Common Cold: A Case Study
Patient is a 5 year old with a sore throat, nasal congestion, and has diagnosis of cold. Parents are concerned that the child is not on an antibiotic.
Priority NANDA: Deficit Knowledge r/t sore throat and nasal congestion aeb parents requesting ABX for treatment. (note: I am kind of unsure of this dx or if I did the r/t and aeb for it right if someone has insight and could help explain it better on how to word it)
Outcome is to educate the parents /parent on the signs and symptoms of a cold and the medication that can be used to treat a common cold, versus the use of antibiotics. Many new parents don’t know what will be effective for their child and what a child is actually allowed to take due to their age and weight and how their body processes medication compared to an adult. …show more content…
“ Their findings suggest that although doctors are aware that antibiotics are not needed to treat the common cold, antibiotics are often given under the belief that they might speed recovery, and also in response to patient expectations.(Sun,
Priority NANDA: Deficit Knowledge r/t sore throat and nasal congestion aeb parents requesting ABX for treatment. (note: I am kind of unsure of this dx or if I did the r/t and aeb for it right if someone has insight and could help explain it better on how to word it)
Outcome is to educate the parents /parent on the signs and symptoms of a cold and the medication that can be used to treat a common cold, versus the use of antibiotics. Many new parents don’t know what will be effective for their child and what a child is actually allowed to take due to their age and weight and how their body processes medication compared to an adult. …show more content…
“ Their findings suggest that although doctors are aware that antibiotics are not needed to treat the common cold, antibiotics are often given under the belief that they might speed recovery, and also in response to patient expectations.(Sun,