final blueprint Flashcards
Infant ages
1month-12month
Infant weight
6-9lb: double by 5 months, triple by 12 month
infant height
19-21inch increase by 50% by 12 month
infant HC
33-35cm increases by 10cm by 12 mo
When does the AF close?
12-18 month
When do the PF close?
6-8 weeks
How do vitals change in infants?
blood pressure increase, hr/rr decrease
What are infants at risk for?
URI, Dehydration, Heat loss,
Why are infants at risk for heat loss?
blood capillaries closer to skin
Why are infants at risk for dehydration?
mostly water
when should infants start solids?
4-6 months
What do we introduce first to infants?
cereal (rice, oatmeal)
veggies
fruits (last)
4 mo gross motor milestone
rolls from back to side, head control
4 mo fine motor skill
Grasp objects with both hands
6 mo gross
rolls from front to back
6 mo fine
hold bottle
9 mo gross
sits unsupported
9 mo fine
crude pincer grasp
12 mo gross
sits down from standing, walks with one hand indep
12 mo fine
attempts 2 block tower, turns pgs in book.
feeds self with spoon
uses cup
Language for infant
coo@ 3mo
Babble @6 mo
3-5 words by 12 mo
infant play
solitary
age approp activities infant
mobiles
rattles
mirrors
balls and blocks
pat a cake
Atraumatic care infant
soothing music
therpeutic hugging
speak in calm voice
distraction with color/ noise making toys
Infant Ericksons stage
trust vs mistrust
What starts at 8 months?
separation anxiety
Piagets stage infant
sensorimotor
What goes along with separation anxiety at 8 months?
object permanence
toddler ages
1-3
What is important to note with toddlers nutrition?
Physiological anoreixa
Picky eater
Food Jags
Ritualism with eating
Bottle and no-spill cups wean by 15 months to prevent carriers
Why do toddlers have Physiologic anorexia?
due to slowing growth rate
Ritualism with eating?
insists on same dish, cup, spoon
Car seat safety toddler
rear facing with harness straps and clip until age 2.
After age 2: forward facing but in rear seat of car.
If rear seat unavailable, AIRBAG DISABLED
Language development Toddler
Telegraphic speech ((more juice)
Echolalila: repeats what others say
50-300 words by age 2
toddler play
parallel play (egocentric, do not like to share)
Age approp activities for toddler
filling and emptying containers, balls and blocks, books, finger paints, thick crayons
Atraumatic care toddler
facilitates independence
offer choices
encourage caregivers in routine care
engage in parallel play
Preschooler ages
3-6
Erickson’s preschooler
Initiative vs guilt
initiative
when placed in an environment where child can explore, make decisions, and initiate activities.
Guilt
when put in an environment where initiation is repressed through criticism and control
Piaget Preschool
Preconceptual—intuitive (4-7)
Examples of PIAGET in preschool
magical thinking: believe thoughts are powerful
Imaginary friends
Animism: give life like qualities to inanimate objects
TIME: begin to understand sequence of time, daily events best explained in relation to a common event
Preschool social development
Fears are common of dark, hospitalization, procedures
Regression: during stress, illness or insecurity
Preschool play
associative
Age approp activities preschool
play pretend
puzzles
active play
reading books
arts and crafts
messy play
Atraumatic care pre school
puppets, or storyteling
speak honestly
use simple concrete terms
ask specific questions
allow choices
participate in imaginative play
Language develop preschool
2000 word vocab, 5 word sentence
difficulty with some consonats due to rushing
elaborate stories
School age
6-12
School age normal assessment findings
-abdominal breathing replaced with diaphragmatic breathing
-frontal sinuses by age 7
development of secondary sex characteristics
-brain growth complete by 10
-primary teeth replaced with 28-32 permanet teeth
Physical growth school aged
weight: 4.5-6.5lbs/year
height: grow 2 inches/year
Nutrition school aged
age 4-8: 1400-1600 cals, calcium: 1000mg
age 9-13: 1600-2000 cals, calcium 1300mg
OBESEITY PREVENTION
Social development school aged
self concept shaped by peers
Body image: very interested in how others view their body
Feeling accepted and not different is importnat
School age play
cooperative
Adolescent age
11-20
Adolescent nutrition
2000 cal a day
calcium 1300mg
obeseity prevention
anorexia/ bulimia common
iron teaching for adolescent
males: 11mg
Females: 15mg
Care for hospitalized adolescent
always respect privacy
ensure confidientaility
remain non judgemental
listen
approp medical terminology
do not force to talk
Age approp adolscent
peer interactions
reading
music
part time job/ driving
Hypoxemia assessment findings
Tachypnea first sing
pallor
cyanosis
Signs of respiratory distress
retractions, nasal flaring, grunting, head bobbing, restlessness, stridor, wheezing, rales, weak pp
Hypoxemia management
Hypoxemia POC
o2 therapy
pulse ox
CPT
suctioning
asthma nursing assessment
silent chest is omnious sign
hacking, non productive cough
chest tight
wheeze/ crackles
dyspnea
Asthma management
avoid triggers and reduce/control inflammation episodes
Acute: restore effective breathing pattern and gas exchange
asthma diagnostics
PFT: not useful during acute exacerbation
PFR: daily to monitor management and for signs of acute sx.
