LATEST NURSING CARE FOR
CHILD
WITH RESPIRATORY ILLNESSES
SUMMARY 2025&2026
Your go-to hub for high-quality nursing
note,
summary and exam preps
Tutor Sammy
For mor e info: samuelwanjir u0 8 4 @ gmail.c om
, symptomatic management because common cold
NURSING CARE FOR CHILD has no specific treatment.
WITH RESPIRATORY ILLNESSES o Acetaminophen/ibuprofen o 18 y/o = no ASA
Learning Outcomes o Saline nose drops/ nasal spray o
Guaifenesin
1 Describe respiratory illnesses that occur in pediatrics.
2 Assess an infant who is born with respiratory illnesses. PHARYNGITIS
3 Utilize knowledge respiratory illnesses to promote
o Infection & inflammation of the oropharynx o
quality maternal and child health nursing care.
Etiology can be viral or bacterial
Course Outline VIRAL PHARYNGITIS
o Adenovirus
RESPIRATORY DISORDERS
o Si/Sx: sore throat, febrile, general malaise,
□ Acute Nasopharyngitis
erythematous pharynx, leukocytosis
□ Pharyngitis o Management: warm compress, gargle with warm
water
□ Tonsillitis
o WOF: dehydration
□ Epistaxis
BACTERIAL PHARYNGITIS
□ Sinusitis
□ Laryngitis o Group A beta-hemolytic streptococcus o
Streptococcal infections – kidney and cardiac
□ Laryngotracheobronchitis
damage
□ Aspiration o Si/Sx: erythematous throat & tonsils, enlarged
□ Influenza tonsils, white exudation in tonsillar crypts, fever, sore
throat, difficulty swallowing, lethargy, headache
□ Bronchitis
o Culture: (+) Streptococcus bacteria10-days oral
□ Respiratory Synctial Virus Bronchiolitis antibiotics
□ Asthma o Pen G o Clindamycin o NO cephalosporin or
broad spec
□ Status Asthmaticus
o Urine test after 2wks if AGN appear in 1-2 wks
□ Pneumonia
RESPIRATORY DISORDERS
ACUTE NASOPHARYNGITIS
o Incubation: 2-3 days o Etiology: rhinovirus,
coxsackievirus, RSV, adenovirus, and parainfluenza
and influenza viruses
o Manifestations: nasal congestion, watery rhinitis,
low-grade fecver, swollen cervical lymph nodes TONSILLITIS
o Prognosis: cough or sore throat o Secondary o Infection and inflammation of tonsils
symptoms: vomiting & diarrhea o Management: (palantine) o Adenitis: adenoid
tonsils infection & inflammation o
For mor e info: samuelwanjir u0 8 4 @ gmail.c om
CHILD
WITH RESPIRATORY ILLNESSES
SUMMARY 2025&2026
Your go-to hub for high-quality nursing
note,
summary and exam preps
Tutor Sammy
For mor e info: samuelwanjir u0 8 4 @ gmail.c om
, symptomatic management because common cold
NURSING CARE FOR CHILD has no specific treatment.
WITH RESPIRATORY ILLNESSES o Acetaminophen/ibuprofen o 18 y/o = no ASA
Learning Outcomes o Saline nose drops/ nasal spray o
Guaifenesin
1 Describe respiratory illnesses that occur in pediatrics.
2 Assess an infant who is born with respiratory illnesses. PHARYNGITIS
3 Utilize knowledge respiratory illnesses to promote
o Infection & inflammation of the oropharynx o
quality maternal and child health nursing care.
Etiology can be viral or bacterial
Course Outline VIRAL PHARYNGITIS
o Adenovirus
RESPIRATORY DISORDERS
o Si/Sx: sore throat, febrile, general malaise,
□ Acute Nasopharyngitis
erythematous pharynx, leukocytosis
□ Pharyngitis o Management: warm compress, gargle with warm
water
□ Tonsillitis
o WOF: dehydration
□ Epistaxis
BACTERIAL PHARYNGITIS
□ Sinusitis
□ Laryngitis o Group A beta-hemolytic streptococcus o
Streptococcal infections – kidney and cardiac
□ Laryngotracheobronchitis
damage
□ Aspiration o Si/Sx: erythematous throat & tonsils, enlarged
□ Influenza tonsils, white exudation in tonsillar crypts, fever, sore
throat, difficulty swallowing, lethargy, headache
□ Bronchitis
o Culture: (+) Streptococcus bacteria10-days oral
□ Respiratory Synctial Virus Bronchiolitis antibiotics
□ Asthma o Pen G o Clindamycin o NO cephalosporin or
broad spec
□ Status Asthmaticus
o Urine test after 2wks if AGN appear in 1-2 wks
□ Pneumonia
RESPIRATORY DISORDERS
ACUTE NASOPHARYNGITIS
o Incubation: 2-3 days o Etiology: rhinovirus,
coxsackievirus, RSV, adenovirus, and parainfluenza
and influenza viruses
o Manifestations: nasal congestion, watery rhinitis,
low-grade fecver, swollen cervical lymph nodes TONSILLITIS
o Prognosis: cough or sore throat o Secondary o Infection and inflammation of tonsils
symptoms: vomiting & diarrhea o Management: (palantine) o Adenitis: adenoid
tonsils infection & inflammation o
For mor e info: samuelwanjir u0 8 4 @ gmail.c om
