A 13-Year-Old Male Is Admitted to the Pediatric Intensive Care

question 6

Multiple Choice

A 13-year-old male is admitted to the pediatric intensive care unit. The patient has a history of mental retardation and cerebral palsy following an anoxic injury as an infant. The patient was admitted two months earlier due to aspiration pneumonia, necessitating a lengthy hospital stay, mechanical ventilation, and intravenous antibiotics. His caregiver reports another aspiration event two days prior. For the past 24 hours, the patient has been lethargic with a frequent cough producing thick sputum. Upon presentation to the hospital, the patient is noted to have a fever, low oxygen saturations, and low blood pressure. Upon arrival to the intensive care unit, the patient is cool, pale, and has poor pulses and capillary refill. Following administration of intravenous fluid boluses, it is determined the patient needs central venous access for fluid and medication administration. The RN prepares for the sterile procedure.
-To reduce the patient's risk of infection,the RN assists the physician with applying all of the following prior to the procedure except ________.

• A)sterile gloves
• B)clean gown
• C)cap
• D)mask

Understand the obligations regarding the acceptance and payment for conforming goods.

Grasp the principles regarding the delivery location when it is not specified by the contract.

Understand the impact of education in achieving gender equality.

Recognize the social construction of biological knowledge.

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Definitions:

PET

Positron Emission Tomography, a scanning method that uses radioactive substances to visualize and measure changes in metabolic processes and in other physiological activities in the body.

Physiology

The scientific study of the normal functions and mechanisms occurring in a living system or organism.

Heart Rate

The number of heartbeats per unit of time, typically expressed as beats per minute (BPM), indicating cardiovascular activity and fitness levels.

Parasympathetic Nervous System

part of the autonomic nervous system responsible for conserving energy and lowering the body's response after activation of the "fight or flight" system.