Exam 1 Well Child: Infant Flashcards
Well child visit includes
1) H___, W_____, Head _____ and P____
2) ____ signs
3) Developmental ______
4) ______ Assessment
5) ______ Examination
6) Anticipatory ________
7) I________
1) Height, Weight, Head circumference, Plotting
2) Vital Signs
3) Developmental Screening
4) Nutritional
5) Physical
6) Guidance
7) Immunizations
How do you measure height on an infant?
1) Fully extend the body holding the head in midline, grasping knees together gently and pushing down on the knees
2) Measure from top of head to heels of feet (feet with toes pointing directly to ceiling)
How do you measure weight on an infant?
Average weight for an infant =
Should be weighed naked (diaper off) on an infant scale, in lying position
Balance the scale before each weight with clean sheet of paper
7-8 lb
How do you measure head circumference?
1) Repeat it __ times to get average
2) Should measure until ___ years of age
Measure head at greatest circumference, slightly above eyebrows and pinna of the ears and around the occipital prominence at the back of the skull
1) 3
2) 3
Microcephaly =
Complication)
= Proportionally small head
If skull is not growing, there isn’t enough room for brain to grow
Macrocephaly =
Complication)
= Proportionally large head
Can lead to too much fluid in brain
Plotting =
1) Should stay within __ standard deviations
2) Ex) Child goes from 75th to 25th percentile what should be done?
3) Height, weight, and head circumference should be _____
= Comparing the child to him/herself
1) 2
2) Cardiac, Renal workups, blood work to rule out many conditions
3) proportional
Normal growth Birth - 6 months
1) Weight gain =
2) Height =
3) Head circumference =
1) 5-7 oz/wk, double birth weight by 5-6 months
2) 1 inch/month
3) 1.5cm increase/month
Normal growth 6 months - 1 year
1) Weight gain =
2) Height =
1) 3-5 oz/wk, triple birth weight by 1 year
2) 1/2 inch/month
Infant Vital Signs
Temperature =
How do you take temp?
99-99.7F
Place tip under arm in center of axilla and keep close to skin, hold infant’s arm firmly against side
Infant Vital Signs
Heart Rate =
1) Can go up to ___ bpm with excitement, fever
2) How do you take the apical heart rate?
80-150 bpm
1) 200
2) hold stethoscope at apex of heart (4th intercostal space, midclavicular), count for 1 full minute because of irregularities
Infant Vital Signs
Respiratory Rate =
How do you take respiratory rate?
24-50
Observe abdominal movements, count for 1 full minute due to irregular respirations
What is the most widely used developmental screening test?
1) 4 Areas of Focus =
2) Mostly used to screen for =
3) Examiner should be trained by =
4) Client is expected to =
Denver II
1) Gross Motor, Language, Fine motor, Personal-social
2) developmental delays
3) Master instructor
4) perform every item to the left of the line (of their age) and items that intersect the line are in 75-90th percentile (shaded box)
Note: important to identify delays early on to provide early intervention
Head lift (when supine)
1) at 2 months =
2) at 4-6 months =
If chid is unable, it is a sign of =
1) 45 degrees
2) 90 degrees
Cerebral palsy
Head Lag
1) at 4 months =
2) if seen at 6 months =
1) should not be seen
2) may be linked to cerebral palsy
1) AAP (American Academy of Pediatrics) recommendations=
2) Nurses should =
1) - Breastfeeding is the best source of nutrition for babies at least through first birthday and longer when possible
- Exclusive breastfeeding for the first 6 months is recommended
2) - Inquire about breastfeeding, encourage mother to continue breastfeeding, and offer resources to assist with successful breastfeeding techniques
Nutritional Needs
1) Newborn - 3 months =
2) 4-6 months =
3) 7-11 months =
- Feedings should be ______
- Depends on _____ of baby as well
1) 1-6 oz every 2-4 hours
2) 6-8 oz every 4-6 hours
3) 6-8 oz every 6-8 hours, with max 32 ox per day
- on demand
- weight
Types of Formulas (2)
1) Milk based formulas (Enfamil Lipil, Good Start, Similac)
2) Soy based formulas (Isomil, Nursoy, Prosobee, Soyalac, Good Start supreme Soy)
Different prepartions of formula (3)
- Ready to feed
- Concentrate (2 oz formula, 2 oz water)
- Powder (2 oz water with one scoop of formula)
Formula alerts
1) Can be mixed with =
2) Use only ___ water from tap because =
3) If its an older home, run the tap for __ minutes before using to minimize ____
4) Must _____ formula once mixed to =
5) Formula that baby does not drink must be ____ bc of ____
6) To minimize waste =
1) tap or bottled water
2) cold, lead doesn’t separate from hot water
3) 2 min, minimize led
4) Refrigerate, decrease bacteria
5) discarded, bacteria
6) only prepare as much as infant can consume
Can you give cow’s milk? Why or why not?
NO!
Babies cannot digest cow’s milk, it can cause GI bleeding (formula/breast milk is pre-digested)
Goal is brain development with protein, fat, calories - cow’s milk doesn’t have enough to cause highest amount of brain development
Solid Foods
1) Newborn - 3 months =
2) 4-6 months =
3) 7-11 months =
1) No solid foods
2) begin introduction with iron fortified cereal products; then protein/veg/fruits
3) offer finger foods, introduce the cup
Why are fruit juices not recommended?
__g of sugar = __ teaspoons of sugar
Due to high sugar content that contributes nothing to brain development
-40, 10
Solid foods should be introduced with a spoon why?
To stimulate digestive juices, expose to different textures, not for nutirional reasons, but with motor skills, but should not replace what they need for full brain development
Physical Assessment Tips
1) Be =
2) Have parent =
3) Proceed from =
4) Expect tearless cry until at least __ months
5) Posterior fontanel closes by __ months
6) Anterior fontanel closed by ___ months
7) Teeth eruption, usually __-__ teeth by __ year
8) check ____ alignment
1) Happy, Smile! let baby touch equipment
2) hold baby during exam
3) Least intrusive to most intrusive assessment4) 3
5) 2
6) 12
7) 4-8 teeth, by 1 year
8) ear
Pain Scale - FLACC components
Severe pain score =
What vital signs change with pain?
1) Face
2) Legs
3) Activity
4) Cry
5) Consolability
8-10
Heart rate, RR
FLACC Scores (0, 1, 2)
1) Face
2) Legs
3) Activity
4) Cry
5) Consolability
1)
- No expression
- Occasional grimace
- Frequent to constant quivering chin
2)
- Normal position or relaxed
- Uneasy restless and tense
- Kicking or legs drawn up
3)
- Lying quiet
- Squirming or shifting back and forth, tense, moaning
- Arched, rigid, or jerking
4)
- No cry
- Moans or whimpers
- Crying steadily
5)
- Content, relaxed
- Reassurance, hugging
- Difficult to console
PE Vital Signs (2)
- Temp, HR, RR
- O2 sat if any respiratory issues