ENPC 5th edition(Emergency
Nursing Pediatric Course 5th
Edition)Answered!!
Neonate characteristics: - Answer Birth to 4 weeks
If preterm neonate until original due date plus 28 days
Loses 5-10% weight by 3-4th day of life
Flexion normal posture
Limited glycogen store
Nose breathers
Infant characteristics: - Answer Nose breather until 6months
And muscle to breathe
Metabolic rate 2x adult (increased need for oxygen and glucose)
Toddler characteristics: - Answer Babinski réflex normal until walking
Plantar réflex at 2 years
And muscles to breathe
Most common cause of bradycardia in peds - Answer hypoxia
When to begin chest compressions in peds - Answer when HR is below
60bpm
Suctioning the neonate - Answer increases the risk for decreased cerebral
blood flow
decreased pulmonary oxygenation
bradycardia
suction mouth then nose
Neonate first minute emphasis - Answer ventilation not intubation
Lower glucose levels in Neonate - Answer associated with potential for brain
injury
, stress of respiratory and circulatory efforts metabolize existing glucose
D10 IV for glucose <40mg/dL
normal heel stick at birth 30 mg/dL
normal heel stick at 24h 45 mg/dL
Neonatal CHD - Answer compare pulse ox from right hand to either foot
(difference >3% suggest dx)
considered in infant presenting with respiratory distress or shock (with
absence of fever)
s/s include shock, cyanosis, tachypnea, or pulmonary edema
Neonatal cyanosis - Answer look inside the mouth at gum line for purple/blue
color of tongue and gums - central
look for hands and feet to change color - peripheral
Respiratory Distress in peds patient - Answer characterized by increased
respiratory rate
increased heart rate
skin color changes
increased WOB (grunting, nasal flaring, head bobbing, accessory muscle
use)
wheezing
diaphoresis
abnormal upper airway (sounds such as stridor)
change in mentation (irritable or agitated)
Laryngotracheobronchitis (Croup) - Answer viral illness that account 90%
peds stridor
inflammation, exudates and edema of larynx l/d narrowing of upper airway
tx with dexamethasone and racemic epi (nebulized epinephrine)
tx with antipyretics for fever
Pertussis (whooping cough) - Answer acute bacterial infection of the
respiratory tract that is highly contagious
characterized by spasmodic, hacking cough followed by whooping noise
upon breath intake
tx with erythromycin, azithromycin, clarithromycin or trimethoprim-
sulfamethoxazole
Nursing Pediatric Course 5th
Edition)Answered!!
Neonate characteristics: - Answer Birth to 4 weeks
If preterm neonate until original due date plus 28 days
Loses 5-10% weight by 3-4th day of life
Flexion normal posture
Limited glycogen store
Nose breathers
Infant characteristics: - Answer Nose breather until 6months
And muscle to breathe
Metabolic rate 2x adult (increased need for oxygen and glucose)
Toddler characteristics: - Answer Babinski réflex normal until walking
Plantar réflex at 2 years
And muscles to breathe
Most common cause of bradycardia in peds - Answer hypoxia
When to begin chest compressions in peds - Answer when HR is below
60bpm
Suctioning the neonate - Answer increases the risk for decreased cerebral
blood flow
decreased pulmonary oxygenation
bradycardia
suction mouth then nose
Neonate first minute emphasis - Answer ventilation not intubation
Lower glucose levels in Neonate - Answer associated with potential for brain
injury
, stress of respiratory and circulatory efforts metabolize existing glucose
D10 IV for glucose <40mg/dL
normal heel stick at birth 30 mg/dL
normal heel stick at 24h 45 mg/dL
Neonatal CHD - Answer compare pulse ox from right hand to either foot
(difference >3% suggest dx)
considered in infant presenting with respiratory distress or shock (with
absence of fever)
s/s include shock, cyanosis, tachypnea, or pulmonary edema
Neonatal cyanosis - Answer look inside the mouth at gum line for purple/blue
color of tongue and gums - central
look for hands and feet to change color - peripheral
Respiratory Distress in peds patient - Answer characterized by increased
respiratory rate
increased heart rate
skin color changes
increased WOB (grunting, nasal flaring, head bobbing, accessory muscle
use)
wheezing
diaphoresis
abnormal upper airway (sounds such as stridor)
change in mentation (irritable or agitated)
Laryngotracheobronchitis (Croup) - Answer viral illness that account 90%
peds stridor
inflammation, exudates and edema of larynx l/d narrowing of upper airway
tx with dexamethasone and racemic epi (nebulized epinephrine)
tx with antipyretics for fever
Pertussis (whooping cough) - Answer acute bacterial infection of the
respiratory tract that is highly contagious
characterized by spasmodic, hacking cough followed by whooping noise
upon breath intake
tx with erythromycin, azithromycin, clarithromycin or trimethoprim-
sulfamethoxazole
