Hydration Station
This is the most common cause of pediatric hospitalizations.
What is dehydration?
Hypotension is a _________ finding in pediatric sepsis.
What is late?
Name two risk factors for children developing a UTI.
What is urinary stasis, poor hygiene, female gender, uncircumcised male infants?
This is one of the priority treatments for pediatric patients in septic shock.
What is antibiotic administration?
Patients on dialysis are often advised to limit this mineral in their diet, as impaired kidney function makes it difficult to excrete it, which can lead to dangerous heart arrhythmias.
What is potassium?
The most common cause of water intoxication in infants.
What is inappropriately prepared formula?
This condition is characterized by widespread infection that leads to systemic inflammation and organ dysfunction, often with signs like fever, tachycardia, and hypotension.
What is sepsis?
Acute glomerulonephritis may be caused by this infection.
What is strep?
Pharmacologic intervention commonly used with nephrotic syndrome to reduce proteinuria and edema.
What are corticosteroids?
A child with acute glomerulonephritis should follow this this type of diet recommendation.
What is low sodium or what is restricted fluid?
Water intoxication can lead to this expected complication.
What is seizures? (due to hyponatremia)
A nurse is caring for an 11 month old infant with dehydration and metabolic acidosis. The nurse expects to see this change in vital signs:
What is tachypnea?
A 4 year-old with a recent diagnosis of UTI is readmitted with flank pain. A likely cause is _______.
What is pyelonephritis?
A child weighs 20 lbs. The provider prescribes cefazolin (Ancef) 30 mg/kg in 2 divided doses per day. Available is cefazolin oral suspension 125 mg/5mL. The nurse will administer this many mL per dose:
What is 5.5 mL?
This type of dialysis uses the patient’s peritoneal membrane as a filter, with a dialysis solution introduced into the abdominal cavity to remove waste products and excess fluid.
What is peritoneal dialysis?
This vital sign indicates whether shock is compensated or decompensated.
What is blood pressure?
In pediatric patients, this early clinical sign of sepsis can often be mistaken for normal variations in vital signs or behavior.
What is altered mental status or lethargy?
The nurse expects to see which substance in the urine of a child with acute glomerulonephritis.
What is protein?
This is a first-line medication for anaphylaxis.
What is epinephrine?
Name two nursing interventions for patients with nephrotic syndrome.
What are monitoring for signs of fluid overload, administering corticosteroids, or promoting dietary restrictions?
After surgery, in which a pediatric patient received general anesthesia, the nurse monitors for this minimal amount of urine output per hour.
What is 1mL/kg/hr?
This form of shock leads to multisystem organ failure, hypotension, and a characteristic sunburn-like rash, often appearing within 48 hours of symptom onset.
What is toxic shock syndrome?
This disorder occurs because of excessive excretion of protein in urine from increased glomerular filtration permeability.
What is nephrotic syndrome?
A child weighs 52 lbs. The child has a fever and the provider ordered acetaminophen (Tylenol). The safe dose range of this medication is 10-15 mg/kg Q6H. The maximum safe dose this child can have per day is _______.
What is 1418 mg/day?
An infant with this condition will need to have circumcision referred to a pediatric surgeon.
What is epispadias?