Unit 1
This is the psychosocial developmental stage of the newborn; it is essential to remember when meeting a baby's basic needs.
What is Erikson's Trust vs Mistrust (birth to 1 yr)?
The nurse should be alert to this symptom when caring for a child post-tonsillectomy.
What is frequent swallowing?
This is the most common type of cardiac defect in the newborn and has a loud, harsh murmur.
What is a VSD (ventricular septal defect)?
What is pinworm or Enterobius vermicularis?
This is a normal finding right after a plaster of Paris casting.
What is slight swelling and warmth under the cast?
A newborn should gain this much weight by their first birthday.
What is 3x their birth weight, or around 21.5 pounds?
This type of isolation is used with pertussis and flu.
What is Droplet isolation?
This cardiac defect has a 'machine-like' murmur and can be innocent or cause heart failure.
What is PDA (patent ductus arteriosus)?
When caring for a child with dehydration, this is the first line of treatment.
What is oral rehydration?
An ANC less than this is an indicator of neutropenia, and an indicator that chemotherapy may need to be put on hold.
What is 500?
This gross motor milestone should be met by 9 months old, and is important to remember when assessing for motor delays.
What is sitting up without support?
Bronchiolitis is most commonly caused by which highly contagious virus?
What is RSV (respiratory syncytial virus)?
The infant will demonstrate blue, cyanotic events known as 'Tet' spells with this cardiac defect.
What is the Tetralogy of Fallot?
Lack of folic acid during the first trimester of pregnancy can increase the risk for this oral cavity malformation.
What is cleft palate or cleft lip?
This medication should never be given as an oral mouthwash to children due to the risk of suppressing the gag reflex.
What is viscous lidocaine?
This primitive reflex should disappear around 4 months and is important when assessing the neurological status of the infant.
What is the moro reflex?
This is a major complication of pneumonia in the child.
What is pneumothorax?
A child with sickle cell anemia may experience this potentially deadly complication.
What is splenic sequestration?
This type of mass would indicate pyloric stenosis in a child.
What is an olive-shaped mass located in the RUQ?
This soft tissue cancer can arise in muscles, connective tissues, or other soft tissues, often presenting as a painless mass.
What is rhabdomyosarcoma?
Solid food is not recommended be introduced until this age.
What is 6 months old?
A child with acute epiglottitis might demonstrate this position to ease breathing.
What is tripod position?
These 2 cardiac defects require corrective surgery within the first few weeks of life and are ductal dependent.
What is Transposition of the Great Vessels and Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome?
These 2 assessment findings would indicate intussusception in the child.
What is a sausage-shaped mass in the abdominal area and red currant jelly-like stools?
Growth hormone replacement is discontinued when this occurs.
What is height growth of less than 1 inch per year?
This highly allergic product ingredient should be eliminated from toys, pacifiers, and nipples with an infant who has spina bifida.
What is latex?
This assessment technique should NOT be attempted if the nurse suspects acute epiglottitis.
What is avoid asking the child to open their mouth or inserting a tongue blade to inspect the throat?
This disease is hereditary and due to a lack of clotting factors, mostly Factor VIII.
What is hemophilia?
This GI condition often follows the 'Rule of 2's", and may go unnoticed until adulthood.
What is Merkel's diverticulum?
When teaching families and children with DM-1, it is important to review how to manage this event.
What is a sick day?
This type of thinking is demonstrated in the Preschool child and is important to consider when performing invasive procedures.
What is 'magical thinking'?
The nurse might see a 'steeple' appearance on an X-ray, and hear a seal-like cough with this respiratory condition.
What is croup?
The nurse would hold digoxin in an infant with a heart rate of this.
What is less than 110 bpm?
These types of GI malformations of male infants may delay, or exclude the possibility of circumcision.
What are hypospadias or chordee or epispadias?
The child with scoliosis will need to wear this every day, up to 23 hours per day, until told otherwise.
What is a brace?
This pain scale would be appropriate to use when assessing a 4 month old infant.
What is FLACC pain scale?
What is an egg allergy?
Documenting this is needed before a child has a cardiac catheter procedure.
What are baseline vital signs and locating/marking bilateral dorsalis pedis and posterior tibial pulses?
This renal disorder often appears after a child has had a strep infection.
What is acute post-streptococcal glomerulonephritis (APSGN)?
This type of pediatric cancer arises from the kidneys and often presents as an abdominal mass that does not cross the midline.
What is Wilms' tumor?
This is known as the 'universal' language and is especially important to practice when caring for children.
What is play?
This is the most important factor when discussing asthma management.
What is avoidance or knowing triggers to asthma?
This medication is given to keep the fetal cardiac ductus open to improve oxygenation with severe cardiac defects.
What are prostaglandins?
The goal of treatment for APSGN is this.
Improve UOP
This cancer often starts in the adrenal glands or along the sympathetic nervous system, typically affecting children under 5 years old and has the highest rate of mortality.
What is neuroblastoma?
Nurses should provide this when caring for children in the hospital for acute and chronic illnesses.
What are age-appropriate play activities?
This condition is the most severe complication for asthmatic patients.
What is status asthmaticus?
This electrolyte level affects the potency of digoxin.
What is potassium?
A common symptom of this renal disorder is facial and periorbital edema that decreases throughout the day.
What is Nephrotic syndrome?
In diabetic children, an A1C in the range of this indicates good blood sugar control.
What is 6.5-8%?
(note: higher than in a child without DM r/t fluctuations of blood sugar and insulin requirements)
When dealing with a child with cystic fibrosis, this is the nursing priority.
What is airway management?
This disease causes vasculitis in the child and can cause cardiac manifestations like myocarditis.
What is Kawasaki's disease?
A triangle of events like AKI, hemolytic anemia, and thrombocytopenia often distinguishes this renal disease.
What is hemolytic uremic syndrome or HUS?
This is how you will perform on the Peds final.
What is AMAZING??