Integ. Conditions
The first nursing action is when assessing a child with a burn.
What is assess ABCs?
Education for children that are on Humalog (rapid-acting) should include eating this many minutes after insulin administration.
What is 15-20 minutes?
Barrier gates and supervision can prevent this common emergency.
What is drowning?
Education for early identification of CNS proliferation.
What are: vomiting, headaches, visual disturbances, cranial nerve palsies?
Hourly maintenance rate for a child weighing 5.2kg.
What is 22ml/hr?
A bacterial skin infection characterized by honey-colored crusting.
What is impetigo?
Education for parents with children on Synthroid includes this.
What is never abrupt is to stop the medication? (would also accept: monitoring for I/Os, weights, reports irritability/anxiety (thyroid storm)
Prevention includes avoidance of smoke exposure and appropriate temperature-based clothing.
What is SIDS?
Symptoms of this form of childhood cancer include bone pain, fever, and thrombocytopenia.
What is ALL?
What is 41 ml/hr?
This skin condition can cause infection through repetitive contact with urine/feces and an overgrowth of candida.
What is diaper dermatitis?
Side effects of this medication include hyperglycemia and headache and is used subcutaneously daily.
What is growth hormone (somatropin)?
Manifests as ear tugging, fever, and ear pain.
What is otitis media?
A lymph node biopsy that is positive for Reed-Sternberg cells is evidence of this cancer.
What is Hodgkin's lymphoma?
Hourly maintenance rate for a child weighing 15.4kg.
What is 53 ml/hr?
Management includes identifying triggers, moisturizing skin, and treatment of flare-ups with corticosteroids.
What is atopic dermatitis (eczema)?
Children with growth hormone deficiency should be monitored for appropriate growth this often.
What is every 3-6 months?
A child presents to the emergency room for a suspected poisoning. The nurse's initial steps include these.
What are ABCs then call poison control.
This medication, administered intrathecal, is used as a CNS prophylaxis (prevention of leukemic cells in the CNS).
What is methotrexate?
Hourly maintenance rate for a child weighing 18.7kg.
What is 60 ml/hr?
What is Lyme disease?
Anticipation of this initial management for a child in DKA includes.
What is fluid resuscitation (IV BOLUS, then maintenance), electrolyte replacement (usually potassium first), then insulin management?
A child ingested kerosene from a broken BBQ lighter. The nurse would prepare for this.
What is intubation?
The rapid breakdown of cancer cells that can cause rapid electrolyte imbalances (think metabolic acidosis) is called this.
What is tumor lysis syndrome?
Hourly maintenance rate for a child weighing 44.4kg.
What is 83 ml/hr?