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What vaccine should be offered to the Newborn prior to discharge?
Hep-B
What is an increased risk the toddler encounters due to curiosity?
poisoning
How many pounds per year should we expect to see a preschooler gain?
5
Which developmental stage is characterized by a slower and steady pattern of growth?
School-age
What lobe of the brain allows for more critical thinking and reasoning?
Frontal lobe
What is a sign/symptom of dehydration in an infant?
Decreased UOP, dry mucous membranes, absent tears, sunken fontanels.
What is a common beverage that children drink that should be closely monitored?
milk
What is an appropriate nursing intervention related to diet when caring for a preschooler with encopresis?
Encouraging high fiber foods.
What relationship is most important to a school-aged child?
Peers
hormones secreted during adolescence cause the sebaceous glands to become overactive.
What is Colic defined as?
A healthy infant who cries more than 3 hours a day, more than 3 days a week, for more than 3 weeks.
What should the nurse recommend the parents due during a tantrum?
Do not give in to the Childs demand. Ignore the behavior while keeping the child safe.
How many hours of sleep per night do preschoolers need?
12 hours.
A 6 year old child is developing breast. What is the term for this condition?
Precocious puberty
What does the tanner scale assess?
External changes that take place during sexual development
If an infant weighed 7 lbs at birth. How much are we expecting them to weigh at 1 year?
What is something that we can educate the family to do to help prevent SIDS?
21 lbs
Placing the infant to sleep on their back with nothing in the crib.
What is a game that we can play with child to enhance their understanding of object permanence?
Hide and seek
What is pertussis and how is it spread?
What is it characterized by?
Also known as whooping cough, there is a vaccine. It is spread via airborne droplets.
A violent whooping cough.
How many hours of sleep are needed for a school-aged child?
What can be noticed in school when the student is not getting enough sleep?
10-12 hours
Poor academic performance
Adolescents are know to engage in __________ behaviors.
According to Erickson's theory on development, What phase are teenagers in?
Risky, rebellious behaviors.
Identity vs role confusion
At what age do foods start getting introduced to the infant?
What is the first food that should be offered?
6 months
iron-fortified infant cereal
They can acquire sign language vocabulary at the same rate. Those who live in house holds who do not sign may experience language delays.
What medical play activities can be used to help a child work through emotions about medical procedures?
list at least 3
Playing with toy medical kits, using dolls to demonstrate procedures, reading books about children and the hospital, making collages with medical materials, painting using medical syringes.
What should we do if bullying is reported to us?
Always take reports of bullying seriously, identify any thoughts of suicide or self harm and get the child assistance.
Rapid skeletal growth occurs at what age for males vs females?
What vitamin is important for skeletal growth?
males- 12-14, Females- 10-12
Calcium