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cherise1989

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An appropriate nursing intervention when caring for a child with pneumonia is to:
 
  a. Encourage rest.
  b. Encourage the child to lie on the unaffected side.
  c. Administer analgesics.
  d. Place the child in the Trendelenburg position.

Question 2

Pancreatic enzymes are administered to the child with cystic fibrosis. Nursing considerations should include:
 
  a. Do not administer pancreatic enzymes if the child is receiving antibiotics.
  b. Decrease dose of pancreatic enzymes if the child is having frequent, bulky stools.
  c. Administer pancreatic enzymes between meals if at all possible.
  d. Pancreatic enzymes can be swallowed whole or sprinkled on a small amount of food taken at the beginning of a meal.



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Answer to Question 1

ANS: A
Encouraging rest by clustering care and promoting a quiet environment is the best intervention for a child with pneumonia. Lying on the affected side may promote comfort by splinting the chest and reducing pleural rubbing. Analgesics are not indicated. Children should be placed in a semi-erect position or position of comfort.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: D
Enzymes may be administered in a small amount of cereal or fruit or swallowed whole at the beginning of a meal, not between meals. Pancreatic enzymes are not contraindicated with antibiotics. The dose of enzymes should be increased if the child is having frequent, bulky stools.





 

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