Exam 46: Respiratory Dysfunction

MATCHING The nurse enters a room and finds a 6-year-old child who is unconscious. After calling for help and before being able to use an automatic external defibrillator,what steps should the nurse take? Place in correct order. -Feel carotid pulse while maintaining head tilt with the other hand.

MATCHING The nurse enters a room and finds a 6-year-old child who is unconscious. After calling for help and before being able to use an automatic external defibrillator,what steps should the nurse take? Place in correct order. -Place on a hard surface.

It is generally recommended that a child with acute streptococcal pharyngitis can return to school:

Pancreatic enzymes are administered to the child with cystic fibrosis. Nursing considerations should include:

The earliest recognizable clinical manifestation(s) of cystic fibrosis (CF) is:

The nurse is caring for a 5-year-old child who is scheduled for a tonsillectomy in 2 hours. Which actions should the nurse include in the child's postoperative care plan? (Choose all that apply.)

What best describes why children have fewer respiratory tract infections as they grow older?

MATCHING The nurse enters a room and finds a 6-year-old child who is unconscious. After calling for help and before being able to use an automatic external defibrillator,what steps should the nurse take? Place in correct order. -Give two rescue breaths.

Cool-mist vaporizers rather than steam vaporizers are recommended in home treatment of respiratory tract infections because:

Asthma in infants is usually triggered by:

MATCHING The nurse enters a room and finds a 6-year-old child who is unconscious. After calling for help and before being able to use an automatic external defibrillator,what steps should the nurse take? Place in correct order. -Administer 30 chest compressions with two breaths.

MATCHING The nurse enters a room and finds a 6-year-old child who is unconscious. After calling for help and before being able to use an automatic external defibrillator,what steps should the nurse take? Place in correct order. -Use the head tilt-chin lift maneuver and check for breathing.

The Heimlich maneuver is recommended for airway obstruction in children older than:

In providing nourishment for a child with cystic fibrosis (CF),which factor should the nurse keep in mind?

An infant has developed staphylococcal pneumonia. Nursing care of the child with pneumonia includes (choose all that apply):

The nurse is caring for a 10-month-old infant with respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) bronchiolitis. Which interventions should be included in the child's care? Choose all that apply.

Chronic otitis media with effusion (OME) is differentiated from acute otitis media (AOM) because it is usually characterized by:

A child is diagnosed with influenza,probably type A disease. Management includes:

A child has a chronic,nonproductive cough and diffuse wheezing during the expiratory phase of respiration. This suggests:

MATCHING The nurse enters a room and finds a 6-year-old child who is unconscious. After calling for help and before being able to use an automatic external defibrillator,what steps should the nurse take? Place in correct order. -Place heel of one hand on lower half of sternum with other hand on top.