Which type of respiratory condition is always considered an emergency?

Children with a history of Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infection are at an increase risk of developing asthma later in life.

Which strategy is appropriate when feeding the infant with congestive heart failure?

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)

The nurse if giving instructions to parents of a 4-month-old infant with tetralogy of fallot. An important teaching point should include:

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?

Aspirin is a part of the treatment for children with Kawasaki disease.

You are discussing prevention of infective endocarditis with parents of a child with a complex congenital heart defect. A critical teaching point to emphasize includes:

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.

Which nursing actions (interventions) are indicated for infant’s care at this time? (select all that apply)

A two-month-old infant is hospitalized for repair of a ventricular septal defect. The infant’s admitting diagnosis is moderate congestive heart failure. What signs and symptoms would you expect to see in your assessment?

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: