Feb 9-11 lectures- child admission Flashcards
Infants fix their eyes on the stranger, become restless, perhaps thrash arms or legs, and begin to cry.
called?
8-month anxiety
Lack of sleep-REM cause?
irritability,confusion
Lack of sleep-NREM cause?
apathy,depression
children are able to voice an understanding that illnesses can occur from several causes, such as being susceptible to chickenpox because they did not get a vaccine.
what age?
8 grade
strange environment, such as a hospital, have not learned coping skills as yet causes?
posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
A feeling of drifting or falling.Often desribed
as twilight sleep. Temperature and heart
rate decrease slightly
NREM Stage 1
Sleep deepens. Temperature and heart rate,
decrease slightly more.
NREM Stage 2
Sleep deepens still further.
Temperature and heart rate decrease
further. This period lasts for about 10
min.
NREM stage 3
Approximately 20 to 30 min. after beginning to
fall asleep ,a child enters stage 4 sleep.
Respirations and heart rate slow even more.
Blood pressure and temperature
decrease. Children remain at a stage 4 sleep
level for approximately 30 min. and then
progress back through stage s 3and 4 until
they then pass into a phase of REM sleep.
NREM Stage 4
the cessation of respiration during sleep for 20 sec. or more . This tends to occur more frequently to obese children, possibly because of the increased weight of their chest . It may contribute to sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) or “failure to thrive”
Sleep apnea
Eyes move in rapid , involuntary motions.
-Respirations are irregular ,body
turnings, movements, and penile erections
may occur. Lasts 10 to 30 min. and then
anew sleep cycle with NREM sleep begins.
REM
The purpose of NREM sleep,
irst phase of sleep ,is rest and restoration of the body; this stage keeps body cells functioning and healthy.
periods of stages 3 and 4 NREM sleep, the secretion of growth hormone is necessary for:
protein synthesis
- for the growth of new cells
- and repair and maintenance of all cells.
hormones that are principal in the catabolism or breakdown of cells are at
their lowest levels.
Cortisol and adrenaline
may serve to coordinate binocular vision.
Dreams that may occur during this time may serve as a release of tension or help to integrate new knowledge and experiences with the old in the brain’s memory system.
purpose of REM (Rapid eye movement)