The nurse is assessing a 4-year-old client who was sent to the emergency department from urgent care. Assessment reveals tripod positioning, blue lips, mottled skin, inspiratory stridor, and excessive drooling. Vital signs are:Temp: 39 CHR: 188RR: 46O2: 82 %What is the priority action for the nurse to take at this time?A. Keep the child calm and call for emergency airway equipmentB. Obtain IV accessC. Assess the throat for a cherry red epiglottisD. Place the child on a high flow nasal cannula at 100% FiO2

The nurse cares for a child diagnosed with laryngotracheobronchitis who is assessed to have worsening inspiratory stridor with an oxygen saturation of 92% on room air. The nurse should obtain a prescription for which medication?A. Formoterol via dry powder inhalerB. Nebulized racemic epinephrineC. Albuterol via nebulizerD. Oral montelukast

The nurse is caring for a 1 year old client diagnosed with acute otitis media. The client is experiencing otalgia, has been febrile for 24 hours, and is pulling at his left ear. Which intervention is the priority nursing action?A. Position the child on his left sideB. Administer antibiotic ear dropsC. Administer acetaminophen as prescribedD. Apply a heat pack to the left ear

A nurse is planning care for a client who has severe acute respiratory distresssyndrome (ARDS). Which actions should the nurse include? (Select all that apply).(a) Conservative fluid therapy and diuretics(b) Administer antiviral and antibiotics for every cause of ARDS(c) Assess lungs hourly and suction to maintain airway(d) Maintain intubation and mechanical ventilator supportDownloaded by DEE FAV ([email protected])lOMoARcPSD|12284552(e) Consider dietician and enteral nutrition and/or parenteral nutrition

The emergency department nurse is caring for a client with sudden onset of edema of the lips and acute shortness of breath following a bee sting. The nurse knows that the first-line medication for this presentation is:A. Oral diphenhydramineB. Nebulized albuterolC. Oral prednisoneD. Parenteral epinephrine

You are interviewing a parent whose 8 year child has a fever, sore throat , and is irritable. You note that there is a fever, and the tonsil cripts are filled with exudate, and there is lymph node enlargement in the cervical region.  The tympanic membrane is pale gray with the cone of lingt intact.  These findings are more suggestive of?Group of answer choicesalergic rhinitsotitis externa.acute bacterial pharyngitismiddle ear effusion.