Infant
90 - 160 beats per minute
What is the normal range for an infant heart rate.
FLACC
What is the pain assessment tool used for children 2months - 7 years?
Straight catheterization
What is the method used to obtain a sterile urine specimen?
magical thinking and symbolic thought
What are characteristics seen in Piaget's Preoperational stage?
Temperature
What is an important assessment that may in children as a small change may reveal an infection? Infants, toddlers and preschoolers display systemic signs rather than local signs for infection.
pinna down and back
What is the correct way to manipulate an infant's ear?
Oucher
What is the pain assessment tool used for children at least 3 years old?
What can occur in response to stress?
(hospitalization, illness, new sibling)
Preschool play activities
strabismus
What is the term for eyes that do not align in the same direction? Most common is cross eyed.
brachial, femoral and temporal
What are the arteries to palpate on an infant for pulse amplitude?
guided imagery
What is a method to help reduce pain in children (preschoolers especially)?
Therapeutic play
What is a method to understand children's feelings, help children express feelings and teach children about procedures?
Egocentric
What is a characteristic of Piaget's Preoperational stage for the toddler and preschooler?
open-ended questions
What is the best method to encourage thorough answers during health assessment?
pacifier, swaddling, sucrose, kangaroo care
What are methods of pain management for an infant?
administered as ordered
What is scheduled pain medication?
Listen to the parent's assessment of their child's pain.
The next urine provided after discarding the previous urine sample
What is the start time for a 24 hour urine collection?
time-out
What is a discipline technique for toddlers and preschoolers?
set boundaries, age = time in minutes
bottle syndrome
What occurs when a child is provided a bottle of milk/juice at bedtime?
Iron stores
Conscious sedation
What is a method to sedate a child to a state of decreased responsiveness? Major consideration: vital signs/ABC
Provide a choice
What is a beneficial technique to use for a painful procedure for a Preschooler (as well as toddlers)?
Stuttering or stammering
What is a normal occurrence of language progression?
**do not point out, do not say the word for them, encourage to slow down
Weight is triple birthweight
What is the weight of a one year old?
Weight is doubled at 6 months.
What age is the weight quadrupled?