Pediatric Nursing: Respiratory

Respiratory distress and failure, including the signs/symptoms of early respiratory distress and late respiratory failure. Diagnostics, labs, and treatment of respiratory distress and failure. Next, a brief resolved unexplained event (BRUE) and apparent life-threatening event (ALTE). The signs/symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, and family teaching related to these events. Finally, sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS), including risk factors, prevention, and nursing care for SIDS.

The following disorders: Apnea of Prematurity, Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia (BPD), and Respiratory Distress Syndrome (RDS). The pathophysiology, risk factors, signs/symptoms, treatment, and nursing care associated with these disorders.

Cystic Fibrosis. The pathophysiology, signs/symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, and nursing care of patients with Cystic Fibrosis.

Asthma. The pathophysiology associated with asthma, along with asthma classifications (intermittent, mild persistent, moderate persistent, severe persistent). The risk factors, signs/symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, nursing care, and patient teaching for asthma.

Pertussis (whooping cough), influenza, and pneumonia. The pathophysiology, prevention, signs/symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment of these disorders.

Epiglottis, acute laryngotracheobronchitis (croup), and bronchiolitis (RSV). The pathophysiology, signs/symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, nursing care, and patient teaching associated with these disorders.

Acute streptococcal pharyngitis (strep throat), including the pathophysiology, signs/symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, and family teaching for this disorder. In addition, tonsillitis. The pathophysiology, risk factors, signs/symptoms, labs/diagnosis, and treatment of tonsillitis. In addition, nursing care for a tonsillectomy and family teaching following a tonsillectomy.

Coverage of Pediatric Disorders (i.e. Alterations in health), beginning with the respiratory system. Otitis externa and otitis media, including the pathophysiology, risk factors, signs/symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment of these disorders.