Erikson & Piaget
What are adolescents?
This health care team member's expertise is especially helpful when caring for kids during procedures and educational sessions.
What is a child life therapist?
This viral infection is most common in the under 5 crowd and leads to vesicles in a variety of places (three places in particular), and is easily transmitted to others
What is hand, foot, and mouth disease?
Pets, dust, pollen, and perfumes all have this in common.
What is an asthma trigger?
A 16-year-old male presents to the ER with complaints of chest pain and shortness of breath and has diminished breath sounds on the right side of his chest. The nurse suspects this problem.
What is a pneumothorax?
Talking with and holding this child can develop the sense of trust that Erikson says is crucial at this age
What is an infant?
All children will be more cooperative when given these when possible.
What are choices?
This virus causes Koplik spots and rash and can lead to complications such as pneumonia and encephalitis.
What is measles?
This disease can often be prevented with the Hib vaccine, presents with drooling and a refusal to speak, and is a medical emergency.
What is epiglottitis?
Brain tumors, pyelonephritis, intussusception, and pregnancy can all have this common symptom.
Your book sums up this age by stating "spontaneously shows affection" and "negativism abounds"
What is a toddler?
One nursing intervention that can decrease anxiety and boredom, improve patient education, and allow for processing of fears and emotions is this.
What is play? (unstructured, therapeutic, and as part of nursing care)
This bacterial infection causes a fever, fine, sandpaper-like rash and strawberry tongue.
What is scarlet fever?
This disorder of the heart causes increased "top" vascular pressures and decreased "bottom" vascular pressures.
What is coarctation of the aorta?
This is a defect of the umbilical ring that results in loops of intestines being outside the body but inside a peritoneal sac.
What is an omphalocele?
What is a preschooler?
In order to be the most effective, care must be _____.
What is patient and family centered care?
This infection causes watery drainage when it is caused by a virus and purulent drainage when it is caused by a bacteria.
What is conjunctivitis?
This cardiac disorder can be a blessing or a curse depending on the size of the defect and other associated abnormalities.
What is a patent ductus arteriosus?
Anticholinergic agents are given to children with certain urinary disorders for this reason.
What is bladder spasm reduction?
Nurses can influence this child's attainment of industry rather than inferiority by providing support and encouragement when the child does hard things (such as holding still for an injection)
What is a school-age child?
What is expected course of illness/injury, home care, when to see a provider, & when to seek emergency care
What is mono?
This cardiac disorder is comprised of four separate defects and causes decreased pulmonary blood flow.
What is Tetralogy of Fallot? (pulmonic stenosis, VSD, overriding aorta, & right ventricular hypertrophy)
This disorder is commonly caused by e.coli and can occur alone or be caused by other related disorders. Any age can get this, but babies tend to have non-specific symptoms such as fever and "just not acting right".
What is a UTI?