A child is admitted with infective endocarditis. The nurse is prepared to:
1. Start an intravenous line.
2. Place the child in contact isolation.
3. Place the child on seizure precautions.
4. Assist with a lumbar puncture.
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Rationale:
1. Infective endocarditis is treated with intravenous antibiotics for 2–8 weeks.
2. Infective endocarditis is not contagious, so the child is not placed in contact isolation. 3. Seizures are not a risk of infective endocarditis.
4. A lumbar puncture is a diagnostic test performed for meningitis, not for infective endocarditis.
Planning
Physiological Integrity
Application
Learning Outcome 26.7 Differentiate between acquired heart diseases that occur during childhood and congenital heart defects.
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