Immunizations
The number of doses of the Hep B vaccine recommended for children.
What is three doses?
Birth, 1-2 months, 6-18 months
Three cardiac defects that increase pulmonary blood flow. (Allow blood to shift from left side of heart to right side of the heart).
What are ventricular septal defect, atrial septal defect, and patent ductus arteriosus?
Following a tonsillectomy, foods/liquids of this color should be avoided.
What is red?
The type of seizure that is most prevalent.
Infants who were breech in utero are at risk for this.
What is hip dysplasia?
The number of doses of the DTAP vaccine recommended for children.
What is five doses?
2 months, 4 months, 6 months, 15-18 months, 4-6 years
Condition when the left side of the heart is underdeveloped.
This condition is most often caused by RSV.
The three phases of a tonic-clonic seizure.
What are tonic, clonic and postictal?
Nursing actions when patients are using a baclofen pump. (Two)
What are monitor effectiveness of medication and monitor for adverse effects?
The minimum age for a child to receive the varicella, Hep A and MMR vaccines.
What is 12 months?
Amount of time a child should be NPO prior to cardiac catheterization.
What is 4-6 hours?
The following are expected findings of this condition: drooling, tripod position, dysphagia, retractions.
What is epiglottitis?
Types of seizure precautions. (Three)
What are padded siderails, oxygen, suction?
Positive sign for Duchenne muscular dystrophy.
What is Gower's sign?
Two potential moderate adverse effects of the MMR vaccine.
What are pain at the injection site, joint pain and stiffness, febrile seizure, low platelet count?
Signs and symptoms of an infant with aortic stenosis. (Four)
What are faint pulses, hypotension, tachycardia, poor feeding tolerance?
Three GI findings associated with cystic fibrosis.
Large, frothy, bulky stools, increased hunger-early, loss of appetite-late, weight loss, delayed growth, distended abdomen, deficiency of fat-soluble vitamins, anemia, reflux, rectal prolapse, constipation
Two positive signs of meningitis for kids 2 years-adolescence.
What are Brudzinski's and Kernig's signs?
Priority nursing assessment for a patient with a bone fracture in a cast.
What are CMS checks?
What is anaphylactic allergy to yeast?
What is a septal defect or PDA?
Name at least two nursing considerations for administering pancreatic enzymes to a cystic fibrosis patient.
What are monitor stools (1-2 stools per day), monitor weight, give meds with all meals and snacks, do not sprinkle capsules on hot foods, increase dosage when eating high-fat foods
The definitive diagnostic test for meningitis.
What is lumbar puncture?
The 5 Ps of compartment syndrome.
What are pain, paresthesia, pulselessness, paralysis, pale?