A 5-year-old child with asthma is ordered albuterol. The nurse know that the primary action of albuterol is to:

Phase 1

A 5 year old is brought to her pediatrician for an annual routine checkup. Her grandparents, who are also the legal guardians, are with her. The child has not seen her pediatrician in a year. The child recently had a visit to the urgent care center and was treated for strep throat. The grandparents are concerned about the child’s weight gain. They state no matter how much she eats she cannot gain weight and is hungry all of the time. 

Phase 2

The primary care office does not have a glucometer available, so the provider orders a urinalysis dip stick test. The urinalysis shows a glucose of over 500mg/dl with blood, leukocytes, and ketones.  The results are shared with the grandparents along with the potential diagnosis and complications. The child’s grandparents are visibly upset and start asking the nurse questions about their grandchild.

Which of the following responses by the nurse are appropriate? (Select all that apply)

The nurse is teaching parents about administering digoxin. What instructions should the nurse tell the parents?

A three-year-old, is admitted to the pediatric medical unit with acute kawasaki disease. What signs and symptoms are you most likely to note as you do your intake assessment?

A child in compensated shock will which symptoms?

Which type of respiratory condition is always considered an emergency?

Phase 2:

A 10-week-old is brought to the emergency department with three days of rhinorrhea, congestion, and cough. He is presenting with mild intercostal retractions, congested cough, HR: 178, RR: 65 breaths/min, his capillary refill is >4 seconds, O2 Sat: 92% on RA, T- 99.2 F, wheezing is heard bilaterally, & mother feels the infant needs help breathing. Unable to stay latched to breast. Restless and has head bobbing. Mother at bedside.

Place each nursing action for the infant’s care during hospitalization into one of the 3 categories: indicated (appropriate or necessary), contraindicated (could be harmful), or non-essential (makes no difference or not necessary)

A pediatric client is admitted to the hospital unconscious. The client has a history of type 1 diabetes, and according to the clients mother, has been to two birthday parties in the last few days and has resisted taking the prescribed insulin. At school the client had two more pieces of birthday cake and some ice cream at a class birthday party. What is the likely reason for this client's unconscious state?

A 5-year-old child with asthma is ordered albuterol. The nurse know that the primary action of albuterol is to:

Phase 1

A 5 year old is brought to her pediatrician for an annual routine checkup. Her grandparents, who are also the legal guardians, are with her. The child has not seen her pediatrician in a year. The child recently had a visit to the urgent care center and was treated for strep throat. The grandparents are concerned about the child’s weight gain. They state no matter how much she eats she cannot gain weight and is hungry all of the time. 

Choose the most likely options for the information missing from the statements below by selecting from the lists of options provided.

While assessing the child the nurse recognizes that

Which congenital heart disease causes cyanosis when not repaired? (select all that apply)