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Pediatric Nursing- A Case-Based Approach
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2nd Edition by Tagher Knapp
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Chapter 1: bb b b 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. bb bb bb bb bb bb bb
b. Administer antibiotics as ordered. bb bb bb
c. Restrict oral and parenteral fluids if tachypneic.
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d. Give cool, humidified oxygen. bb bb bb
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 pressure
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on the diaphragm. The etiology of bronchiolitis is viral. Antibiotics are given only if there is a
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secondary bacterial infection. Tachypnea increases insensible fluid loss. If the infant is
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tachypneic, fluids are given parenterally to prevent dehydration.
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2. An infant with bronchiolitis is hospitalized. The causative organism is respiratory syncytial
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virus (RSV). The nurse knows that a child infected with this virus requires what type of
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isolation?
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a. Reverse isolation bb
b. Airborne isolation bb
c. Contact Precautions bb
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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 contaminated
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gloved hand. Children are placed in a private room or in a room with other children with RSV
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infections. Reverse isolation focuses on keeping bacteria away from the infant. With RSV, other
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children need to be protected from exposure to the virus. The 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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fever, and general malaise. Bronchiolitis is an acute condition caused by respiratory syncytial
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virus. Foreign body in the trachea occurs with acute respiratory distress or failure and maybe
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stridor.
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4. Which nursing diagnosis is most appropriate for an infant with acute bronchiolitis due
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to respiratory syncytial virus (RSV)?
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a. Activity Intolerance bb
b. Decreased Cardiac Output bb bb
c. Pain, Acute bb
d. Tissue Perfusion, Ineffective (peripheral)
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ANS. A
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Rationale 1: Activity intolerance is a problem because of the imbalance between oxygen supply
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and demand. Cardiac output is not compromised during an acute phase of bronchiolitis. Pain
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is not usually associated with acute bronchiolitis. Tissue perfusion (peripheral) is not affected
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by this respiratory-disease process.
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Rationale 2: Activity intolerance is a problem because of the imbalance between oxygen supply
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and demand. Cardiac output is not compromised during an acute phase of bronchiolitis. Pain
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is not usually associated with acute bronchiolitis. Tissue perfusion (peripheral) is not affected
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by this respiratory-disease process.
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Rationale 3: Activity intolerance is a problem because of the imbalance between oxygen supply
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and demand. Cardiac output is not compromised during an acute phase of bronchiolitis. Pain
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is not usually associated with acute bronchiolitis. Tissue perfusion (peripheral) is not affected
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by this respiratory-disease process.
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Rationale 4: Activity intolerance is a problem because of the imbalance between oxygen supply
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and demand. Cardiac output is not compromised during an acute phase of bronchiolitis. Pain
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is not usually associated with acute bronchiolitis. Tissue perfusion (peripheral) is not affected
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by this respiratory-disease process.
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Global Rationale: Activity intolerance is a problem because of the imbalance between oxygen
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supply and demand. Cardiac output is not compromised during an acute phase of bronchiolitis.
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Pain is not usually associated with acute bronchiolitis. Tissue perfusion (peripheral) is not
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affected by this respiratory-disease process.
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Chapter 2: Asthma bb bb
1. The nurse is caring for a child hospitalized for status asthmaticus. Which assessment
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finding suggests that the childs condition is worsening?
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a. Hypoventilation
b. Thirst
c. Bradycardia