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Pediatric Nursing- A Case-Based Approach
2nd Edition by Tagher Knapp
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Chapterh1:h Bronchiolitis
1. Whichhinterventionhishappropriatehforhthehinfanthhospitalizedhwithhbronchiolitis?
a. Positionhonhthehsidehwithhneckhslightlyhflexed.
b. Administerhantibioticshashordered.
c. Restricthoralhandhparenteralhfluidshifhtachypneic.
d. Givehcool,hhumidifiedhoxygen.h
ANSWER:hD
Cool,hhumidifiedhoxygenhishgivenhtohrelievehdyspnea,hhypoxemia,handhinsensiblehfluidhlosshfromh t
achypnea.hThehinfanthshouldhbehpositionedhwithhthehheadhandhchesthelevatedhathah30-htoh40-
degreeh anglehandhthehneckhslightlyhextendedhtohmaintainhanhopenhairwayhandhdecreasehpressure
honhtheh diaphragm.hThehetiologyhofhbronchiolitishishviral.hAntibioticsharehgivenhonlyhifhtherehishah s
econdaryhbacterialhinfection.hTachypneahincreaseshinsensiblehfluidhloss.hIfhthehinfanthish tachypnei
c,hfluidsharehgivenhparenterallyhtohpreventhdehydration.
2. Anhinfanthwithhbronchiolitishishhospitalized.hThehcausativehorganismhishrespiratoryhsyncytial
h virush(RSV).hThehnursehknowshthathahchildhinfectedhwithhthishvirushrequireshwhathtypehofh isol
ation?
a. Reversehisolation
b. Airbornehisolation
c. ContacthPrecautions
d. StandardhPrecaution
sh ANSWER:hC
RSVhishtransmittedhthroughhdroplets.hInhadditionhtohStandardhPrecautionshandhhandhwashing,h Co
ntacthPrecautionsharehrequired.hCaregivershmusthusehgloveshandhgownshwhenhenteringhtheh roo
m.hCarehishtakenhnothtohtouchhtheirhownheyeshorhmucoushmembraneshwithhahcontaminatedh glov
edhhand.hChildrenharehplacedhinhahprivatehroomhorhinhahroomhwithhotherhchildrenhwithhRSVh infect
ions.hReversehisolationhfocuseshonhkeepinghbacteriahawayhfromhthehinfant.hWithhRSV,hotherh child
renhneedhtohbehprotectedhfromhexposurehtohthehvirus.hThehvirushishnothairborne.
3. Ahchildhhashahchronichcoughhandhdiffusehwheezinghduringhthehexpiratoryhphasehofhrespiration.
h Thishsuggestshwhathcondition?
a. Asthma
b. Pneumonia
c. Bronchiolitis
d. Foreignhbodyhinhtrache
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ah ANSWER:hA
Asthmahmayhhavehthesehchronichsignshandhsymptoms.hPneumoniahappearshwithhanhacutehonset,h
fever,handhgeneralhmalaise.hBronchiolitishishanhacutehconditionhcausedhbyhrespiratoryhsyncytial