All about Peds
This doubles by 4-6 months of age, and triples by 12 months of age.
What is weight?
Left untreated, this bacterial infection can lead to Rheumatic fever or glomerulonephritis
Strep Throat/ Acute Strep Pharyngitis
ETCH Core Values
What is Compassion, Ownership, Respect, and Excellence
Blood Glucose >250 mg/dL
Ketones in blood and urine
What is Diabetic Ketoacidosis?
Nurse from 1800's who is instrumental in advancing the nursing profession.
Who is Florence Nightingale?
The normal temp of an infant or a child
What is 97.0-100.4?
Increased respiratory rate or >60 breaths per minute
What is Tachypnea?
Most common respiratory viral illness we see in infants and toddlers
What is RSV?
"East Tennessee Children's Hospital will improve the health of children through exceptional, comprehensive family-centered care, wellness, and education."
What is ETCH's mission statement?
Autosomal recessive disorder
Thick, sticky mucus
Diagnosed by sweat chloride testing
What is Cystic Fibrosis?
The CNO of ETCH
Who is Ron Phillips?
We measure the "5th vital sign" with this scale for patients greater than 3 years up to 7 or 8.
What is (Wong's) FACES?
TLC when referring to IV sites
What is Touch, Look, Compare?
Pain at McBurney's Point
What is Appendicitis?
Hoodies, crop tops, cologne/perfume, fleece
What are things you are not allowed to wear according to ETCH Dress Code?
Prevention includes sleeping alone, in a crib on their back
What is Sudden Infant Death Syndrome?
Pill popping ER nurse from NY All Saints Hospital in this TV series
What is Nurse Jackie?
The best site to obtain a BP on a 5 year old.
What is the arm/upper extremity?
Two types of restraints at ETCH
What are medical and behavioral?
Bacterial Infection of the GI tract that can be transmitted through undercooked poultry
What is Salmonella?
Code indicating a influx of inpatients- without needing decontamination
Code Yellow
Abnormal hemoglobin
Pain, fatigue
Vaso-occlusive crisis
What is sickle cell anemia?
Carol Hathaway and Abby Lockhart were nurses in this TV series
What is E.R.?
You would not use this route to obtain a temperature in patients with thrombocytopenia?
What is rectal?
Same size trach, size smaller trach, gloves, suction catheter, saline, scissors, trach ties, airway card, lubricant, specitrap, syringes.
What are things in a trach-to-go bag?
C/o of headache, photophobia, nausea/vomiting and can be viral or bacterial
What is Meningitis?
The approach where all ETCH staff
What is Family-Centered Care?
Joint swelling and pain
decreased ROM in joints
Immune system response causing inflammation of synovium and cartilage
What is Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis?
This mental institution Nurse is known for revoking privileges and necessities in a famous movie from 1962.
Who is Nurse Ratched?
RQI is short for....
What is Resuscitation Quality Improvement?