Assessment & Communication
Pain Management
Growth & Development - Piaget & Erikson
Developmental Milestones
Toys & Play
100
Communication techniques for this age group include using a quiet, calm voice, avoiding loud noises and sudden movements, and having the child sit in the parent's lap.
What is infants?
100
This scale is used for infants, young children, and children that cannot self report pain.
What is the FLACC scale?
100
These are the cognitive and psychosocial developmental stages for infants.
What are sensorimotor phase and trust vs. mistrust?
100
At this age, a child's parents should be concerned about head lag.
What is 6 months?
100
Young infants (under 6 months) will typically enjoy these toys/activities.
What is rattles, stuffed animals, soft mirrors, mobiles, infant swings?
200
In order to make an infant or young child more comfortable during a procedure, the child can sit here.
What is in a parent's lap?
200

These age groups usually use numerical pain scale

What are school-age and older

200
This is the term used when a child realizes that an object or person that they can no longer see still exists, such as searching for an object that has been hidden.
What is object permanence?
200
In general, birth weight should be _____ by age 5-6 months and _____ by age 1 year.
What is doubled; tripled?
200
This age group tends to start enjoying sports, quiet games, clubs, and rule-based groups.
What is school age children?
300
When performing an assessment on a child, these assessments should be done first.
What is less invasive assessments, such as respiratory rate, color, appearance, activity, etc.?
300
These two nonopioid medications are commonly used to treat mild to moderate pain or fever.
What is acetaminophen and NSAIDs (Ibuprofen)?
300

What Erikson stage would a 13-year-old be in?

Identity vs. Role Confusion

300
Rolling over typically occurs at this age.
What is age 5-6 months (5 for abdomen to back, 6 for back to abdomen)?
300
Push-pull toys, dress up clothes, dolls, cooking toys, cars, finger paints, and play telephones are good play choices for this age group.
What is toddlers?
400

This age group takes things literally ("take blood", "get a shot"), are egocentric, and may need to examine medical equipment to feel comfortable.

What is toddlers?

400
This is how the FACES scale is explained.
What is "Point to the faces, read to the child, ask the child to pick the face that shows how he/she feels or how much pain he/she has"?
400
A child in this phase of cognitive development might understand causality, time, and exhibit magical thinking.
What is the preoperational phase?
400
A child can typically sit unsupported at this age.
What is 8 months?
400
This type of play involves children playing alongside each other (usually different activities) but not interacting, and is common in this age group.
What is parallel play; toddlers?
500
If a teenager does not seem to be answering sensitive questions accurately when parents are in the room, what should be done?
What is ask the parents to leave or take the child to a private place out of the room to talk?
500
These pain medications would be most useful to a patient in severe pain.
What is opioids (morphine, fentanyl, dilaudid, oxycodone)?
500
This stage of psychosocial development involves a child trying to develop their independence and their skills, and it is important others acknowledge them. It occurs in this age group.
What is Erikson's industry vs. inferiority; school age children?
500
Stranger fear typically presents at this age.
What is 6-8 months?
500
This type of play is characterized by children playing beside each other in the same activity, but with no formal organization; it is most common in this age group.
What is associative play; preschoolers?
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