A Toddler Is Brought to the Clinic with a Low-Grade

question 20

Multiple Choice

A toddler is brought to the clinic with a low-grade fever and the mother describes a grunting sound made by the child on expiration.The respiratory rate is 24 breaths/minute.What action by the nurse is most appropriate?

• A) Assess nose and throat for foreign bodies.
• B) Facilitate a stat chest x-ray.
• C) Obtain an oxygen saturation; notify provider.
• D) Weigh and measure child then calculate BMI.

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