Exam 25: The Child With a Respiratory or Cardiovascular Disorder

The nurse caring for a child experiencing an acute asthma attack would include:

The comment made by a parent of a 1-month-old that would alert the nurse about the presence of a congenital heart defect is:

The finding the nurse would expect when measuring blood pressure on all four extremities of a child with coarctation of the aorta is:

The nurse is caring for a child with a diagnosis of Kawasaki disease. The child's parent asks the nurse, "How does Kawasaki disease affect my child's heart and blood vessels?" The nurse's response is based on the understanding that:

The nurse describes the "allergic salute" as a cluster of signs related to chronic allergy, which are: Select all that apply.

The parents of a 3-month-old infant with cystic fibrosis (CF) want to know how their child got this disease, because no one in their families has CF. The nurse's response is based on the understanding that with CF:

The nurse explained how to position an infant with tetralogy of Fallot if the infant suddenly becomes cyanotic. The nurse can determine the parent understood the instructions when he states:

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

The nurse offers a variety of fluids to compensate for the fluid loss through dyspnea. Appropriate fluids would be:

The nurse tells the parents of a child who has a positive throat culture for group A hemolytic streptococcus that the treatment most likely will be:

The nurse explains that the ____________________ can sense the oxygen concentration in the blood and can signal the brainstem to increase respiration.

The nurse reviews for the client drugs such Accolate and Zyflo, which are _______________ _______________; they are capable of blocking the inflammatory response as well as providing bronchodilation.

A child has an elevated antistreptolysin O (ASO) titer. Which combination of symptoms, in conjunction with this finding, would confirm a diagnosis of rheumatic fever?

An infant is hospitalized with RSV bronchiolitis. The priority nursing diagnosis is:

After the 3-month-old child with respiratory syncytial virus is given a protocol of antiviral medications, the nurse explains that routine immunizations will need to be delayed for ____________________ months.

To facilitate digestion and absorption of nutrients, the nurse teaches the child with cystic fibrosis that she needs to take:

An infant is experiencing dyspnea related to patent ductus arteriosus (PDA). The nurse understands dyspnea occurs because:

The 4-month-old child in the emergency department shows extreme dyspnea, a croaking inspiration, and excessive drooling. Based on these observations alone, the nurse's initial intervention would be to:

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

The nurse, auscultating the breath sounds of a child hospitalized for an acute asthma attack, would expect to find: