Tonsilitis
For a child diagnosed with TONSILITIS the nurse should recognize the most important assessment is
Airway
The Nurse Identifies that risk factors for Otitis Media are
Children who live with smokers, low socioeconomic status
The nurse should recognize that Hirschsprungs Disease is caused due to
Absence of ganglionic cells
The nurse should recognize this as being the Eriksons developmental stage for school age children
Industry v Inferiority
The Nurse Should Identify That This Test is Used to Dx Tonsilitis
Throat Cultures
The nurse should identify that Otitis Media is an infection of the
Middle Ear
The nurse should recognize that a common manifestation of Hirschsprungs is
Ribbon Like stools, Palpable fecal mass, visible peristalsis
The nurse should recognize a school age child as being in this Piaget Phase
Concrete operations
The Most Common Causes of Tonsilitis are
Strep, Frequent Upper Respiratory Infections
The Nurse should recognize the most common treatment for Otitis Media is
Antibiotic Therapy
The nurse should recognize that to diagnose Hirschsprungs this test needs done
Rectal Biopsy
The nurse should recognize to promote injury prevention the parent of a child who plays football should
utilize adequate padding, mouth guard, helmet
In a child recovering from a Tonsillectomy when should the nurse educate the family to bring their child to the hospital
The Child is Frequently Swallowing
The Nurse should educate the patients that the packing in the ear following surgery should be
Kept Loose enough to allow access fluid to drain
The nurse should recognize that this is required to treat Hirschsprungs
Surgery
The nurse should know that a child ages 11 or 12 should have these vaccinations
HPV, TDAP, meningococcal
A Nurse Should Identify that following a tonsillectomy the child should not use this while feeding?
Straws, forks, pokey pokes
The nurse should educate the family that during feedings they should not
Prop the feeding
The nurse should educate the parents that following surgery this device may be needed
Colostomy
The nurse should recognize that the average 12 year old should have how many hours of sleep
9