Author Question: When performing an assessment on an 8-year-old boy who is hospitalized for pneumonia, the nurse ... (Read 55 times)

lak · **on:** Jun 27, 2018

When performing an assessment on an 8-year-old boy who is hospitalized for pneumonia, the nurse would anticipate what type of lung sounds?

1. Crackles
2. Stridor
3. Normal
4. Wheezes

Question 2

The nurse is aware that the Tanner staging system for sexual maturity is:

a. Based on the development of pubic hair in girls
b. More accurate than using chronological age
c. Based on staged voice changes in males
d. Based on measured color of pigmentation on the scrotum and areola

scikid · **Reply #1 on:** Jun 27, 2018

Answer to Question 1

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1. Fluid is built up in the lungs because of the infection, causing crackles to be heard.
2. Stridor is common in children with larynx issues, not pneumonia.
3. When fluid builds up in the lungs, it will cause the lung's sounds to be abnormal with a diagnosis of pneumonia.
4. A child will have wheezes if the airway is constricted, not full of fluid.

Answer to Question 2

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The Tanner staging system for the measurement of sexual maturity is based on both breast and pubic hair development in girls and both genital and pubic hair development in boys.