The "Pulse" of Oxygen Levels
This non-invasive device is used by nurses to measure the percentage of oxygen saturation in a patient's blood.
What is a pulse oximeter?
The process of breaking up medication into minute particles that are dispersed through the respiratory tract.
What is nebulization?
Handheld devices that allow children to self-administer inhaled medications on an intermittent basis.
What are metered-dose inhalers?
Set of techniques that include manual or mechanical percussion, vibration, cough, and breathing exercises.
What is chest physiotherapy?
Restlessness, pallor, tachypnea and tachycardia
What are early signs of hypoxemia?
In healthy children, this is the expected reference range for normal SpO2 levels measured by pulse oximetry.
What is 95-100%?
Bronchodilators, corticosteroids, mucolytics, or antibiotics
What are medications that are delivered via nebulization?
Make sure your patient does "this" before dispersing the medication in an inhaler.
What is take a deep breath and exhale?
"This" and "this" can help facilitate the movement of loosened respiratory secretions into the central airways.
What is gravity and positioning?
Confusion, cynosis, bradypnea, and bradycardia
What are late signs of hypoxia?
"This" should be removed to ensure probe has adequate exposure to the child's circulation to give an accurage reading.
What is nail polish?
Preprocedural assessment, vital signs and oxygen saturation
What are nursing actions that must be completed before giving a nebulizer treatment?
1 minute
What is the time to wait between puffs?
Before or 1 hour after
What is performing CPT and meal time?
If a child is in an oxygen tent or hood, monitor for "this" vital sign to be affected.
What is temperature?
When using continuous pulse oximetry on a child, nurses should compare the device's pulse reading with "this" to ensure accuracy.
What is the child's radial pulse?
This technique is recommended to help a child remain calm and facilitate better medication delivery during treatment.
What is "take slow, deep breaths by mouth"?
Why does my child have white patches in their mouth?
What is a fungal infection caused by using inhaled corticosteroids?
If ordered, "this" medication should be administered before performing CPT.
What is a bronchodilator?
A condition that occurs from high oxygen concentrations or prolonged therapy marked by a nonproductive cough and substernal discomfort.
What is oxygen toxicity?
When a child's SpO2 falls below 90-92%, this is a nursing action that can be taken to address the problem.
What is check the placement of the probe or place the child in a semi-Fowler's position or encourage deep breathing or confirm oxygen delivery is adequate?
This multi-disciplinary team member can help connect families and patients to obtain necessary equipment for nebulizer treatments at home.
What is the case manager?
What is use a spacer?
"This" position will promote drainage of the posterior sections of the upper lobes.
What is sitting and leaning forward position?
My child's nares are dry from the nasal cannula. Is there anything you can do to help?
What is apply a water-soluble gel?