Delivery Complications
Postpartum Complications
Child Assessment
Developmental Milestones: Newborn, Infant, and Toddler
Developmental Milestones: Preschool and School age
Developmental Stages
Definitions
Pregnancy Complications
100
This is the premature separation of the placenta from the uterus. Symptoms include sharp pain, decreased fetal movement, possible bleeding.
What is placenta abruption?
100
The RN should assess for this postpartum complication at least every 15 minutes during the initial recovery time following delivery.
What is postpartum hemorrhage?
100
This is the best location for an infant to sit during an assessment.
What is being held on the caregiver's lap?
100
A child at this age (_____) should be able to climb stairs with help, while a child of this more advanced age (_____) should be able to climb stairs, alternating feet.
What are 18 and 36 monthes?
100
An increase increase in sebaceous gland secretion due to increased androgens will often result in this undesired consequence in adolescents.
What is ACNE?
100
This Erikson stage occurs in infants through consistent and loving care by a parent or caregiver.
What is trust v. mistrust?
100
Jaden believes his pillow is sad when he doesn't sleep on it. This example of when human characteristics are attributed to objects is called this.
What is animism?
100
Less than this gestational age is considered pre-term.
What is 37 weeks?
200
Symptoms of this complication include headache, epigastric pain, visual changes, and edema.
What is pre-eclampsia?
200
In this non-infection related complication, a woman may experience stiff, painful breasts and should breastfeed frequently, take NSAIDS as PRN, and use hot and cold compresses.
What is engorgement?
200
The RN observes this newborn in the hospital and suspects this condition.
What is respiratory distress?
200
A child who is using a bowl as a fire hat and talking into a banana as if it were a phone, is demonstrating which stage of Piaget's Cognitive development?
What is pre-operational stage?
200
A child should know approximately 2000 words by this age.
What is 5 years old?
200
At this age, a child can usually stand alone, engage in parallel play, and knows several single words. The child has tripled in weight and increased in length by 50%.
What is 12 months old?
200
Gaining skills and functions.
What is development?
200
The two conditions that might necessitate a patient receiving magnesium sulfate during pregnancy.
What are pre-eclampsia (severe) and preterm labor (less than 32 weeks)?
300
This infection, when active, requires delivery by C-section.
What is herpes?
300
This complication may be seen in preterm infants, infants of diabetic mothers, babies who are LGA or SGA, or when terbutaline has been used in labor.
What is hypoglycemia?
300
This is the leading cause of death among children.
What is unintentional injury?
300
A breast-fed baby who weighed 8 pounds 2 ounces at birth would be expected to weigh how much at 6 months of age?
What is 16 pounds, 4 ounces
300
These preschoolers are demonstrating this type of play:
What is cooperative play?
300
Choosing right from wrong because a parent tells a child to do so, occurs in what age group?
What are preschoolers?
300
This describes how newborns and infants respond and interact with the world.
What is temperment?
300
Jessica is blood type AB-, so she should receive this both during pregnancy and following delivery.
What is RhoGAM?
400
This occurs when the clotting system is abnormally activated, resulting in widespread clot formation in the small vessels of body, depletion of platelets and coagulation factors.
What is DIC?
400
This infant complication may be linked to syphilis in pregnancy.
What is hearing loss?
400
The high proportion of extracellular fluid in infants puts them at increased risk of which complication when ill?
What is dehydration?
400
This is the reasoning behind only introducing ONE new food every 3-5 days in infants.
What is to identify allergies?
400
During this developmental task, a 11 year old girl enjoys planning and helping to cook a family meal.
What is industry?
400
The ability to see things from another person's perspective, conservation, and playing games to remember new information is evident in which of Piaget's stages of Cognitive Development?
What is concrete operational thought?
400
This concept includes developmental screening, disease prevention, and health promotion.
What is HEALTH SUPERVISION?
400
Undercooked meat and feline litter boxes may be linked to this TORCH infection.
What is toxoplasmosis?
500
This condition in pregnancy is linked to fetal macrosomia.
What is diabetes?
500
This is the most important intervention to prevent DVT and PE following a c-section.
What is early ambulation?
500
This developmental situation is considered normal, and is termed this.
What is negativism?
500
Charlie is an infant who demonstrates batting with his hand before demonstrating a fingertip or pincer grasp. This is an example of ______________ development.
What is Proximodistal development.
500
At this age, a child usually enjoys PRETEND play, has 20 teeth, and can walk up the stairs in alternating steps.
What is 3 years old?
500
According to Erikson, during this stage of development, adolescents will evaluate their relationships with peers, family, and community to form their sense of self.
What is Identity v. Role Confusion?
500
The three types of THIS include: Difficult, Easy Going, and Slow to Warm Up.
What is temperament?
500
Cervical exams, internal fetal monitoring, and vaginal deliveries are contraindicated in the presence of this condition.
What is placenta previa?
600
When the pictured delivery complication occurs, the nurse should assess for these NEWBORN complications following delivery.
What are brachial plexus injury or fractured clavicle?
600
This post-delivery newborn complication occurs several hours after birth when blood accumulates between the periosteum and the bone. It does NOT cross suture lines and is usually reabsorbed in 6-8 weeks.
What is CEPHALOHEMATOMA?
600
These FIVE screenings are considered to be universal for ALL children.
What are metabolic (PKU), hearing, vision, anemia, and lead?
600
These toddlers are demonstrating this type of play:
What is parallel play?
600
This is usually an effective punishment method for preschoolers.
What is TIMEOUT? (Usually 1 minute per year of age.)
600
This cognitive stage, described by Piaget, occurs from ages 2-7. Examples of development include differentiating self from objects, having a sense of ownership, playing make believe, and the ability to follow requests and simple directions.
What is the PRE-OPERATIONAL stage?
600
This describes a child's ability to know that objects continue to exist even though they can no longer be seen or heard.
What is OBJECT PERMANENCE?
600
Placenta previa is a complication that occurs when the placenta covers all or part of the cervix. As a result, this assessment is CONTRAINDICATED.
What is a cervical (vaginal) exam?