Fever Case Study (Pediatric) (30 min)
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Outline
A 3-month-old child presents to the emergency room with her mother. The mother reports that the baby is not acting like herself and she is having a hard time arousing the baby. Upon inspection the baby is wrapped in blankets in her car seat sleeping. The nurse unwraps the baby and feels heat radiating off the child.
The vital signs are as follows:
Temp 104°F Rectally
HR 150 bpm
RR 32 bpm
SpO2 99%
BP 66/32 mmHg (54 MAP)
The child is not opening their eyes or crying. The nurse notices the fontanelle is sunken in and the baby’s skin is hot but dry.
What questions should the nurse ask the mother?
What are priority nursing actions at this time?
Baby is 5.9 kg and the nurse initiates a peripheral IV for the baby. The provider orders rectal Tylenol at the appropriate weight-based dose.
How much fluids should the baby receive and which vital signs is the most concerning at this time?
The baby has received the fluid bolus and rectal Tylenol. The nurse checks another set of vitals and gets the following:
Temp 101 F Rectally
HR 141
RR 30
SpO2 99%
BP 68/42 mmHg (59 MAP)
What should the nurse do next?
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Concepts Covered:
- Test Taking Strategies
- Cardiac Disorders
- Emergency Care of the Cardiac Patient
- Note Taking
- Basics of NCLEX
- Prefixes
- Suffixes
- Medication Administration
- Gastrointestinal Disorders
- Respiratory Disorders
- Respiratory System
- Urinary System
- Pregnancy Risks
- Labor Complications
- Hematologic Disorders
- Fundamentals of Emergency Nursing
- Factors Influencing Community Health
- Delegation
- Perioperative Nursing Roles
- EENT Disorders
- Basics of Chemistry
- Adult
- Lower GI Disorders
- Emergency Care of the Neurological Patient
- Acute & Chronic Renal Disorders
- Emergency Care of the Respiratory Patient
- Respiratory Emergencies
- Newborn Complications
- Studying
- Substance Abuse Disorders
- Disorders of the Adrenal Gland
- Central Nervous System Disorders – Brain
- Behavior
- Documentation and Communication
- Preoperative Nursing
- Disorders of the Thyroid & Parathyroid Glands
- Endocrine System
- Legal and Ethical Issues
- Communication
- Understanding Society
- Immunological Disorders
- Infectious Disease Disorders
- Oncology Disorders
- Female Reproductive Disorders
- Fetal Development
- Terminology
- Anxiety Disorders
- Cognitive Disorders
- Musculoskeletal Trauma
- Intraoperative Nursing
- Tissues and Glands
- Vascular Disorders
- Renal Disorders
- Disorders of Pancreas
- Eating Disorders
- Prenatal Concepts
- Microbiology
- Shock
- Male Reproductive Disorders
- Sexually Transmitted Infections
- Infectious Respiratory Disorder
- Nervous System
- Depressive Disorders
- Personality Disorders
- Psychotic Disorders
- Trauma-Stress Disorders
- Circulatory System
- Noninfectious Respiratory Disorder
- Peripheral Nervous System Disorders
- Integumentary Disorders
- Neurologic and Cognitive Disorders
- Integumentary Disorders
- Newborn Care
- Upper GI Disorders
- Basics of Mathematics
- Statistics
- Labor and Delivery
- Proteins
- Emergency Care of the Trauma Patient
- Hematologic System
- Hematologic Disorders
- Developmental Considerations
- Skeletal System
- Digestive System
- Urinary Disorders
- Postpartum Care
- Basic
- Liver & Gallbladder Disorders
- Musculoskeletal Disorders
- Bipolar Disorders
- Metabolism
- Cardiovascular Disorders
- Shock
- Cardiovascular
- Concepts of Population Health
- Musculoskeletal Disorders
- EENT Disorders
- Postpartum Complications
- Basics of Human Biology
- Postoperative Nursing
- Neurological Emergencies
- Prioritization
- Disorders of Thermoregulation
- Writing
- Community Health Overview
- Dosage Calculations
- Neurological Trauma
- Concepts of Mental Health
- Health & Stress
- Endocrine and Metabolic Disorders
- Childhood Growth and Development
- Prenatal and Neonatal Growth and Development
- Disorders of the Posterior Pituitary Gland
- Concepts of Pharmacology
- Integumentary Important Points
- Emotions and Motivation
- Renal and Urinary Disorders
- Multisystem
- Developmental Theories
- Reproductive System
- Adulthood Growth and Development
- Psychological Emergencies
- Growth & Development
- Basics of Sociology
- Somatoform Disorders
- Reading
- Neurological
- Hematology
- Intelligence and Language
- Oncologic Disorders
- Med Term Basic
- Med Term Whole
- Central Nervous System Disorders – Spinal Cord
- Muscular System
- Neonatal
- Learning Pharmacology
- Pediatric
- Psychological Disorders
- Respiratory
- State of Consciousness
- Sensory System