PFCCS Chapter 1 Assessment exam
questions with complete solutions 2024
Case jStudy j1 j- jANS✓✓-A j3-month-old jinfant jgirl jwith ja jhistory jof jprematurity jis
jbrought jto jthe jemergency jdepartment jby jher jfather jand jmother jfollowing ja j1-
week jhistory jof jnasal jcongestion, jcough, jwheezing, jpost-tussive jemesis, jpoor
jfluid jintake, jtachypnea, jand jfever. jOn jarrival, jthe jinfant's jvital jsigns jare: jheart
jrate, j182 jbeats/min; jrespiratory jrate, j72 jbreaths/min; jpulse joximetry, j87% jin
jroom jair; jand jtemperature, j101.7 jF j(38.7C). jShe jis jirritable, jgrunting, jand
jtachypneic jwith jsubcostal jand jintercostal jretractions. jCapillary jrefill jis jdelayed
jat j3 jseconds. jShe jis jgiven jan jalbuterol j(salbutamol) jnebulizer jtreatment
jfollowed jby j45% joxygen jvia jan jair-entrainment jVenturi jmask jby jthe jemergency
jdepartment jstaff. jYou jhave jbeen jasked jto jassist jin jher jmanagement.
Case jstudy j1 jDetection j- jANS✓✓-What jis jthis jchild's jphysiologic jstatus jbased
jon jthe jPediatric jEarly jWarning jScore j(PEWS)? jWhat jare jthe jmost jlikely jand
jworst jpossible jdiagnoses?
Case jstudy j1 jIntervention j- jANS✓✓-What jare jthe jmost jimmediate jtreatment
jstrategies?
Case jStudy j1 jReassessment j- jANS✓✓-Is jthe jcurrent jtreatment jstrategy
jeffective? jDoes jshe jneed jmore jalbuterol j(salbutamol) jnebulization jand/or jother
jtherapeutic jinterventions?
Case jStudy j1 jEffective jCommunication j- jANS✓✓-When jthe jpatient's jclinical
jstatus jchanges, jwho jneeds jto jknow jand jhow jwill jthe jinformation jbe
jdisseminated? jWhere jis jthe jbest jplace jto jmanage jcare jof jthis jpatient?
Case jStudy j1 jTeamwork j- jANS✓✓-How jare jyou jgoing jto jimplement jthe
jtreatment jstrategy? jWho jis jto jdo jwhat jand jwhen?
Pediatric jEarly jWarning jScore j(PEWS) jCategories j- jANS✓✓-Behavior,
jCardiovascular, jRespiratory. jMinimum jscore jof j0 j(Healthy) j, jmaximum jscore jof
j9 j(Sick).
Pediatric jEarly jWarning jScore j(PEWS) jColumn j0 j- jANS✓✓-Playing/appropriate,
jPink jor jcapillary jrefill j1-2 js, jWithin jnormal jparameters jand jno jretractions
questions with complete solutions 2024
Case jStudy j1 j- jANS✓✓-A j3-month-old jinfant jgirl jwith ja jhistory jof jprematurity jis
jbrought jto jthe jemergency jdepartment jby jher jfather jand jmother jfollowing ja j1-
week jhistory jof jnasal jcongestion, jcough, jwheezing, jpost-tussive jemesis, jpoor
jfluid jintake, jtachypnea, jand jfever. jOn jarrival, jthe jinfant's jvital jsigns jare: jheart
jrate, j182 jbeats/min; jrespiratory jrate, j72 jbreaths/min; jpulse joximetry, j87% jin
jroom jair; jand jtemperature, j101.7 jF j(38.7C). jShe jis jirritable, jgrunting, jand
jtachypneic jwith jsubcostal jand jintercostal jretractions. jCapillary jrefill jis jdelayed
jat j3 jseconds. jShe jis jgiven jan jalbuterol j(salbutamol) jnebulizer jtreatment
jfollowed jby j45% joxygen jvia jan jair-entrainment jVenturi jmask jby jthe jemergency
jdepartment jstaff. jYou jhave jbeen jasked jto jassist jin jher jmanagement.
Case jstudy j1 jDetection j- jANS✓✓-What jis jthis jchild's jphysiologic jstatus jbased
jon jthe jPediatric jEarly jWarning jScore j(PEWS)? jWhat jare jthe jmost jlikely jand
jworst jpossible jdiagnoses?
Case jstudy j1 jIntervention j- jANS✓✓-What jare jthe jmost jimmediate jtreatment
jstrategies?
Case jStudy j1 jReassessment j- jANS✓✓-Is jthe jcurrent jtreatment jstrategy
jeffective? jDoes jshe jneed jmore jalbuterol j(salbutamol) jnebulization jand/or jother
jtherapeutic jinterventions?
Case jStudy j1 jEffective jCommunication j- jANS✓✓-When jthe jpatient's jclinical
jstatus jchanges, jwho jneeds jto jknow jand jhow jwill jthe jinformation jbe
jdisseminated? jWhere jis jthe jbest jplace jto jmanage jcare jof jthis jpatient?
Case jStudy j1 jTeamwork j- jANS✓✓-How jare jyou jgoing jto jimplement jthe
jtreatment jstrategy? jWho jis jto jdo jwhat jand jwhen?
Pediatric jEarly jWarning jScore j(PEWS) jCategories j- jANS✓✓-Behavior,
jCardiovascular, jRespiratory. jMinimum jscore jof j0 j(Healthy) j, jmaximum jscore jof
j9 j(Sick).
Pediatric jEarly jWarning jScore j(PEWS) jColumn j0 j- jANS✓✓-Playing/appropriate,
jPink jor jcapillary jrefill j1-2 js, jWithin jnormal jparameters jand jno jretractions
