Health Promotion Infant
Health Promotion Child
Health Promotion Adolescent
Basic Pediatric Nursing Care Pt 1
Basic Pediatric Nursing Care Pt 2
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Parents should always keep the poison control number close to a telephone in case their child gets into toxic substances. What are ways to prevent accidental poisoning?
Inspect home for lead- walls, stair rails, and windows
keep toxic plants away from children
Keep meds in locked cabinets
Educate adolescents on dangers of drugs and alcohol
100
How many minutes of exercise should a child get daily?
60 minutes
100
True or False: The younger a child is . the more habitual, the stronger the addiction, and more difficult of task of breaking it related to drug use.
True
100
What is the Henry Street Settlement?
Founded by Lillian Wald - provided nursing services and social work to the community
100
True or False-
When the child has a health problem, the child, family and disease becomes a problem focus
True- pediatric nursing is family centered nursing- important for family to have total control of health needs of the child. We as nurses are patient advocates for the families to the healthcare providers.
200
What do you advise parents not to give before the age of 1 to prevent infant botulism?
Honey
form of food poisoning caused by endotoxin by bacillus Clostridium botulinum.
200
What causes children's teeth to rot at night when taking a bottle?
Answer: Sugar
so no milk or juice at night,
either let them cry it out and not be bottle fed at night or quick solution- replaced drinks with WATER
200
True or False: Hookah smoking is associated with the same health risks as cigarettes
True
200
Which president called the first White House Conference on Children?
Theodore Roosevelt in 1909
200
When are all primary teeth are present and how many are there?
3rd birthday- all 20 teeth
Dental visit should be conducted by age 1- starts to erupt at 6-9 months of life.
300
What is asphyxiation?
It is aspiration of foreign materials into the respiratory tract- leading cause of fatal injury in children under 1 year old.
300
What is the single most preventable cause of death and disease in the US?
A. Overweight
B. Cigarette smoke
C. Recreational drugs
D. Alcohol
300
What are some characteristics of bullies?
Display aggression
Friends who also bully
Limited parental involvement
Problems at home
Difficulty following rules
300
Double Jeopardy!!!
Who is the father of Pediatrics?
What was established during his era?
Dr Abraham Jacobi- he first lectured to medical students on diseases and health problems of children in 1860s
During his era the "milk station" was established in which mothers were taught about how to prepare milk and it caused a decline in infant mortality rates.
300
At birth visual acuity is _______. What does that mean?
20/400. Means an infant can see at 20 feet what a normal person can see at 400 feet.
Snellen Chart below
400
What is nursing bottle caries?
Tooth decay result from prolonged drinking from a bottle after infant be put to bed.
400
75% of burn injuries occur where?
Home
400
Children with Tv in their bedroom spend how many _____ hour more times watching Tv than children who do not.
1.5 hour
400
When is temperature taken in order of vital signs and where in an infant?
Last- try not to disrupt the infant and take axillary.
Oral temp are taken when children are old enough to understand and follow directions around 5-6 years old.
400
Double Jeopardy!!!
What is the key element in evaluation of health status in a child?
Name 3 of the 5 growth parameters for a child
Physical growth- parameters include height, weight and head circumference. sometimes arm circumference and skin fold thickness is measured also. The child measurements are plotted on a chart and compared to those of pediatric population to determine deviations from norm.
500
What does SIDS stand for? How should an infant sleep? Explain crib layout also
Sudden Infant death Syndrome
Back to sleep
No thick blankets or stuffed animals, no crib bumpers or extra padding of mattress till they are at age to fully turn over.
500
Who is secured in a booster seat with lap and shoulder belts?
Children more than 40 lbs
500
When using sun product how much spf should be used minimum?
at least 15 spf
500
How should one auscultate bowel sounds in a child?
All 4 quadrants- starting with RLQ, RUQ, LUQ,LLQ
Full 3 minutes before absent sounds are reported
Listen for peristalsis- sounds like gurgles- stomach is moving along- hypo or hyper peristalsis.
500
What does hospitalization of a child do to their normal routine?
Explain regression
Interrupts it and disrupts their normal developmental process.
Regress- to return to former or less developed states
Example- thumb sucking to earlier not thumb sucking, bottle feeding from using a sippy cup, bed wetting after potty trained