Exam (elaborations) Pediatric Primary Care . (NUR602)

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2. The primary care pediatric nurse practitioner diagnoses a 5­year­old child with ID: 13348425782 asthma and prescribes an oral steroid and a short­acting beta­adrenergic medication via a... metered­dose inhaler to manage acute symptoms. Along with education about the prescribed medications, what information is important to give the child’s family at this visit 5. The primary care pediatric nurse practitioner is performing a well baby ID: 13348425774 examination on a 2­week­old infant who was recently discharged home from the neonatal intensive care unit. The mother reports that the infant was born at 26 weeks’ gestation and states she was told that her baby will probably have developmental delays. What is the most important aspect of long­term management for this infant? 7. The parent of a toddler who has special health care needs is resistant to a ID: 13348425766 suggestion that her child needs a gastrostomy tube for nutrition. The toddler has fallen from the 10th percentile to the 5th percentile in the past few months and resists taking in appropriate amounts of food by mouth even with assistance from occupational therapy. What will the primary care pediatric nurse practitioner do? 10. The primary care pediatric nurse practitioner is assessing an ill 2­month­old infant ID: 13348425772 who is febrile and refusing most fluids. The preliminary blood work indicates a viral infection and shows that the infant is hydrated. The infant is alert. The infant’s parents are attentive and live close by. What will the nurse practitioner do? 12. The primary care pediatric nurse practitioner orders a pulmonology consult for a ID: 13348425788 child who has severe asthma. The nurse practitioner writes “child with asthma refractory to conventional treatments needs suggestions for alternative treatments.” The nurse practitioner expects the pulmonologist to [Show More]

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