Exam 25: The Child with a Respiratory Disorder

The nurse is caring for a 3-year-old who suffered a smoke inhalation injury.How long is this patient at the highest risk for pulmonary edema after exposure?

What is the best choice for fluid replacement that the nurse can offer a child who has just had a tonsillectomy?

The nurse would observe a child for frequent swallowing after a tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy (T&A).What might this indicate?

The nurse is caring for a toddler with acute laryngotracheobronchitis.Which assessment finding would indicate the child is experiencing increased respiratory obstruction?

The nurse offers a variety of fluids to a 5-year-old asthmatic child to compensate for the fluid loss through dyspnea.Which fluids are most appropriate?

The first child of a couple is being treated for bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD).They ask how to prevent this from happening with the child they are currently expecting.What will the nurse explain as the best way to prevent BPD?

The teaching plan for the use of a dry powder inhaler for the treatment of asthma should include the warning to rinse the mouth after inhaling the powder.What does this prevent?

What is the best intervention for the nurse caring for a child experiencing an acute asthma attack?

Which initial intervention will the nurse suggest to the parents of a child experiencing laryngeal spasm?

The nurse would suggest the parents of an asthmatic child to encourage participation in which sport(s)?

What classic sign would the nurse,auscultating the breath sounds of a child hospitalized for an acute asthma attack, expect to find?

The school nurse suspects a first grade student has sinusitis.Which symptoms might lead the nurse to this suspicion?

How would the nurse advise a mother to clear the nostrils when her infant has a cold?