ATIVideoSeries:RNGasExchange/Oxygenation-Asthma3.0CaseStudyTest—©iZXatiRNGasExchange/Oxygenation:Asthma3.0CaseStudyTest©CLOSEmoriTimeElapsed:00:01:14Question:10f5[4CORRECT.henge|[A]FeaAnurseiscaringforanadolescentchildwhoisexperiencingstatusasthmaticus.Whichofthefollowingactionsshouldthenursetake?PycomerwieThenurseshouldadministerhumidifiedoxygentomaintainthechild'soxygensaturationgreaterthan90%.Thenurseshouldalsomaintaincontinuouscardiorespiratorymonitoringandbepreparedtointubatethechildifrespiratoryarrestoccurs.Checkoxygensaturationlevelevery15mirINCORRECTThenurseshouldrecognizethatachildwhoisexperiencingasevereexacerbationofasthmawillexhibituseofaccessorymusclesandsuprasternalretractions.Othermanifestationsincludebreathlessnesswhileatrest,agitation,tachypnea,loudwheezesoninspirationandexpiration,andaSa02oflessthan90%.rovideatreatmervittlorctingbronchodilatoINCORRECTThenurseshouldrecognizethatachildwhoisexperiencingamildexacerbationofasthmawillexhibitaheartratelessthan100/min.Othermanifestationsincludebreathlessnesswithactivity,theabilitytoliedowncomfortably,mildtomoderatewheezesonexpirationonly,andaSa02at95%orabove.Encouragethechillieontheirleftside.INCORRECTThenurseshouldpositionthechildinanuprightposition.Thiswillallowmaximumexpansionofthelungsandenhancesdisbursementofinhaledmedications.StudyPreview Mode
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