A School-Age Child with Asthma Came to the Emergency Department

question 57

Multiple Choice

A school-age child with asthma came to the emergency department with a respiratory rate of 44 breaths/minute and wheezes heard throughout.After two breathing treatments,the nurse assesses a respiratory rate of 8 breaths/minute and hears no wheezing.The child is lying quietly on the bed.What action by the nurse is best?

• A) Allow the child to rest undisturbed.
• B) Call for another respiratory treatment.
• C) Obtain oxygen saturation; notify provider.
• D) Reassess the child in 30 minutes.

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