Immunity
These two specific vaccines are "live" and should not be given to immunocompromised children or those under 1 year old.
What are MMR and Varicella?
To help a preschooler cooperate during an exam, the nurse should perform these types of assessments last.
What are invasive procedures?
This hormone, which helps regulate calcium levels, is produced by the thyroid gland.
What is calcitonin?
This genetic condition is characterized by a webbed neck, short stature, and low posterior hairline.
What is Turner Syndrome?
This is the Erikson stage for a preschooler (3–5 years), where they like to help and take on new tasks but may feel bad if they fail.
What is Initiative vs. Guilt?
These are the three most common local side effects after a child receives an immunization.
What are redness, swelling, and tenderness?
This scale is used to assess pain in a school-age child once they reach 8 years old.
What is the Numerical Rating Scale (NRS)?
This gland is often called the "master gland," and a tumor here can lead to hypo-pituitarism.
What is the pituitary gland?
This metabolic disorder requires a lifelong diet low in protein and phenylalanine to prevent brain damage.
What is Phenylketonuria (PKU)?
According to Piaget, a child in the Preoperational stage (2–7 years) exhibits this trait, meaning they are unable to see a situation from another person's point of view.
What is egocentrism?
This is the primary nursing intervention for a child experiencing an acute anaphylactic reaction.
This is the primary nursing intervention for a child experiencing an acute anaphylactic reaction.
When a toddler or preschooler is struggling with a hospital stay, this type of "work" helps them cope with their fears. (Type of Play)
What is therapeutic play?
When a child is diagnosed with Growth Hormone Deficiency and begins replacement therapy, at what point in the day should the parents be instructed to administer the injection to best mimic the body's natural rhythm?
What is at bedtime?
This is a common complication for children with Trisomy 21, requiring they see an ophthalmologist and have an ECHO.
What are vision/hearing impairments or cardiac defects?
In Kohlberg’s Preconventional stage, a child’s moral judgment is primarily based on these two things
What are avoiding punishment and gaining rewards?
Which four specific vaccines is this child now eligible to receive for the first time at this 12-to-15-month window?
What are MMR, Varicella, Hepatitis A, and Hib (booster)?
When caring for a hospitalized toddler who is displaying "negativism" (saying "no" to everything), the nurse should offer choices to provide a sense of control. What is the primary rule the nurse must follow when offering these choices?
What is only offering choices that actually exist (and never asking "yes/no" for a non-negotiable task)?
A child with Type 1 Diabetes presents with fruity breath, ketonuria, and deep, rapid respirations. What is the specific name for this respiratory pattern, and what is the body attempting to do?
What are Kussmaul respirations? (The body is attempting to blow off excess CO2 to compensate for metabolic acidosis).
When assessing a newborn for Down Syndrome, the nurse should look for this specific physical finding—a single, transverse crease across the palm of the hand.
What is a Simian crease?
Freud describes the preschool years as this stage, where the child becomes more interested in their own body and asks questions like "where do babies come from?"
What is the Phallic stage?
A child with Severe Combined Immunodeficiency (SCID) is being admitted. Which specific "standard" infant procedure must the nurse ensure is held (not performed) to prevent life-threatening complications, and why?
What is the administration of live vaccines (like Rotavirus)?
Rationale: Because their immune system is completely non-functional, a live virus vaccine can cause a disseminated, fatal infection rather than providing immunity.
This is the specific assessment order a nurse should follow when examining a toddler or preschooler to minimize distress and maintain cooperation.
What is least invasive to most invasive?
This life-threatening endocrine emergency involves extreme hyperkalemia that can lead to cardiac arrest.
What is an Adrenal (or Addisonian) Crisis?
A child with this genetic condition may have a "mousy" or musty body odor due to the buildup of a specific amino acid that their liver cannot process.
What is Phenylketonuria (PKU)?
This term describes a preschooler's thought process where they believe their thoughts can cause actual events to happen
What is magical thinking? (Transductive)