Question

In caring for a 6-year-old child in a full leg cast, which of the following findings should the nurse report to the physician immediately?

Answer 1

Q.1 In caring for a 6 year old child in a full leg cast the nurse should immidately inform to physican when find.

Answer =Severe pain and swelling, change in the colour of the toes (white or blue), numbness or pins and needles, and inability to move the toes are signs that the leg hasn’t been elevated for long enough or your child’s cast may be too tight then immidate report to physican.

Q.2 The nurse would accurate when giving information to the parents of a child cystic fibrosis by explaining that pathophysiology responsible for respiratory alteration.

Answer = Thick mucus can cause obstruction of respiratory tract and repitative infection can cause necrosis its resulting respiratory failure.

- Emphysema and atelectasis may present, Due to chronic hypoxia it can cause hypertrophy of the muscles of pulmonary artery which cause pulmonary Hypertenson.

- Cough is most common.