SHERPATH RESPIRATORY SYSTEM EXAM questions with verified answers 2024

A 4-week-old infant presents to the clinic for a routine health assessment. The nurse notices that the infant stops breathing for 12 seconds. Which known physiological difference in the pediatric respiratory system would explain this infant's breathing pattern? - ANS-Brief periods of apnea are normal. Brief periods of apnea (10 to 15 seconds) are common in the neonate. This is a physiologic difference in the pediatric respiratory system that explains the child's breathing pattern. A 6-month-old is sleeping in the parent's arms. The mother reports the infant has been "breathing fast," coughing repeatedly, and crying more often than usual. Which component of the respiratory assessment should the nurse perform first? - ANS-Inspection The nurse starts the respiratory assessment by inspecting the thorax for configuration and work of breathing. This technique is applicable when the infant is either awake or sleeping. A 9-year-old child presents at the Outpatient Unit with reports of runny nose, cough, and fever for two days. Demonstrate the appropriate method of conducting respiratory assessment in this child by organizing the sequential steps listed. - ANS-1. Inspect chest Configuration 2. Count Respiratory rate 3.Auscultate starting in the posterior than anterior thorax 4. Palpate chest for precuts carinatum 5. Perform chest percussion A 12-month-old child with a respiratory infection begins crying while the nurse is auscultating for posterior lung sounds. Which intervention is most appropriate? - ANS-Allow parent to hold child and continue with assessment Allowing the parent to hold a child who begins crying while the nurse is auscultating the lungs may console the child from crying and it is the most appropriate intervention for this situation. A child with asthma, who has been intubated and confined in ICU, is prescribed to undergo arterial blood g