Nursing Assessment
Out of all our exemplars, this exemplar impacts the lower airways.
What is RSV bronchiolitis?
These two age groups are nose breathers.
What are newborns and infants?
A well-known short-acting beta2-adrenergic agonist bronchodilator used to treat wheezing and bronchospasm in asthma and bronchiolitis.
What is Albuterol?
A barking cough, hoarseness, and symptoms often occurring at night are characteristic of this diagnosis.
What is Croup (Laryngotracheobronchitis)?
Treatment involves percussion, vibration, and postural drainage to mobilize and clear secretions to maintain airway patency.
What is chest physiotherapy (CPT)?
Class of meds used to treat inflammation but can cause hyperglycemia and slow/altered growth for children with long-term dosing.
What are corticosteroids?
These are the reasons why infants and toddlers are more susceptible to respiratory infections.
What is age, socioeconomic status, health status, and anatomy?
The nurse will place the child on transmission-based precautions in an isolated or cohorted room for this viral diagnosis.
What is RSV bronchiolitis?
This vaccination has decreased the occurrence of epiglottitis and is first administered at 2 months of age.
What is Haemophilus influenza type B (Hib)?
Often the first sign of respiratory illness in infants and children is this.
Tachypnea
In promoting adequate gas exchange, these are the expected goals/outcomes from successful intervention.
What is pulse oximetry reading WNL, blood gases WNL, absence of cyanosis, irritability, and restlessness?
This is a monoclonal antibody vaccination to prevent severe RSV disease given IM once a month during RSV season.
What is Palivizumab (Synagis)?
These are the four Ds associated with Epiglottitis.
What are distressed, dysphonia, dysphagia, and drooling?
IV fluids, if ordered, will be administered to maintain adequate hydration. The daily maintenance fluid requirement for a child weighing 30 kg is this.
What is 1700 ml/day?
This med affects the beta1 (cardiac) and beta2 (pulmonary) adrenergic receptors producing bronchodilation for patients with croup.
What is racemic epinephrine?