Which pediatric clients would require a nursing assessment for blunt chest trauma? Select all that apply.
1. A preschool-age client who is admitted after a house fire.
2. A toddler-age client who is admitted for injuries sustained in a motor vehicle accident.
3. A school-age client who is admitted for observation after a skateboarding accident.
4. An adolescent client admitted for an asthma exacerbation.
5. An infant admitted to rule out cystic fibrosis.
Question 2
Which nursing actions are appropriate when providing care to a pediatric client who has sustained a smoke-inhalation injury? Select all that apply.
1. Assessing for respiratory distress
2. Auscultating the lungs for wheezing
3. Prescribing oxygen for low saturations
4. Administering prescribed prophylactic antibiotic therapy
5. Providing support to the family
assessment techniques
family nursing
Nursing hand offs
Patient teaching: neck assessment
Nursing history for rectal and anal assessment
Inadequate Airway, Breathing and Circulation in the Trauma Patient (Part 2)