away from the
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infant. With RSV, other children need to be protected from exposure to the virus. The
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virus is not airborne.
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3. A child has a chronic cough and diffuse wheezing during the expiratory phase of
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respiration. This suggests what condition?
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a. Asthma
b. Pneumonia
c. Bronchiolitis

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d. Foreign body in tracheadd dd dd




ANSWER: A
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Asthma may have these chronic signs and symptoms. Pneumonia appears with an acute
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onset, fever, and general malaise. Bronchiolitis is an acute condition caused by respiratory
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syncytial
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Gannon TAGHER, Lisa Knapp Pediatric Nursing
Publisher: 2023 ISBN: 9781975209070 Edition: Unknown

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