Exam 3 seinor year Flashcards
intentional physical abuse or neglect, emotional abuse or neglect or sexual abuse of children, usually done by adults
abuse/child maltreatment
who is at higher risk of death of children
younger parents (inadequate knowledge)
failure to provide for kids basic needs
neglect
deliberate attempt to destroy or significantly impair a child’s self esteem or competence
emotional abuse
deliberate infliction of physical injury on a child, usually by the child’s caregiver
physical abuse
inappropriate touching of child’s breast or genitalia
sexual abuse
signs and symptoms of child abuse
fearful behavior, bed wetting, UTI’s abdominal pain, extreme sexual behavior
characteristics of the typical child abuser
male, knows victim, any social level
illness that one person fabricates or induces in another person
Munchausen syndrome by proxy
infant can suffer trauma resulting from an intentional or non accidental head injury by caregiver
shaken baby syndrome
Signs and symptoms of shaken baby syndrome
increase ICP decrease LOC resp compromise vomiting seizures coma death
when is the babies brain synapses being produced
first 3 years
cranio-cerebral patho of infant
heads disproportionably larger, weak cervico-spinal muscles, larger subarachnoid spaces
violent shaking of a baby causes
soft tissue of the brain to bounce around inside the skull
who is the least likely to be the perpetrator of the child during abuse
mother
injuries due to shaken baby syndrome (SBS)
increase ICP
retinal hemorrhage and or detachment
skeletal fractures
who is responsible for mandatory reporting of suspected child abuse
healthcare professionals, including nurses
when is a child diagnosed with failure to thrive
child’s weight for age is below 3rd or 5th percentile or falls more than 2 major percentile lines (ex. 75-25)
organic failure to thrive
cardiac, neurological, renal, GI, endocrine
Ex. cleft lip or palate, GERD, celiac, DM, hyperthyroidism
non organic failure to thrive
poverty, health beliefs, knowledge deficit, family stress
what are characteristics of failure to thrive
growth failure, failure to maintain growth patterns, developmental delays, flattened occiput, apathy, avoid eye contact, poor hygiene, feeding disorders
how do you Tx a child with failure to thrive
reverse malnutrition & provide sufficient calories to support “catch up” growth (150%), don’t overstimulate (cause baby to use more calories than needed)
what do you need to obtain during initial assessment
growth, diet hx, elimination pattern, medical hx, family hx, social hx (socioeconomic status of family)
overweight
85-95 percentile