Musculoskeletal
What Musculoskeletal disease process is taken into consideration when the nurse notices on assessment that a newborn has asymmetrical gluteal folds when prone?
Developmental Hip Dysplasia
What position would you place a patient in when having a seizure?
Lateral
What infection typically presents with a maculopapular rash and Koplik Spots?
Rubeola
What kind of infection is Impetigo?
Bacterial infection (staph A)
What 3 test are commonly used to assess a child's eyes? (not a sight assessment)
Light Reflex
Cover-Uncover Test
Sunset sign Assessment
What part of the bone, when damaged or fractured, can cause a delay in bone growth making the bone shorter or crooked?
Epiphyseal plate
With any decline or changes in a patient's LOC, what is the RN's priority nursing intervention?
Alert the physician with any changes in LOC
With any type of cast, what should the RN's priority be?
Circulation/peripheral pulses/cap refill
**watch for infants being fussy and inconsolable since they cannot communicate verbally.
What is the number one thing the RN can educate the parents on regarding their child with diaper dermatitis?
Frequent Diaper Changes every 1-2 hours
What surgical procedure is commonly performed with pediatric patients who have chronic otitis media?
Tympanostomy
What diagnostic test is done to diagnose Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy?
Muscle Tissue Biopsy
Changes in mood are associated with what type of brain injury?
Mild Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)
A patient is having the Harrington Rod procedure done for Scoliosis. What is the number one prevention for postoperative care?
Pain Management/PCA
This skin issue presents with extreme itching, burrows or tunnels, and is commonly found in the webs of the hands or feet?
Scabies
What type of conjunctivitis typically presents with a "cobblestone" like appearance?
Allergic Conjunctivitis
What assessment maneuver is used when checking an infant for hip dysplasia?
Barlow Maneuver
A lumbar puncture is a recommended procedure to rule out bacterial meningitis from viral meningitis. A lumbar puncture looks for what?
The presence of WBC's within the spinal fluid
Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (JIA) is what type of condition?
Autoimmune
If 7 or more of these are found and are >5mm, it could indicate the possibility of a neurological dysfunction such as Neurofibromatosis?
Cafe au Lait Spots
What assessment finding is significant for a retinoblastoma?
Missing the red reflex (leukocoria)
What 3 diagnostic lab tests are done to diagnose acute osteomyelitis?
ASO titer
ESR
Blood Cultures
What are 3 priorities that the RN will do for an infant with a myelomeningocele?
Place the infant prone
Monitor for any clear fluid leakage
Measure head circumference to monitor for any increase of measurement. (ICP)
What is one major deficit that a pediatric child may experience after recovery from Encephalitis?
Permanent Neurological Deficits
Raised, bright red, vascular lesions that will involute over time?
Hemangioma
What disorder is characterized by little silver or white oval-shaped specks that attach to one side of the hair shaft?
Pediculosis Capitis (LICE)