Mist tent therapy
Description
Houses a nebulizer that transforms distilled water into mist
Also known as a croupette for infants or a cool-humidity tent for children
Benefits children by providing a cool, moist environment that eases breathing and helps to decrease respiratory tract edema, liquefy secretions, and reduce fever
Oxygen may be administered with mist
Commonly used in treating croup and such infections or inflammations as bronchiolitis and pneumonia
Equipment
Mist tent frame and plastic tenting ♦ bed sheets ♦ plastic sheet or linen-saver pad ♦ two bath blankets ♦ nebulizer with water reservoir and filter ♦ oxygen flowmeter and oxygen analyzer, if ordered ♦ sterile distilled water ♦ optional: stockinette cap or booties, infant seat
Essential steps
Preparing the equipment
Review your facility’s policy to determine who sets up a
mist tent (in some facilities the nurse sets up the tent; in others a respiratory therapist may do so).
Wash your hands and place the tent frame and the plastic tenting at the head of the child’s crib or bed.
Cover the mattress with a bed sheet, cover the bed sheet with a plastic sheet or linen-saver pad (tucked under the mattress), and cover these layers with a bath blanket.
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