ATI Pediatrics Final (Nursing Pediatrics
Exam 2 Final)
Most common post op complication of tonsillectomy?
(ANS- hemorrhage
Risk time for hemorrhage after tonsillectomy?
(ANS- 10 days to 2 weeks post op
Signs and symptoms of hemorrhage after tonsillectomy?
(ANS- restlessness, swallowing frequently, low BP (late sign)
How should child lay post op to prevent hemorrhage from tonsillectomy?
(ANS- side lying or on abdomen
What should the child avoid after a tonsillectomy post op?
(ANS- coughing or blowing nose
How should xrays be taken to see the section of the lung behind the heart (lingual)?
(ANS- Laterally
Why are lateral xrays needed to view the lingual area?
(ANS- a common site for pneumonia
If a child is “barking” and has hoarseness and inspiratory stridor what might they
have?
(ANS- croup
What does inspiratory stridor sound like?
(ANS- a gasp<\/p>\n\n\n\n
If stridor reduces in a child previously showing stridor, what can that mean? ATI Pediatrics Final (Nursing PediatricsExam 2 Final)Most common post op complication of tonsillectomy?(ANS- hemorrhageRisk time for hemorrhage after tonsillectomy?(ANS- 10 days to 2 weeks post opSigns and symptoms of hemorrhage after tonsillectomy?(ANS- restlessness, swallowing frequently, low BP (late sign)How should child lay post op to prevent hemorrhage from tonsillectomy?(ANS- side lying or on abdomenWhat should […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[25],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-116149","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-exams-certification"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/116149","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=116149"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/116149\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=116149"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=116149"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=116149"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
(ANS- blockage and imminent respiratory failure
Do not put anything in the __<\/em><\/strong> of a child with acute epiglottitis.
(ANS- Mouth
Acute LTB
(ANS- Croup symptoms, Inflammation mucosa lining larynx & trachea causing
narrowing airway-subglottic area narrowest part causes respiratory acidosis
Diagnosis of Asthma is
(ANS- peak expiratory flow (PEF)
Treatment of Asthma is
(ANS- beta agonists such as albuterol to relieve bronchospasms
Preventing chronic problems with Asthma treatment
(ANS- anti-inflamatories such as corticosteroids
treatment for an emergency with Asthma attack
(ANS- repeat dose q15min twice, on 3rd dose call ambulance
Parents need education about beta agonists, what should a nurse advise?
(ANS- don’t give them around the clock, they should be prn, do not abuse
Common side effects of beta agonists
(ANS- nervousness, tachycardia<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"