What do you do when a child ask if the shot/injection will hurt?
What is Never lie, build the child’s trust by being honest. Assure to the patient it is okay to be afraid and cry.
100
Describe acid-base balance.
What is state of equilibrium between the acidity and the alkalinity of body fluids.
100
You are caring for a child who has been placed in a cast for a broken arm, what is most important to inform the parents of?
What is teach the parents what to expect after the cast is applied and how to care for the casted area.
100
During traction what is most important to monitor?
What is Monitor to detect any signs of neurovascular complications.
100
What education is important for parents of children with Coxa Plana?
What is focusing on helping the child and caregivers to manage the corrective device and the importance of compliance to promote healing and to avoid long-term disability.
200
Where should you set up the child’s medication?
What is The child’s medication should be set up out of eyesight if possible.
200
A 4-year-old is getting an IV administration of medication, how often should you check on the patient?
What is Check every hour
200
Name the 5 P's.
What is 1. pain 2. pulse 3. parasthesia 4. paralysis 5. palor
200
Name the types of Complete fractures.
What is Simple/closed, Compound/open, Spiral
200
Name the most common form of muscular dystrophy?
What is Duchenne (pseudohypertrophic) muscular dystrophy.
300
What site is preferred to be used in children to administer IM injections?
What is Vastus Lateralis
300
What organ is responsible for regulating fluids and electrolytes?
what is the kidneys
300
Your patient has osteomyelitis, what is the most important nursing plan of care?
What is Reducing pain and minimizing the movement of the limb.
300
Why is a Ilizarov fixator used?
What is Complicated lower extremity fractures.
300
Describe Ewing's sarcoma
What is a malignant tumor found in the bone marrow of the long bones.
400
What is the procedure for administering eye drops to children?
What is with the child in supine position, pull the lower lid down to form a pocket.
400
What is the purpose of TPN?
What is Meeting nutritional needs of a child.
400
A child is diagnosed with swing's sarcoma, what is the primary nursing intervention?
What is support and encouragement.
400
Name this traction: Two lines of traction(one horizontal and one vertical) allow for good bone alignment for healing.
What is Russell Traction
400
A child who has had exposure to radiation or retinoblastoma are more prone to what disorder?
What is Osteosarcoma
500
A 2-year-old needs ear drops, how do you administer the drops?
What is Down & Back
500
Why is it important to use an infusion control device for IV therapy in children?
What is To avoid overloading the child’s circulation and in return inducing cardiac failure.
500
In what disease is electrical stimulation used?
What is mild scoliosis.
500
What does skeletal traction do?
What is pull directly on skeletal structure via pin, wire, tongs or other device.
500
In what gender and ethnicity is Legg-calve-perthes Disease (Coxa Plana) seen?
What is 4 to 5 times more often in boys than in girls and 10 times for often in whites than in any other ethnic groups.