Sprinkles of Everything
Which complication can occur due to a tight cast, constrictive dressing, or blood/fluid accumulation withing the muscule compartment?
What is Compartment Syndrome
What complication can occur due to compartment sydrome and can cause contractures and possible paralysis?
What is Volkmann's Ischemia
Nursing care of a child in traction or cast include assessing peripheral pulse rate and quality, color, cap refill, warmth, and movement and sensation of affected extremity. What are these checks called?
What is Neurovascular Checks
A nurse is assessing a runaway teenager with multiple fractures on x-ray and bruises in various stages. What would the nurse suspect?
What is Child Abuse.
True or False
Toddlers who begin to walk have a wide and unstable gait.
True
Which condition involves a presence of blood in the anterior chamber of the eye as a result from an injury to the eye?
What is Hyphema
What type of precautions would be implemented in a child with sepsis?
What is Standard or Expanded Precautions
Sluggish, dilated, or unequal pupils may indicate what condition?
What is ICP
Which condition is associate with the following signs and symptoms?
1. Increased blood pressure
2. Decreased pulse, respiration, and temperature
What is ICP
What does the RICE treatment consist of?
Rest
Ice
Compression
Elevation
Which type of cerebral palsy involves involuntary purposeless movements that interfere with normal motions?
What is athetoid
After a severe head injury, what type of posturing involves the arms, wrists, and fingers being flexed and plantar flexion of the feet indicating damage to the cortex of the brain?
What is Decorticate Posturing
What is the name of the surgical procedure done when a child has ongoing otitis media and medical treatment is unsuccessful?
What is Myringotomy
What is the name of the surgical procedure done when children struggle with epilepsy management?
What is Vagus Nerve Stimulator
Which visual acuity tests would you use on a 2 year old toddler?
Which condition would you educate parents to avoid all aspirin products during any viral illness?
What is Reye's Syndrome
Which condition is associated with a high pitched cry in infants?
What is Meningitis
Which condition results in seizure activity after a rapid rise in temperature usually greater than 102 F?
What is Febrile Seizure
Which type of seizure involves 3 distinct phases?
What is Generalized Grand mal or Tonic-Clonic
Which type of seizure involves jerking or tics in one area of the body and may proceed to other areas of the body? Consciousness remains intact or slightly impaired.
What is Partial Simple or Jacksonian
What condition is associated with the following Signs and Symptoms:
1. Severe pain
2. Irritability
3. Rubbing or pulling of the ear
4. Rolling head from side to side
What is Otitis Media
What condition is associated with the following signs and symptoms in older children?
1. Speaking in monotone
2. Need for repeated conversation
3. Speaking loudly for situation
What is Hearing Impairment
What condition is associated with the following signs and symptoms?
1. Squinting
2. Covering of one eye
3. Tilting head
What is Strabismus
Which condition is associated with the following signs and symptoms?
1. Itchy eye
2. Crusting of eyelids
3. Pink conjunctiva
4. Drainage and very contagious
What is Conjunctivitis (Pink eye)
Which condition is associated with the treatment plan of removal of the eye, chemotherapy, and radiation?
What is Retinoblastoma