Infant/Toddler
Length of time to count respirations and heart rate.
A rescue medication for asthma exacerbations, often given via inhalation route.
What is albuterol?
The psychosocial assessment used for adolescents.
What is the HEEADSSS assessment?
Head circumference should be measured on all patients until this age.
What is 24 months.
An Alpha-/Beta- Agonist, indicated for anaphylaxis and often given by the intramuscular route.
What is epinephrine?
When discussing sexual health with an adolescent, the nurse knows that maintaining (x) is important to establish trust and required by New York law.
What is confidentiality?
Start here to maximize patient cooperation on a child for a physical assessment.
What is least invasive to most invasive (ex. begin the exam peripherally (hands and feet) and end with more invasive maneuvers (ears))
This vaccine prevents against the most common cause of cervical cancer.
What is the HPV vaccine (Gardasil)?
Sequence of vital signs in a child.
What is respirations, heart rate, O2, (BP if indicated), and temperature.
An anatomical landmark located in the RLQ, 1/3 of the distance from the anterior iliac spine to the umbilicus. A patient with appendicitis will have pain when this landmark is palpated.
What is McBurney's point?
Vaccinations required at 2 month visit.
What are Hepatitis B (HepB), Rotavirus (RV), Diphtheria, tetanus, and acellular pertussis (DTaP), Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib), Pneumococcal conjugate (PCV15, PCV20), Inactivated poliovirus (IPV)
These parameters are scored to determine if a patient is ready for discharge from the PACU.
What are activity, respirations, blood pressure, level of consciousness, and oxygen saturation?