Growth & Development
This stage of Erikson’s theory focuses on children developing competence through completing tasks and learning new skills.
What is Industry vs. Inferiority?
This is the most common cause of death among adolescents in the United States.
What are motor vehicle accidents?
Withdrawal from activities, tearfulness, and persistent sadness in adolescents may indicate this condition.
What is depression?
This condition occurs when ganglion cells are absent in the colon, causing severe constipation and obstruction.
What is Hirschsprung disease?
If testicular torsion is suspected in an adolescent, the nurse must take this immediate action.
What is urgent medical referral/emergency evaluation?
A nurse expects this cognitive ability in school-age children according to Piaget’s concrete operational stage.
What is classifying objects or understanding reversibility?
An adolescent refusing to perform a health task because “everyone is watching me” demonstrates this cognitive phenomenon.
What is the imaginary audience?
Frequent stomachaches and behavioral changes in school-age children can sometimes be manifestations of this.
What is stress or emotional distress?
Projectile vomiting in infants is most commonly associated with this condition.
What is pyloric stenosis?
Failure of a newborn to pass meconium within 48 hours should raise concern for this disorder.
What is Hirschsprung disease?
An 11-year-old who only sleeps 6–7 hours per night is at risk because school-age children typically need this amount of sleep.
What is 9–12 hours per night?
Adolescents experiencing rapid growth require increased intake of ...
Calories, iron, calcium, protein, and zinc?
When interviewing adolescents about sensitive issues, nurses should always ensure this.
What is privacy/confidentiality?
The primary treatment for celiac disease is this dietary change.
What is a gluten-free diet?
A sunken anterior fontanel in an infant indicates this condition.
What is dehydration?
A 13-year-old boy worried about early pubertal changes should be reassured because adolescent development often varies due to this.
What is normal variation in the timing of puberty?
This medication used for severe acne requires careful monitoring because of its association with depression and suicidal ideation.
What is isotretinoin?
A child reporting inappropriate touching must be reported to this agency according to mandatory reporting laws.
What is Child Protective Services (CPS)?
Right lower quadrant abdominal pain, fever, and nausea may indicate this surgical emergency.
What is appendicitis?
The first treatment for children with mild dehydration from diarrhea is this therapy.
What is oral rehydration solution (ORS)?
If an adolescent has secondary sexual characteristics but no menstruation by this age, evaluation is recommended.
What is 16 years old?
This behavior significantly increases risk for injury among newly licensed adolescent drivers.
What is distracted driving (such as texting)?
Children with ADHD benefit most from environments that are structured, predictable, and include this teaching strategy.
What are visual instructions or cues paired with verbal directions?
Children with Crohn disease require careful monitoring because this complication may occur during growth.
What is growth failure or malnutrition?
Sudden relief of abdominal pain in appendicitis may indicate this dangerous complication.
What is appendiceal rupture/perforation?