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mpobi80 · **on:** Jun 28, 2018

The nurse working in the pediatric clinic performs many activities. Which of these nursing activities can be classified promoting health promotion and maintenance? Standard Text: Select all that apply.

1. Administering the flu vaccine to infants from 6 to 23 months of age
2. Administering an antibiotic to a child with a diagnosis of acute otitis media
3. Teaching parents how to perform pulmonary drainage and cupping on their child with a respiratory infection
4. Instructing adolescents how to use dental floss
5. Discussing of daily feeding schedules for infants

Question 2

A toddler has had recurrent respiratory infections. The mother of the child expressed concern that her infant seemed to be at increased risk for complications from infection in comparison with her older children.

The best response from the nurse would be: 1. Air passages are more likely to become blocked with mucus because younger children make more mucus than do older children.
2. Toddlers do not breathe as deeply as do older children.
3. You are incorrect in her assessment.
4. Airways are smaller and more easily occluded in the younger child.

bigcheese9 · **Reply #1 on:** Jun 28, 2018

Answer to Question 1

1,4,5
Rationale 1: Administering flu vaccines is a health promotion and/or maintenance activity.
Rationale 2: An acute ear infection (otitis media) is an illness; treatment would not be a topic for health promotion and maintenance.
Rationale 3: Teaching parents how to perform pulmonary drainage and cupping on their ill child is not considered health promotion and maintenance as it is treating an acute illness.
Rationale 4: Health teaching to the healthy child qualifies as health promotion and maintenance.
Rationale 5: Health teaching activities including discussing feeding schedules are a component of health promotion and maintenance.
Global Rationale:

Answer to Question 2

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Rationale:
1. Blockage of air passages with mucus is not related to the age of the child, but more to etiology of production of mucus and continuation of the causative agent.
2. Depth of breathing is not age-dependent.
3. The mother is correct in her statement.
4. Airways are smaller with the younger child, and are more easily occluded when mucus is produced.