Analyzing Assessment Findings
The nurse is caring for a 4-year-old client on a pediatric unit. Indicate whether each assessment
finding is consistent with Reye's syndrome, a head injury, or febrile seizures. Each finding may
be associated with more than one disease process.
Reye’s Syndrome Head Injury Febrile Seizure
Cerebral edema x x
Decreased level of consciousness x x x
Fever x x
Seizures x x x
Vomiting x x
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, Clients with severe symptoms of Reye’s syndrome may
have fever, vomiting, seizures, cerebral edema, and
decreased level of consciousness.
Clients with minor head injuries may have vomiting and
decreased level of consciousness. Clients with more severe
head injuries may have cerebral edema and seizures.
Clients with febrile seizures have seizures induced by
fevers and decreased level of consciousness during the
seizure and during the postictal period.
Client Education
The pediatrician’s office nurse is caring for a toddler who
recently had a viral illness and experienced a febrile seizure
at home. The nurse is providing follow-up teaching. Which
statement by the parent indicates that additional teaching
is needed?
“Administering acetaminophen to lower a fever will prevent a febrile seizure.”
Administering antipyretic medications or implementing
measures to reduce fevers does not prevent febrile seizures.
Nursing Care of Clients with
Submersion Injury
This lesson provides an overview of the care for pediatric
clients with submersion injuries. Submersion injury is the
term used for respiratory impairment from submersion or
immersion in liquid (for example, the submersion in water did
not result in death). Drowning is the term used for death
from a submersion injury.
Most submersion injuries and drownings are accidental and
involve swimming pools, bathtubs, or natural bodies of water.
Nursing Care
Which are appropriate nursing actions when providing care
for a client with a submersion injury and hypothermia?
Select all that apply.
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The nurse is caring for a 4-year-old client on a pediatric unit. Indicate whether each assessment
finding is consistent with Reye's syndrome, a head injury, or febrile seizures. Each finding may
be associated with more than one disease process.
Reye’s Syndrome Head Injury Febrile Seizure
Cerebral edema x x
Decreased level of consciousness x x x
Fever x x
Seizures x x x
Vomiting x x
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, Clients with severe symptoms of Reye’s syndrome may
have fever, vomiting, seizures, cerebral edema, and
decreased level of consciousness.
Clients with minor head injuries may have vomiting and
decreased level of consciousness. Clients with more severe
head injuries may have cerebral edema and seizures.
Clients with febrile seizures have seizures induced by
fevers and decreased level of consciousness during the
seizure and during the postictal period.
Client Education
The pediatrician’s office nurse is caring for a toddler who
recently had a viral illness and experienced a febrile seizure
at home. The nurse is providing follow-up teaching. Which
statement by the parent indicates that additional teaching
is needed?
“Administering acetaminophen to lower a fever will prevent a febrile seizure.”
Administering antipyretic medications or implementing
measures to reduce fevers does not prevent febrile seizures.
Nursing Care of Clients with
Submersion Injury
This lesson provides an overview of the care for pediatric
clients with submersion injuries. Submersion injury is the
term used for respiratory impairment from submersion or
immersion in liquid (for example, the submersion in water did
not result in death). Drowning is the term used for death
from a submersion injury.
Most submersion injuries and drownings are accidental and
involve swimming pools, bathtubs, or natural bodies of water.
Nursing Care
Which are appropriate nursing actions when providing care
for a client with a submersion injury and hypothermia?
Select all that apply.
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