A nurse is caring for a preschool-age child. Nurses' Notes Vital Signs Nurses' Notes 1000: Child presents accompanied by a guardian who reports that the child has had a fever for 2 days, nasal congestion, and mucoid nasal drainage. Also reports that child is less active today than usual, and verbalized child's worsening throat discomfort. Child observed to be awake, alert, and oriented x 3. Irritable. Respirations rapid, but unlabored. Slight wheezing auscultated in anterior upper lobes. Child reports their throat "hurts a whole lot." Child resting in guardian's arms. 1100: Child appears very ill and does not respond to questions. Respirations labored with suprasternal retractions and inspiratory stridor. Drooling observed. Child is sitting upright, leaning slightly forward, with mouth open and tongue protruding. The nurse reviews the assessment findings and determines they are consistent with which of the following disease processes? For each assessment finding, click to specify if the finding is consistent with acute viral nasopharyngitis, acute epiglottitis, or acute laryngotracheobronchitis. Each finding may support more than one disease process. Assessment Finding Child's appearance Positioning of body Oral secretions Body temperature Retractions Reported pain Acute Viral Acute Acute Nasopharyngitis Epiglottitis Laryngotracheobronchitis

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A nurse is caring for a preschool-age child.
Nurses' Notes
Nurses' Notes
Vital Signs
1000:
Child presents accompanied by a guardian who
reports that the child has had a fever for 2 days,
nasal congestion, and mucoid nasal drainage. Also
reports that child is less active today than usual,
and verbalized child's worsening throat discomfort.
Child observed to be awake, alert, and oriented x 3.
Irritable. Respirations rapid, but unlabored. Slight
wheezing auscultated in anterior upper lobes. Child
reports their throat "hurts a whole lot." Child resting
in guardian's arms.
1100:
Child appears very ill and does not respond to
questions. Respirations labored with suprasternal
retractions and inspiratory stridor. Drooling
observed. Child is sitting upright, leaning slightly
forward, with mouth open and tongue protruding.
The nurse reviews the assessment findings and determines they are consistent
with which of the following disease processes?
For each assessment finding, click to specify if the finding is consistent
with acute viral nasopharyngitis, acute epiglottitis, or acute
laryngotracheobronchitis. Each finding may support more than one
disease process.
Assessment
Finding
Child's
appearance
Positioning
of body
Oral
secretions
Body
temperature
Retractions
Reported
pain
Acute Viral
Acute
Acute
Nasopharyngitis Epiglottitis Laryngotracheobronchitis
Transcribed Image Text:A nurse is caring for a preschool-age child. Nurses' Notes Nurses' Notes Vital Signs 1000: Child presents accompanied by a guardian who reports that the child has had a fever for 2 days, nasal congestion, and mucoid nasal drainage. Also reports that child is less active today than usual, and verbalized child's worsening throat discomfort. Child observed to be awake, alert, and oriented x 3. Irritable. Respirations rapid, but unlabored. Slight wheezing auscultated in anterior upper lobes. Child reports their throat "hurts a whole lot." Child resting in guardian's arms. 1100: Child appears very ill and does not respond to questions. Respirations labored with suprasternal retractions and inspiratory stridor. Drooling observed. Child is sitting upright, leaning slightly forward, with mouth open and tongue protruding. The nurse reviews the assessment findings and determines they are consistent with which of the following disease processes? For each assessment finding, click to specify if the finding is consistent with acute viral nasopharyngitis, acute epiglottitis, or acute laryngotracheobronchitis. Each finding may support more than one disease process. Assessment Finding Child's appearance Positioning of body Oral secretions Body temperature Retractions Reported pain Acute Viral Acute Acute Nasopharyngitis Epiglottitis Laryngotracheobronchitis
Vital Signs
1000:
Temperature 38.3° C (101° F)
Heart rate 90/min
Respiratory rate 28/min
1100:
Temperature 39.4° C (103° F)
Heart rate 132/min
Respiratory rate 36/min
Transcribed Image Text:Vital Signs 1000: Temperature 38.3° C (101° F) Heart rate 90/min Respiratory rate 28/min 1100: Temperature 39.4° C (103° F) Heart rate 132/min Respiratory rate 36/min
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