NGN RN NCLEX PREP
• Croup symptoms and treatment:
Answer:
symptoms (S's): sudden fever, seal bark cough, and stridor
Treatment: maintain patent airway, elevate HOB, provide humidifed oxygen and
vaporizer at home, and admin fluids, antipyretics, steroids, and abx
• Asthma:
Answer:
Bronchoconstrictions Pollen, weeds, tobacco smoke, exercis, cold air, pets, nuts, and milk
• Asthma symptoms and treatment: Symptoms (AIR):
Answer:
accessory muscle use, increased HR, and respiratory SOB/wheezing Treatment: admin rescue med (albuterol) and steroids, humified oxygen face mask, and chest physiotherapy
• PNA`:
Answer:
Inflamation of pulmonary parecnhyma or alveoli caused by virus, bacteria, myocoplasma, aspiration of food
• PNA symptoms and treatment:
Answer:
symptoms (CHILL): cough, high fever, increased HR, loud wheeze, and LOC
(agitated Treatment: blood cultures before abx admin, admin oxygent and
antipuretics, and encourage fluids and rest
• Using aspiring products during viral illnessess in children:
Answer:
increase risk for reyes syndrome
• Cerebral palsy: 1 / 2
Answer:
abnormal brain development disorder that results in impaired movement, muscle tone, and tremors caused by usually develloped before birth from labor complications, maternal infections, and premature birth
• Cerebral palsy symptoms and treatment:
Answer:
symptoms (PALS): positve moro and tonic neck > 6 months, abrnomal posturing,
late milestones, stiff arm and legs
Treatment: PT, OT, speech therapy, mobilizing devices, admin baclofen,
anti-seizures meds
• Seziures: Clonic:
Answer:
Jerking tonic stiffness treatment: maintain patent airway, time seziure, admin PAM, turn on side, and call if < 5min or back to back
• Head injury and increased ICP:
Answer:
force to head that affects, scalp, meninges, or brain which can increase ICP
cause: high contact sports and trauma abuse
• Head injury and increased symptoms:
Answer:
Symptoms early ICP: increased seizures, cry high pitched, protruding fontanel
Symptoms late (ABCD): altered pupil size, bradycardia, cheyne-strokes, and
decorticate or dcerebrate posturing
• Head injury and increase ICP treatmetn:
Answer:
- immbolize neck/spine
- elevate HOB 15-30
- admin oxygen
- NPO status
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