A 15 month old admitted with croup is sleeping in a cool mist tent. The nurse checks on him and notices that he is retracting and tachypneic. What is the first thing she should do?
1. Increase the oxygen flow to the tent
2. Check the child's pulse oximetry
3. Check the child's temperature
4. Notify the physician
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Feedback
1. This is not the first intervention. A pulse oximetry should be assessed to identify the need for oxygen.
2. The first intervention should be to check the child's pulse oximetry.
3. Fever can cause tachypnea. This is not the first action needed.
4. Notifying the physician is not the first action needed.
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