chapter 10 Flashcards
pediatric decorum
o Since kids don’t understand u need to have time and patients
o U have to tell them it wont urt
o Correctly identify to child
o Ask parent if the child has recated neg to blood
o Askparents about what to expect and develop plan of action
o Put urself at eye level of child
o Tell them it will hug their arm
o Always know when to stop
- Distract them
- Room locations
- Positioning for restraining
o Make sure u have a coworker with u and parents permission to do so
o Lay then in supine position
o Include parents during this process
- Decreasing needle pain topical solution can be apllies but it take 45 to 60 minutes to take in affect
for infants up to 6 months use oral pain reducer called
sucrose
always use butterfly for
babies
what is the most desired spot for venipuncture for infants up to 1 years old
heel
heel collection process
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capillary blood gases
Atreial blood for blood gases, for infants capillary blood can be used