Child Health Nursing Week 2

Pain

100

This type of pain is characterized by a rapid onset of varying intensity 

Acute

200

This type of assessment tool is used in children, ages 3 to 8, and shows illustrated faces the child points to. 

FACES pain rating scale

300

This pain management strategy involves substituting a pleasurable or positive thought for a painful experience 

Thought stopping

400

This is a painless local anesthesia that reduces pain of phlebotomy, venous cannulation, and IM injections

EMLA cream

500

This type of pain relief is associated with numerous adverse effects due to the depressant action of the CNS 

Opioids

Eyes

100

This type of conjunctivitis is typically unilateral and characterized by thick, yellow discharge  

Bacterial

200

Purplish discoloration and swelling of the eyelid is a characteristic of this eye disorder 

periorbital cellulitis 

300

This is a common disorder of the eye that affects 20% of newborns and most cases resolves spontaneously by 6 months of life. 

Nasolacrimal duct obstruction

400

This is a localized painful infection of the the sebaceous gland of the eyelid follicle 

Hordeolum

500

This is the age in which binocular vision is achieved

Between 3 to 7 months of age

Ears

100

This is a common illness resulting from infection of fluid in the middle ear

Acute otitis media

200

This is the presence of fluid within the middle ear space, without signs or symptoms of infection

Otitis media with effusion

300

This type of hearing loss is caused by damage to the hair cells in the cochlea or along the auditory pathway

Sensorineural

400

If a child has these, the nurse should advise the child to wear earplugs when swimming in water

Pressure-equalizing (PE) tubes 

500

This is the PRIMARY concern when otits media with effusion is present, and should be assessed frequently

Hearing loss

Bacterial infections

100

This is the most effective intervention against nosocomial infections

Handwashing

200

This is the medical term for the "ring-like rash" often seen in patients with Lyme's Disease

Erythema Migrans 

300

This is a disease that is usually self-limiting, and is characterized by large, swollen lymph nodes. 

Cat-Scratch Disease

400

This is the medical term for the strawberry tongue that is often seen in patients with Scarlet Fever

Pastia sign 

500

This is a late sign in sepsis 

1 of any of the following: hypotension, low blood flow, multisystem organ failure