The nurse working with a child with laryngotracheobronchitis is offering the child tiny medicine cups of fluid and giving stickers and prizes for meeting goals related to intake of fluid
All this effort on the part of the nurse to get the child to drink more fluid is because the fluid is needed to: a. prevent diarrhea c. maintain electrolyte balance
b. loosen secretions d. keep kidneys functioning
B
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A Incorrect. The nurse does not offer the child with laryngotracheobronchitis tiny medicine cups of fluid stickers and prizes for meeting goals related to intake of fluid to prevent diarrhea.
B Correct. For many children, the amount of fluid necessary to loosen secretions seems overwhelming. The nurse can assist the child to reach the desired goal by offering a medicine cup full of liquid and when charting the data on a tracking board in his or her room. The intervention can be introduced as a game with the child every trying to exceed the previous records. Stickers or other "prizes" may be awarded for new records.
C Incorrect. The nurse does not offer the child with laryngotracheobronchitis tiny medicine cups of fluid stickers and prizes for meeting goals related to intake of fluid to maintain electrolyte balance.
D Incorrect. The nurse does not offer the child with laryngotracheobronchitis tiny medicine cups of fluid stickers and prizes for meeting goals related to intake of fluid to keep kidneys functioning.
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