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Title: In the morning, a nurse receives a report on four pediatric clients who have som Post by: colleen on Oct 11, 2012 In the morning, a nurse receives a report on four pediatric clients who have some form of fluid-volume excess. The nurse should first check the child with
1. Periorbital edema, normal respiratory rate. 2. Tachypnea and pulmonary congestion. 3. Dependent and sacral edema, regular pulse. 4. Hepatomegaly, normal respiratory rate. Title: Re: In the morning, a nurse receives a report on four pediatric clients who have som Post by: bio_man on Oct 15, 2012 2... A child with respiratory distress should be the first client the nurse checks after receiving report. The child with periorbital edema and normal respiratory rate, the child with dependent and sacral edema and regular pulse, and the child with hepatomegaly and normal respiratory rate are all more stable than the child with tachypnea and pulmonary congestion.
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