Discussion Question
1. 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?2. APA Style3. 3 paragraphs of 3 sentences each4. 2 references not older than 2015