Eriksons & Developmental Concepts
Physical Milestones and Vital Signs
Atraumatic Care and Nursing Skills
Pediatric Calculations & Metrics
Health Promotion & Clinical Red Flags
100

This Erikson psychosocial stage applies to toddlers aged 1 to 3 years who assert independence and frequently exhibit negativism.

What is Autonomy vs. Shame and Doubt?

100

The posterior fontanel on an infant's skull is expected to close soft and flat by this age

What is 2 months?

100

This fundamental communication tool stands for Duration, Acknowledge, Introduction, Thank you, and Explaination 

What is AIDET?

100

When calculating fluid balance by weighing diapers, 1 gram of diaper weight is equivalent to this volume of urine

What is 1 mL?

100

To reduce the risk of SUID, infants should always be placed to sleep in this position

 What is on their Back (Supine)?

200

The type of play characteristic of preschoolers where children play together in groups without rigid rules or formal organization

What is Associative Play?

200

By 1 year of age, a full-term infant's birth weight is expected to undergo this specific growth milestone

What is Tripling?

200

Invasive or painful procedures like IV starts should be performed in this designated location rather than in the child's hospital bed

What is a Treatment / Procedure Room?

200

The maintenance fluid requirement for the first 10 kg of a child's body weight is calculated at this rate

What is 100 mL/kg/day? (100/50/20 rule) 

200

Whole cow's milk should not be introduced into a child's diet until they reach this age

What is 12 months (1 year)?

300

Developing between 6 and 12 months, this concept describes an infant’s understanding that people and objects continue to exist even when out of sight

What is Object Permanence?

300

The anterior fontanel on an infant's skull typically closes within this age window

What is 12 to 24 months?

300

The preferred intramuscular (IM) injection site for infants and toddlers under 3 years of age

 What is the Vastus Lateralis muscle?

300

this is the total daily 24-hour maintenance fluid requirement for a 16 kg child

What is 1,300 mL/day (or 54 mL/hr) (100/50/20 rule) 

300

This specific radiologic long-bone fracture finding is considered a primary red flag for physical child abuse

What is a Spiral Fracture?

400

Prevalent in preschoolers, this cognitive belief involves attributing lifelike thoughts and feelings to inanimate objects like stuffed animals

What is Animism?

400

To evaluate growth and milestones in a premature infant, you subtract the number of weeks premature from their chronological age to find this metric

What is Adjusted (or Corrected) Age?

400

This observational pain rating scale evaluates Face, Legs, Activity, Cry, and Consolability for nonverbal clients and children aged 2 months to 7 years

What is the FLACC Scale?

400

The expected minimum hourly urine output for infants and toddler

What is > 2 to 3 mL/kg/hr?

400

Honey is strictly contraindicated for infants under 12 months due to the risk of this serious illness

What is Infant Botulism?

500

A temporary behavioral phenomenon where a hospitalized or stressed child reverts to earlier developmental habits like bedwetting or thumb-sucking

What is Regression?

500

A resting heart rate of 82 beats/min in a 6-month-old infant represents this abnormal clinical finding

What is Infant Bradycardia?

500

This intramuscular injection site is strictly contraindicated in pediatric clients due to the risk of sciatic nerve damage

What is the Dorsogluteal site?

500

this is the daily maintenance fluid requirement for a 22 kg child

What is 1,540 mL/day (or 64 mL/hr)? (100/50/20 rule) 

500

These two FDA-approved medications are used to treat secondary nocturnal enuresis in children older than 5 years

What are Desmopressin and Imipramine?

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