What is: offer ways to cope with pain or discomfort, use appropriate words for child's age/developmental stage, give choices, consent must be signed, hand hygiene
100
This is not fully mature until a child is about 2 yrs old. Allows the distribution of medications into the central nervous system.
What is the blood-brain barrier
100
another name for pain impulses that travel between the injury site to the brain
What is nociceptive impulses
100
fluid that is not inside the cells
What is Extracellular fluid (ECF)
100
fluid loss in excess of fluid intake
What is dehydration
200
things to do during a procedure
What is talk to the child, keep the child informed, tell the child when the procedure is nearly completed and "the worst is over".
200
It is not recommended that these meds be crushed.
What are time-release medications
200
an unpleasant sensory and emotional experience associated with actual or potential tissue damage
What is Pain
200
fluid that surrounds the cells, such as lymph fluid
What is interstitial fluid
200
body fluids are basically composed of these two elements
What are water and solutes
300
things to do after a procedure
What is: praise the child, let child vent feelings, reunite the child with the parents, reward the child, document everything
300
can be applied to the skin before a procedure to make the needle not hurt
What is EMLA cream
300
the point when the individual feels pain
What is pain threshold
300
fluid inside the cells
What is intracellular fluid
300
theory that there is a mechanism in the spinal cord that facilitates or inhibits pain transmission
What is the gate control theory
400
the preferred location for performing procedures
What is a treatment room
400
anterior lateral thigh - often used for infants' injection site
What is Vastus lateralis
400
when a someone can't stop taking medication (rare in children)
What is addiction
400
refers to the elasticity of the skin
What is skin turgor
400
a pain rating scale for children
What is FACES pain rating scale
500
Something children ages 7 years and older may need (like consent, but they are not 18 yet, so they aren't the ones who sign the consent)
What is "assent"
500
another name for a metered-dose inhaler
What is a nebulizer
500
chronic, repeated exacerbations of acute pain
What is neuropathic pain
500
the two major forms of acid-base disturbance
What are acidosis and alkalosis
500
these may only be used as a last resort to protect the child and others