Question

the nurse is caring for an infant who is admitted with bacterial meningitis. which order by the health care provider should be clarified by the nurse? administer prescribed antibiotics, restrict hydration, begin high flow oxygen via mask or initiate intravenous fluids

Answer 1

QUESTION: The nurse is caring for an infant who is admitted with bacterial meningitis. Which order by the health care provider should be clarified by the nurse?

ANSWER: B) Restrict Hydration

Rationale:

Fluid administration in children with meningitis should be conservative in an attempt to minimize cerebral edema and electrolyte disturbances that frequently complicate the course of meningitis. Since these complications have been shown to correlate with poor neurologic outcome, it is believed that appropriate fluid management will minimize the morbidity and mortality associated with bacterial meningitis in children.