Scenario: An 8-year-old child was admitted to the hospital with body aches, fati

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An 8-year-old child was admitted to the hospital with body aches, fatigue, cough and fever. He was diagnosed with a viral infection that spreads via large droplets. Nursing diagnoses established in the plan of care for this patient include Ineffective Thermoregulation, Social Isolation and Impaired Comfort.

·       Describe the precautions and personal protective equipment required to care for this patient.

·       Choose one (1) nursing diagnosis from this patient's plan of care

·       Identify three (3) interventions for this patient.

·       Discuss infection control practices for this patient related to each intervention you have identified.

Explanation / Answer

1)Precautions and protective methods for the care of child patient with virus infection---1)availability of proper environment for patient with cleanliness and hygeine 2)use of sterile and washed clothes for patient 3)use of laminar flow with fliter in room of child patient 4)prescription of anti-viral drugs 5)regular washing and autoclaving of utensils where sputum of child is collected for sample analysis 6)use of medicinal soaps and sanitizers for the cleaning of child patient 7)use of vaccines for the child patient and liposome mediated drug targeting to organs of infection.

2)one nursing diagnosis from patient's plan of care is----ineffective thermoregulation.The symptoms involve the increase in body temperature, enlargement and infection of various organs infected with virus like spleen and liver, release of hormone prostaglandin which alters the thermoregulatory response, changes in the neurohypophysis- pituitary regulation of thermoregulation by altering the release of hormones from these glands due to virus infection.

3)interventions in virus infection include---1)analysis,sampling and monitoring of sputum of patient, body excreta, urine,serum and fluid analysis 2)checking and analysis of respiration rate of patient 3)testing of blood and bleeding time of patients along with analysis of destruction of red blood cells.

4)infection control practice---1)sterilisation, autoclaving of utensils used for sputum sample analysis along with regular cleaning of patients clothes.2) use of gloves ,oxygen masks during monitoring of respiration rate of patient at regular intervals 3)use of gloves, laboratory coats while analysing blood samples along with use of incinerators for destruction of used gloves, masks, used syringes and needles.

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