Question: Patient Introduction Eva Madison Is A 5-year-old Caucasian Female Who Just Arrived At The Emergency Department With Her Mother. Eva Has A 2-day History Of Vomiting And Diarrhea, And Her Mouth Is Moist But Her Lips Are Dry And Cracked. Her Weight Is 20.5 Kg And Height Is 120 Cm. She Has No Significant Medical History, And At Her Last Check-up A Few Months …

Patient Introduction

Eva Madison is a 5-year-old Caucasian female who just arrived atthe emergency department with her mother. Eva has a 2-day historyof vomiting and diarrhea, and her mouth is moist but her lips aredry and cracked. Her weight is 20.5 kg and height is 120 cm. Shehas no significant medical history, and at her last check-up a fewmonths ago, her weight was the same. She is now waiting in the roomfor you.

Pediatric Nursing Care

Tagher, C. G., and Knapp, L. M. (2020). PediatricNursing: A Case-Based Approach.

• Dehydration: Discharge Planning and Teaching, Chapter 28, pp.434-436
• Vomiting: Discharge Planning and Teaching, Chapter 28, p.437
• Gastroenteritis (Acute Diarrhea): Discharge Planning andTeaching, Chapter 28, p. 438
• Table 23.2, Assessment Guide: Pediatric GastrointestinalSystem, Chapter 23, p. 418,
• Health Assessment, Chapter 17, pp. 224-228
• Assessment of the Pediatric Gastrointestinal System, Chapter23, pp. 417-418
• Dehydration, Chapter 23, pp. 433-436
• Vomiting, Chapter 23, pp. 436-437
• Gastroenteritis (Acute Diarrhea), Chapter 23, pp. 437-438

• 1. Document the patient history you obtained for EvaMadison.
• 2. Document your initial focused assessment of EvaMadison.
• 3. Identify and document key nursing diagnoses for EvaMadison.
• 4. Referring to your feedback log, document the nursing careyou provided and Eva Madison’s response.
• 5. Document the patient teaching that you would provide for EvaMadison and her parents before discharge.