Infant Conditions/Illnesses Part I
Infant Conditions/Illnesses Part II
Medications
Nursing Interventions Part I
Nursing Interventions Part II
100
Respiratory Distress Syndrome occurs most frequently in a newborn due to this.
What is lack of surfactant?
100
When a preterm infant has a rise in bilirubin and yellow skin color, neurological damage to this organ could be fatal.
What is the brain?
100
The pediatric nurse would offer this after administering medications to the child.
What is juice?
100
The nurse would do this to stimulate an apneic preterm infant.
What is foot or back rub?
100
This type of therapy breaks down bilirubin in a jaundice infant.
What is phototherapy?
200
From a posterior view of the infant, a practitioner would observe asymetrical gluteal folds in this condition.
What is hip dysplasia?
200
The nurse notes that newborn is macrosomic. The nurse would suspect this.
What is hypoglycemia?
200
You would pull up and back when administering otic medications to this age of child.
What is ages 3 and older?
200
Because this site is free of nerves and major blood vessels, this is the preferred route for an IM injection for a child.
What is the vastus lateralis?
200
You would position the toddler in this manner after the application of a body spica cast.
What is frequent repositioning?
300
Insufficient reabsorption of CSF or an obstruction in the ventricles of the brain would cause this condition.
What is hydrocephalus?
300
A weak cry and tremors in an infant less than 38 weeks of gestational age would indicate this.
What is hypoglycemia?
300
The nurse administers this medication to a preterm infant to accelerate fetal lung maturity.
What is corticosteroids?
300
A dropper is used to feed the infant initially after repair of this condition.
What is cleft lip?
300
Post insertion of a ventricular shunt, a semi-fowler's position would be used if this is observed.
What are bulging fontanelles?
400
Downs Syndrome often accompanies this condition in the infant.
What is the cardiovascular system?
400
The infant has returned with a cast to correct an orthopedic condition. The nurse would be observant of these things.
What is capillary refill, skin irritation, bleeding, and drying of the cast?
400
This narcotic is used with children because of its rapid onset and brief duration.
What is Fentanyl?
400
You would teach the parents to administer oral medications to an infant in this manner.
What is an oral syringe to place medications in at the side of the infant's mouth?
400
You would educate the mother of the postterm infant that close observation of the infant is necessary due to this.
What is inadequate placental functioning?
500
Polycythemia, seizures, and asphyxia accompanies this type of infant.
What is postterm?
500
Due to the enlarged head with a hydrocephalic infant, the nurse would position the infant with support to this.
What is the head?
500
Bradycardia would be assessed in the preterm infant receiving this type of infusion.
What is calcium gluconate?
500
Arterial oxygen monitoring (via pulse oximetry) is used for the preterm infant to avoid this complication.
What is retinopathy?
500
You would observe these signs in an infant suffering from Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome.
What is alert, hyperirritability, yawning, sneezing, and lacking appetite?
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