I am currently working on a case study and I am a bit stuck with understanding a question. I was wondering if I could ask for some guidance:
You are working as an early childhood educator in Sparkling Stars Childcare Centre. You are in charge of taking care of Sophie, a four and a half year old student with severe asthma. She also has severe allergies to dust and pollen which trigger her asthma attacks.
Scenario 1: After an outdoor activity around 8:30 in the morning you noticed that Sophie started sneezing and coughing. You suspect that the dust from running around in the playground may have triggered her allergies. You checked her records to review if she has any prescription medications for this kind of situation. Provided in the link below is Sophie’s authorisation to administer medication form:
(medication in form)
Children’s Allegra Allergy
1 teaspoonful every 12 hours
As needed
Advair Diskus 100/50
1 inhalation, 2x daily
9am (9pm is given at home)
Your Task: You know that Sophie takes Allegra for acute allergic episodes. However, you also know that she is due for her Advair treatment in the next 30mins. Make a video recording of yourself administering the right medication to Sophie. To ensure your successful completion of this task, please see the guidelines provided below
Answer reflections:
Sophie is only coughing and sneezing which to me is not enough just yet to confirm she is having an asthma attack. It might just be her allergies. But it also says that her allergies trigger her asthma attacks... So it's a bit confusing. They ask to administer "the right medication" which to me means I have to pick one, not both.
I think I'd start with giving her the medication for allergy first (and pick that one for the video) as she is due for her Ventolin in 30 mins and she is only coughing and sneezing at this stage. But I am torn because her allergies trigger her asthma and I could also give her asthma medication just 30 mins in advance to prevent a possible asthma attack... It's just a bit confusing.
Now in the question they say "you suspect that the dust from running around in the playground may have triggered her allergies", they don't talk about an asthma attack. And in the next scenario (not mentioned in this message) there are additional symptoms such as wheezing and difficulty in breathing and they say "you suspect she is having an asthma attack". So that tells me that maybe they just want me to do the allergy treatment first and then the asthma. But I'm still a bit confused. If someone has any idea or had to deal with that question before, I would really appreciate some help
Thank you very much for your time and help!
Melissa.
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