A mother has called the triage nurse of the pediatric clinic to ...

[student77]

A mother has called the triage nurse of the pediatric clinic to ask what she should do for her son's frequent epistaxis episodes. The treatment should include:
 
  1. Having the child sit up with his head tilted forward so that blood does not go down the throat.
   2. Encouraging the child to breathe through his nose.
   3. Having the child attempt to keep his nose clean.
   4. Applying heat to the nares.

Question 2

A 15 year old has been an inpatient for the last 24 hours due to dehydration and vomiting. The nurse calculates the adolescents urine output for the shift at 0.3 ml/kg/hour. What does this result indicate?
 
  1. The result is low for this age range, and the patient needs more fluid intake.
   2. The result is normal, and the patient needs to maintain the level of fluid intake.
   3. The result is high, and an order for fluid restriction should be received.
   4. The result is higher than normal, but because of the diagnosis, the same fluid intake is adequate.

[TDubDCFL]

Answer to Question 1

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1. The blood could be aspirated, so sitting forward will help decrease the occurrence.
2. Breathing through the nose can cause increased pressure and not stop the bleeding.
3. Cleansing and digging in the nose can cause clots to break and cause continued bleeding.
4. Ice should be applied to vasoconstrict the blood vessels to stop the bleeding.

Answer to Question 2

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1. The urine output is low, and the child needs more fluid intake.
2. The output is not normal. More fluids are needed.
3. The results are low, and the patient should not be fluid restricted.
4. The output is lower than normal, and the patient should have more fluid intake.

[student77]

Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it

[bdobbins]

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