- Moving the adolescent to a comfortable position.
- Maintaining spinal immobilization and assessing neurological function to prevent further injury.
- Giving oral pain medication.
- Allowing the adolescent to sit up.
Category: Pediartic Health Nursing-II
- Giving a strict list of forbidden foods.
- Collaborating with a dietitian to create a personalized, balanced meal plan that is palatable and addresses nutritional needs.
- Telling them to eat whatever they want.
- Ignoring dietary concerns.
- IV fluids.
- Diuretics (e.g., Furosemide).
- Antihypertensives.
- Analgesics.
- Brushing hair vigorously.
- Using a soft brush, mild shampoo, and avoiding harsh treatments to minimize scalp irritation and discomfort.
- Washing hair daily with hot water.
- Avoiding hair washing completely.
- Only checking temperature.
- Assessing level of consciousness, pupil reactivity, fontanelle (if open), and monitoring for seizures.
- Assessing skin color.
- Checking for rash.
- Oral antibiotics.
- Mechanical ventilation with appropriate ventilator settings to improve CO2? clearance.
- Oral corticosteroids.
- Antihistamines.
- Telling them they will have a seizure.
- Exploring reasons for non-compliance, educating about risks of non-adherence, and involving them in medication management decisions.
- Reporting them to the school.
- Ignoring the non-compliance.
- Eat only protein.
- Balancing carbohydrates, proteins, and fats, and emphasizing consistent meal times and portion sizes.
- Avoid all fruits.
- Eat unlimited sugary foods.
- Force-feeding the infant.
- Offering small, frequent feeds, considering calorie-dense formula, and potentially initiating nasogastric tube feedings if respiratory distress impedes oral intake.
- Avoiding all feeds.
- Giving large volumes of formula.
- Telling them to wear a hat.
- Acknowledging their feelings, providing opportunities for play therapy, and encouraging self-expression.
- Minimizing the importance of hair.
- Ignoring the issue.
- Assessing for hunger.
- Monitoring for signs of refeeding syndrome, including electrolyte imbalances (hypophosphatemia, hypokalemia), cardiac arrhythmias, and fluid overload.
- Assessing for constipation.
- Assessing for skin rashes.
- Scolding for non-adherence.
- Providing clear, concise medication instructions, using visual aids, involving the child in scheduling, and addressing barriers to adherence.
- Giving all medications at once.
- Telling parents to manage everything.
- Oral acetaminophen.
- Administering appropriate analgesia (e.g., oral opioid or NSAID) to control pain and reduce anxiety during assessment and transport.
- Topical cream.
- No medication is needed until confirmed fracture.
- Assessing pupil reaction.
- Monitoring capillary refill time, peripheral pulses, and blood pressure (if appropriate for age and clinical condition).
- Assessing for rash.
- Checking temperature only.
- Oral antiemetics.
- Sedation (e.g., oral chloral hydrate or IV propofol) to ensure the child remains still for the scan.
- Oral cough syrup.
- Laxatives.
- The medication will immediately cure depression.
- It may take several weeks for the full therapeutic effect, and monitoring for worsening mood or suicidal ideation (especially initially) is crucial.
- Side effects are immediate and severe.
- Discontinue if no improvement in 2 days.
- Only use rescue inhaler at night.
- Reviewing asthma triggers, ensuring proper use of controller medications, and identifying nocturnal symptoms as a sign of inadequate control.
- Avoid medications at night.
- Ignore night symptoms.
- Encouraging more oral fluids.
- Monitoring for signs of dehydration and metabolic alkalosis, and ensuring NPO status prior to surgery.
- Administering antiemetics.
- Allowing the infant to feed freely.
- Telling them hair will grow back immediately.
- Encouraging head coverings (hats, scarves, wigs), providing emotional support, and normalizing the experience.
- Avoiding any discussion of hair loss.
- Shaving their head without consent.
