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

Pediatric Nursing- A Case-Based Approach
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Pediatric Nursing- A Case-Based Approach
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2nd Edition by Tagher Knapp
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bn Chapters 1 - 34 | All Chapters
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Chapter 1: bn b n 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. bn bn bn bn bn bn bn




b. Administer antibiotics as ordered. bn bn bn



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



oxygen. 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- to 40-
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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
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only if there is a secondary bacterial infection. Tachypnea increases insensible fluid loss.
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If the 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 bn



b. Airborne isolation bn




c. Contact Precautions bn



d. Standard Precautions bn


ANSWER: C
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RSV is transmitted through droplets. In addition to Standard Precautions and hand washing,
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Contact Precautions are required. Caregivers must use gloves and gowns when entering the
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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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ANSWER: A
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Asthma may have these chronic signs and symptoms. Pneumonia appears with an acute onset,
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, Pediatric Nursing- A Case-Based Approach
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fever, and general malaise. Bronchiolitis is an acute condition caused by respiratory syncytial
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