Why do infants and young children quickly have respiratory ...

[gbarreiro]

Why do infants and young children quickly have respiratory distress in acute and chronic alterations of the respiratory system?
 
  a. They have a widened, shorter airway.
  b. There is a defect in their sucking ability.
  c. The gag reflex increases mucus production.
  d. Mucus and edema obstruct small airways.

Question 2

A preschool-aged child tells the nurse I was bad, that's why I got sick. What is the best rationale for this child's statement?
 
  a. The child has a fear that mutilation will lead to death.
  b. The child's imagination is very active, and he may believe the illness is a result of
  something he did.
  c. The child has a general understanding of body integrity at this age.
  d. The child will not have fear related to an IV catheter initiation but will have fear
  of an impending surgery.

[kkenney]

Answer to Question 1

D
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A The airway in infants and young children is narrower, not wider.
B Sucking is not necessarily related to problems with the airway.
C The gag reflex is necessary to prevent aspiration. It does not produce mucus.
D The airway in infants and young children is narrower, and respiratory distress
can occur quickly because mucus and edema can cause obstruction to their small
airways.

Answer to Question 2

B
Feedback
A The child has imaginative thoughts at this stage of growth and development.
B The child may believe that an illness occurred as a result of some personal deed
or thought or perhaps because he touched something or someone.
C Preschoolers do not have the cognitive ability to connect mutilation to death and
do not have a sound understanding of body integrity.
D The preschooler fears all types of intrusive procedures whether undergoing a
simple procedure such as an IV start or something more invasive such as surgery.