Chapters 28-31
If a baby weighs 8lbs at birth, how much should it weigh at one year?
24 pounds (Triple birth weight)
The physiologic ability to control the sphincters occurs between what age?
18-24 months
One of the major tasks of toddlerhood
Toilet Training
Vastus Lateralis
The most appropriate nursing action for a heavily blood soaked bandage after a cardiac catheterization.
Apply direct pressure above the catheterization site
What does each letter in the FLACC Scale represent and at what age is it used?
Face, Legs, Activity, Cry, Consolability
2 months-7 years
Generally what is the earliest age puberty begins for boys and girls?
Boys-12
Girls-10
For motor vehicle safety, what up to what age should a child sit rear-faced in the car?
2 Years Old
Usual trigger of Asthma for infants
Viral Infection
Two foods that can be included in a high fiber diet.
Whole grain breads
Bran
Raw Carrots
Apple
Broccoli
Lentils
Etc.
What do nonpharmacologic techniques manage?
A child's perception of pain
What gross motor skill would the nurse expect from a 3 year old child?
Balance on one foot
Tying a shoelace is a fine motor task that is expected of a child at what age?
5 years old
When can a child with acute streptococcal pharyngitis return to school?
24 hours after taking antibiotics
A patient with probable intussusception passes a normal brown stool after having diarrhea earlier. What is the appropriate nursing action?
Notify provider
What age would you expect an infant to be able to turn from the abdomen to the back and vice versa?
5-6 months
What is the normal visual acuity for a toddler?
20/40
What are signs and symptoms of childhood depression?
Sad face
Tearfulness
Irritability
Withdrawn
Using knowledge of child development, the best approach when preparing a toddler for a procedure is to?
Demonstrate the procedure on a doll
Common reason for toddlers to be iron-deficient?
Cow's milk is not a good source of iron and is a major part of their diet
What is the most common vision test that measures visual acuity?
The Snellen Letter Chart
According to Erikson, what is the psychosocial task of adolescence?
personal identity vs role confusion
What is an eating disorder that is characterized by a refusal to maintain a normal body weight?
Anorexia Nervosa
Clinical Manifestations of Trisomy 21
Square head with upward slanting eyes, flat nasal bridge, hypotonia, protruding tongue
Most common cardiac anomaly (Congenital heart disease)
ventricular septal defect