Final Exam Nr328 Peds - Questions & Answers (Rated 96%) Best Update 2024

Burn Phases: Management Phase {Ans: - occurs after adequate resuscitation (72 hours) - pain relief - prevent infection - hydrotherapy - open or closed dressings or graft - fluid therapy - iv antibiotics - topical silvadene or sulfamylon - wound care - limit free water intake}What are some nursing management implementations when treating a patient who has had a thyroidectomy {Ans: Iodine may be given mixed with water or juice after every meal Watch for dyspnea because they neck tissues my swell, hemorrhage or have a hematoma form Assess pt Q2h for dyspnea, hemorrhage or tracheal compression, frequent swallowing, choking Place patient in semi-fowlers position and support neck with pillow, monitor calcium level and VS, monitor for tetany (tingling in toes, fingers, around the mouth, muscular twitching), Trousseau's sign and Chvosteks' sign}hydrocephalus {Ans: abnormal accumulation of fluid (CSF) in the brain}Iodine deficiency {Ans: is the most preventable form of brain damage}Rheumatic Fever: Assessment {Ans: - chest pain from carditis - sob - tachycardia - large joint pain - chorea (jerking) - nordules over bony prominences - rash to trunk and arms - fever - elevated ESR - positive ASO titer (is a blood test to