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Chapterk1:kBronchiolitis
1. Whichkinterventionkiskappropriatekforkthekinfantkhospitalizedkwithkbronchiolitis?
a. Positionkonktheksidekwithkneckkslightlykflexed.
b. Administerkantibioticskaskordered.
c. Restrictkoralkandkparenteralkfluidskifktachypneic.
d. Givekcool,khumidifiedkoxygen.kANS:kD
Cool,khumidifiedkoxygenkiskgivenktokrelievekdyspnea,khypoxemia,kandkinsensiblekfluidklosskfrom
tachypnea.kThekinfantkshouldkbekpositionedkwithkthekheadkandkchestkelevatedkatkak30-ktok40-
degreekanglekandkthekneckkslightlykextendedktokmaintainkankopenkairwaykandkdecreasekpressurekonkthek
diaphragm.kTheketiologykofkbronchiolitiskiskviral.kAntibioticskarekgivenkonlykifktherekiskaksecondarykbacteri
alkinfection.kTachypneakincreaseskinsensiblekfluidkloss.kIfkthekinfantkisktachypneic,kfluidskarekgivenkparent
erallyktokpreventkdehydration.
2. Ankinfantkwithkbronchiolitiskiskhospitalized.kThekcausativekorganismkiskrespiratoryksyncytialkvirusk
(RSV).kTheknursekknowskthatkakchildkinfectedkwithkthiskviruskrequireskwhatktypekofkisolation?
a. Reversekisolation
b. Airbornekisolation
c. ContactkPrecautions
d. StandardkPrecautionskANS:kC
RSVkisktransmittedkthroughkdroplets.kInkadditionktokStandardkPrecautionskandkhandkwashing,
ContactkPrecautionskarekrequired.kCaregiverskmustkusekgloveskandkgownskwhenkenteringkthekroom.kCareki
sktakenknotktoktouchktheirkownkeyeskorkmucouskmembraneskwithkakcontaminatedkglovedkhand.kChildrenka
rekplacedkinkakprivatekroomkorkinkakroomkwithkotherkchildrenkwithkRSVkinfections.kReversekisolation
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focuseskonkkeepingkbacteriakawaykfromkthekinfant.kWithkRSV,kotherkchildrenkneedktokbekprotectedkfromk
exposurektokthekvirus.kThekviruskisknotkairborne.
3. Akchildkhaskakchronickcoughkandkdiffusekwheezingkduringkthekexpiratorykphasekofkrespiration.kThisk
suggestskwhatkcondition?
a. Asthma
b. Pneumonia
c. Bronchiolitis
d. ForeignkbodykinktracheakANS:kA
Asthmakmaykhavekthesekchronicksignskandksymptoms.kPneumoniakappearskwithkankacutekonset,kf
ever,kandkgeneralkmalaise.kBronchiolitiskiskankacutekconditionkcausedkbykrespiratoryksyncytial
virus.kForeignkbodykinkthektracheakoccurskwithkacutekrespiratorykdistresskorkfailurekandkmaybekstridor.
4. Whichknursingkdiagnosiskiskmostkappropriatekforkankinfantkwithkacutekbronchiolitiskduektokr
espiratoryksyncytialkvirusk(RSV)?
a. ActivitykIntolerance
b. DecreasedkCardiackOutput
c. Pain,kAcute
d. TissuekPerfusion,kIneffectivek(peripheral)kANS.kA
Rationalek1:kActivitykintolerancekiskakproblemkbecausekofkthekimbalancekbetweenkoxygenksupplykandkde
mand.kCardiackoutputkisknotkcompromisedkduringkankacutekphasekofkbronchiolitis.kPainkisknotkusuallykass
ociatedkwithkacutekbronchiolitis.kTissuekperfusionk(peripheral)kisknotkaffectedkbykthiskrespiratory-
kdiseasekprocess.
Rationalek2:kActivitykintolerancekiskakproblemkbecausekofkthekimbalancekbetweenkoxygenksupplykandkde
mand.kCardiackoutputkisknotkcompromisedkduringkankacutekphasekofkbronchiolitis.kPainkisknotkusuallykass
ociatedkwithkacutekbronchiolitis.kTissuekperfusionk(peripheral)kisknotkaffectedkbykthiskrespiratory-
kdiseasekprocess.
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Rationalek3:kActivitykintolerancekiskakproblemkbecausekofkthekimbalancekbetweenkoxygenksupplykandkde
mand.kCardiackoutputkisknotkcompromisedkduringkankacutekphasekofkbronchiolitis.kPainkisknotkusuallykass
ociatedkwithkacutekbronchiolitis.kTissuekperfusionk(peripheral)kisknotkaffectedkbykthiskrespiratory-
kdiseasekprocess.
Rationalek4:kActivitykintolerancekiskakproblemkbecausekofkthekimbalancekbetweenkoxygenksupplykandkde
mand.kCardiackoutputkisknotkcompromisedkduringkankacutekphasekofkbronchiolitis.kPainkisknotkusuallykass
ociatedkwithkacutekbronchiolitis.kTissuekperfusionk(peripheral)kisknotkaffectedkbykthiskrespiratory-
kdiseasekprocess.
GlobalkRationale:kActivitykintolerancekiskakproblemkbecausekofkthekimbalancekbetweenkoxygenksupplykandk
demand.kCardiackoutputkisknotkcompromisedkduringkankacutekphasekofkbronchiolitis.kPainkisknotkusuallykas
sociatedkwithkacutekbronchiolitis.kTissuekperfusionk(peripheral)kisknotkaffectedkbykthiskrespiratory-
kdiseasekprocess.
Chapterk2:kAsthma
1. Theknursekiskcaringkforkakchildkhospitalizedkforkstatuskasthmaticus.kWhichkassessmentkfindingk
suggestskthatkthekchildskconditionkiskworsening?
a. Hypoventilation
b. Thirst
c. Bradycardia
d. ClubbingkANS:kA
Theknursekwouldkassesskthekchildkforksignskofkhypoxia,kincludingkrestlessness,kfatigue,kirritability,kandkincrea
sedkheartkandkrespiratorykrate.kAskthekchildktireskfromkthekincreasedkworkkofkbreathingkhypoventilationkocc
urskleadingktokincreasedkcarbonkdioxideklevels.kTheknursekwouldkbekalertkforksignskof