Case Studies, Chapter 51, Nursing Care During a Pediatric Emergency Sam Wannamaker, age 12, arrives at the pediatric eme

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Case Studies, Chapter 51, Nursing Care During a Pediatric Emergency Sam Wannamaker, age 12, arrives at the pediatric emergency department via helicopter after an overdose. The flight nurse reports that Sam was found by his 7-year-old sister approximately 35 minutes ago, that he is semiconscious, and that his parents were en route by car. (Learning Objectives 2, 3, 4, and 5) . What would the ED nurse assess for? b. What laboratory and diagnostic tests should the nurse expect to be ordered? What would Sam's nursing management include? 2. Ruton George, 7 weeks old, arrives by ambulance to the emergency department accompanied by his mother, who is hysterical. EMS reports that the infant was found in his crib unresponsive. He is breathing irregularly at 14 breaths/minute; pupils are fixed and dilated. Skin is cool and dry to the touch. HR is 100 bpm, T 99.2°F. (Learning Objectives 2, 3, 4 and 5) . What would be priority nursing interventions for Ruton? b. What laboratory and diagnostic testing would the nurse expect to be ordered? Ruton's mother tells the nurse that she was at school and her boyfriend (not Ruton's father) was watching him for about an hour." The boyfriend had told her that Ruton had just gone to sleep a few minutes before she got home. When she went to check on Ruton about an hour later she found him unresponsive and breathing funny" and called the ambulance. What subjective and objective information would cause the nurse to notify social services?