A child in compensated shock will which symptoms?

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. 

Highlight the conditions requiring immediate follow-up in the “follow-up” category.

Assessment:

Weight:15.9 kg

Height: 41 in

Heart rate: 122 beats per minute

Blood pressure: 96/44

Child is anxious, looks thin, and has dry lips and dry mucous membranes. Upon neck palpation the child has several enlarged cervical lymph nodes and has a “sweet odor to her breath, The remainder of the examination is within normal limits.

The nurse encourages the mother of a toddler with acute laryngotracheobronchitis (LTB) to stay at the bedside as much as possible. What is the nurse’s primary rationale for this action?

Cystic fibrosis (CF) is suspected in a toddler. Which test is essential in establishing this diagnosis?

Which should the nurse consider when preparing a school-age child and the family for heart surgery?

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

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

Phase 3:

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.

After implementing the appropriate nursing interventions, the nurse assesses the infant. For each assessment finding listed, place the finding in the appropriate category based on whether the nursing and collaborative intervention was effective (helped to meet expected outcome), ineffective (did not help to meet expected outcomes), or unrelated (not related to the expected outcome)

The diabetes educator has completed his teaching with a family and 13 year old child with newly diagnosed type 1 diabetes. The nurse knows the teaching has been effective when the child states:

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)