Vaccines
What is the first vaccine offered to newborns born in the hospital?
Hepatitis B
Age at which it is okay to offer water to an infant.
What is 6 months of age
According to Erikson, the stage of development for an infant is Trust vs. ____________________
Mistrust
Over the counter medication that is used for pain and fevers that should not be given to children under the age of 16 because it can cause Reye's Syndrome.
What is aspirin
The safety device used to transport children in automobiles.
Carseat
Which vaccine is recommended to be given to children annually beginning at age 6 months?
What is Influenza (flu shot)
What vitamin is necessary to prevent scurvy from occurring in children?
What is vitamin C
By what age would we expect a term infant to be able to walk?
12 months or 1 year
Upon looking at a kindergarten age child, you notice that one eye turns inward. What is this called?
Amblyopia or "lazy eye"
When you lock up medications and cleaning supplies to keep them out of the reach of children.
What is childproofing
Which vaccine has been falsely believed to cause autism?
MMR
This vitamin supplement should be given to exclusively breastfed infants.
What is vitamin D
According to Erikson, the stage of development for a preschooler is Initiative vs. ________________
Guilt
Uses the bathroom independently, able to share and take turns, able to dress themselves, can listen and follow one step commands are all skills needed to be ready for ______________
Attending school
When toddlers are given grapes, carrot sticks, or hot dogs to eat.
What is a choking hazard.
What vaccine preventable disease can cause central nervous system damage, meningitis, and even paralysis?
Polio
Age at which infants can begin eating solid foods
What is 6 months
When do infants begin to sit up independently?
At approximately 6 months
Disease where ingestion of gluten leads to damage in the small intestine.
What is celiac disease
In 2020, this became the leading cause of unintentional injuries in children in the U.S.
Firearms
If a pregnant woman contracts this vaccine preventable virus, it can cause congenital brain damage, blindness, and cardiac anomalies.
Rubella
Type of food not recommended for preschoolers because they are high in sugar, fat, and additives.
What are processed foods.
Infants that have excessive drooling, red swollen gums, and are chewing on their fingers may be ______________?
What is teething
During a newborn exam, it is noted that the infant has some tufts of hair with a dimple over their sacral area. What might this finding be indicative of?
Spina bifida occulta
The position recommended to put infants in when putting them to bed to help prevent SIDS.
What is back to sleep.