Exam 21: The Child with Respiratory Dysfunction

A nurse is admitting an infant with asthma. What usually triggers asthma in infants?

Effective lone-rescuer CPR on a 5-year-old child should include

The nurse is teaching nursing students about normal physiologic changes in the respiratory system of toddlers. Which best describes why toddlers have fewer respiratory tract infections as they grow older?

A nurse is interpreting the results of a tuberculin skin test (TST) on an adolescent who is HIV positive. Which induration size indicates a positive result for this child 48 to 72 hours after the test?

An infant's parents ask the nurse about preventing OM. Which should be recommended?

A school-age child had an upper respiratory tract infection for several days and then began having a persistent dry, hacking cough that was worse at night. The cough has become productive in the past 24 hours. This is most suggestive of which diagnosis?

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

Which drug is usually given first in the emergency treatment of an acute, severe asthma episode in a young child?

A nurse is caring for a school-age child with left unilateral pneumonia and pleural effusion. A chest tube has been inserted to promote continuous closed chest drainage. Which interventions should the nurse implement when caring for this child? (Select all that apply.)

A child with cystic fibrosis (CF) receives aerosolized bronchodilator medication. When should this medication be administered?

The nurse is caring for a child with carbon monoxide poisoning associated with smoke inhalation. Which is essential in this child's care?

Decongestant nose drops are recommended for a 10-month-old infant with an upper respiratory tract infection. Instructions for nose drops should include which action?

The mother of a toddler yells to the nurse, "Help! He is choking to death on his food." The nurse determines that lifesaving measures are necessary based on which symptom?

The Heimlich maneuver is recommended for airway obstruction in children older than _____ year(s).

A nurse is interpreting the results of a child's peak expiratory flow rate. Which percentage, either at this number or less than this number, is considered to be a red zone? (Record your answer in a whole number.)

A child is diagnosed with influenza. Management includes which recommendation?

A nurse is teaching nursing students about clinical manifestations of cystic fibrosis (CF). Which is/are the earliest recognizable clinical manifestation(s) of CF?

When is it generally recommended that a child with acute streptococcal pharyngitis may return to school?

b-Adrenergic agonists and methylxanthines are often prescribed for a child with an asthma attack. Which describes their action?

A nurse is teaching an adolescent how to use the peak expiratory flowmeter. The adolescent has understood the teaching if which statement is made?