Growth & Development
This stage (ages 3–5) is characterized by slowing physical growth and improved motor/social skills
What is the preschool stage?
Preschoolers are in this stage of cognitive development.
What is preoperational stage?
The key sign of croup.
What is a barking cough?
The biggest safety risk in preschoolers.
What are accidents?
Time-out should last this long for a 4-year-old.
What is 4 minutes?
By age 5, a child’s weight has typically done this compared to age 1.
What is doubled?
Thinking that objects are alive is called this.
What is animism?
This condition is a life-threatening emergency with drooling and tripod position.
What is epiglottitis?
The first stage of separation anxiety.
What is protest?
This type of play helps children express feelings and reduce stress.
What is play therapy?
The normal blood pressure for a preschooler is approximately this.
What is 85–90/60 mmHg?
Focusing on only one characteristic (like height of a glass) is called this.
What is centration?
The most common cause of bronchiolitis in infants.
What is RSV?
The correct isolation for RSV.
What is contact isolation?
Bedwetting after being dry is called this.
What is secondary enuresis?
At what age should you NOT try to change hand dominance?
What is after age 3?
Seeing the world only from their own perspective is called this.
What is egocentrism?
A disorder caused by lack of surfactant in premature infants.
What is respiratory distress syndrome (RDS)?
An early sign of respiratory distress.
What is nasal flaring?
A common reaction when a new sibling arrives.
What is jealousy?
This is the expected vision of a 5-year-old.
What is 20/20?
The phase where children constantly ask “why?”
What is intuitive thought phase?
This lung disease causes thick mucus and salty sweat.
What is cystic fibrosis?
This should NEVER be done in suspected epiglottitis.
What is examining the throat?
Thumb-sucking is considered acceptable until this occurs.
What is permanent teeth eruption?