Exam 3 Flashcards
What are we concerned about when the physeal plate (growth plate) breaks?
Growth restriction
What is a priority for when a child has a Bryant traction for a broken femur
Make sure buttock is off of bed
What are the discharge instructions for a child going home on an antibiotic
Finish the medication
How to take it
What it is for
Adverse reactions
What are the normal eating habits of a preschooler
Picky eaters
Educate parents on that they are still eating and it is normal
They are still getting proper consumption
At what age does birth weight double
6 months
At what age does birth triple
12 months
At what age does weight quadruple
3 years old
At what age is a child able to walk down the stairs
3
What is the leading cause of death in infants
Congenital anomalies
Can happen in womb or during birth
Examples- CP, SIDS, clef palate
Health promotion of toddlers
Tantrums
Dental
Health promotion of adolescents
Sleep more
Hygiene
What is the psychosocial development of a toddler
Autonomy
What is another word for pertussis
Whooping cough
Where do you assess a newborns HR
Apex of the heart
What are signs of puberty in a school age boy
Pubic, arm pit, and leg hair
Testicular enlargement
Voice changes
Heigh spikes at end of puberty
What is normal lead value in a one year old
4 mcg or lower
Test in a year
What should a parent do if a toddler says there are monsters under there bed
Put a night light
Ease the fear
What age should a toddler say a two word phrase “go-bye”
30 months
Pre college vaccine
Meningococcal
What are some findings that can be seen at a 6 month well check that requires intervention
Posterior fontanel lower
Helmet needed if not closing
What reaction will a 18 month old have in the hospital without a parent
Anxiety
Scared
What is it when a toddler starts to wet the bed in the hospital but was potty trained
Regression
Tell parents it is completely normal
How do you assess the abdomen of a child
Without tenderness no guarding
Symmetric shape
Infants- rounded
Bowel sound every 5-30 seconds
What is needed to be done with a patient with spina bifida
Cath every 4 hours
When should you assess the ears at a well child visit
Last
What are signs of an ear infection
Tugging of the ears
When a child has a cleft palate repair how do you soothe them After surgery
Hold and rock them
What vaccines does a 12 month old receive
MMR and varicella
What symptom occur with sudden rupture of membrane
Sudden relief of pain
What side should a patient be put on with a VP shunt
Unoperated