Discussion Post: Health Determinants
Eleven-month-old Bianca is being assessed in the chest clinic today by the respiratory nurse. Bianca requires continuous portable oxygen via nasal prongs at 0.5 L/min. Her mother has tried to wean Bianca from oxygen during the night, but Bianca's O2 saturation often will drop to 92% and her respiratory rate will increase. Bianca was born at 30 weeks gestation and was ventilated for the first 2 weeks of life. She has been on continuous oxygen since birth. There is a student nurse observing today. Outside the exam room, she states to the respiratory nurse that Bianca must have asthma.
• How would the respiratory nurse respond?
• What things would you be concerned about as Bianca gets older?
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