asthma labs
chronic asthma meds
Formoterol, fluticosone, cromolyn, montelukast
Acute excacerbation
Albuterol, Ipatropium, prednisone
CF medication management
CPT and aerosol therapy (dornase alfa)
Pancreatic enzymes, high protein and calorie diet. Fluids, fat soluble vitamins
What does dornase alfa do?
decrease viscocity of mucus and bronchodilates
dx of CF
SCT: >40 in infants <3mo
>60 for everyone else
>90 sodium
s/s cf pulmonary
thick, tenacious sputum, air trapping, cor pulmonale, clubbing, barrel chest
s/s CF GI
loss of pancreatic enzyme function
abd distention, difficulty passing stools, steratorrhea, ftt, vitamin adek deficiney.
croup physical cues
barking cough, inspiratory stridor, tachypnea, sudden onset at night, 3-5 days
croup priorities
home care for mild cases
-corticosteroids will decrease inflammation
RACEMIC epi: decrease bronchial edema
HF nursing priorities
promoting oxygentation and ventilation
daily weight
i/o
upright
O2
cpt
suction
HF medication
digoxin, lasix, ace, BB
Digoxin management
count apical pulse for 1 full minute
hold <90 infant
hold <70 in child
hold <60 in adolescent
digoxin level
0.8-2
signs of digoxin toxicity
n/v anorexia, bradycardia, dysrhythmias
antidote for digoxin
digoxin immune fab
diuretics (lasix) management
bp i/o, weight, electrolytes (K)
se of lasix
hypokalemia, n/v, dizziness, ototoxicity
ACE (captopril/enalpril) management
bp before and after
BB: metoprolol management
monitor bp and hr before and after admin
se of bb
dizziness, hypotension, HA
COA assessment findings
increase bp in upper extremities, and decreased in lower
full bounding pulses in upper
absent/weak in lower
nose bleeds
COA dx
rib notching on xray
Tetrology of Fallot
- VSD
- Pulmonary stenosis
- RVH
4 Overriding aorta
r–>L shunting
ss of TOF
loud harsh systolic murmur
polycythemia
tet spells (blue baby)
TOF nursing management
knee to chest maneuvuer and calm comfort approach
O2
morphine
These will improve tet sx
prostaglandins
what does the heart look like on x-ray of TOF?
boot-shaped
Kawasaki disease assessment findings
strawberry tongue
bright red chapped lips
bilateral joint pain
enlarged lymph nodes
bilateral conjungtivitis
w/o exudate
desquamation of fingers
Kawasaki disease tx
ASA, and immunoglobins
main tx goal of Kawasaki
reduce inflammation in walls of coronary arteries and prevent thrombosis
sinus tach characteristics
fever, pain, fluid loss, hypoxia,
p-wave present and normal
sinus tach manag
fixing the cause
sinus brady characterisitics
associated with vagal stimulation, altered profusion
arrest and omnious sign
sinus brady manage
fix underlying issue
SVT characteristics
hr infant >220
hr child >180
abnormal p waves
compensated SVT
alert, well perfused
tx: vagal maneuevuers first. Ice to face, adenosine
uncompensated svt
sign of shock
tx: adenosine, or synchronized cardioversion
Dehydration oral rehydration
mild or moderate
pedialyte
mild: 50ml within 4hours
mode:100ml in 4
diarrhea loss 10ml each stool
Dehydration IV rehydration
severe
20ml/kg Ns of bolus in addition to maintaince fluids
100ml/kg-1st 10
50ml/kg-2nd kg
20ml/kg last kg
24 hours
Pyloric Stenosis nursing assessment
Forceful projectile vomitting
hunger soon after vomitting
olive shaped mass in the RUQ (moveable)
weight loss
Pyloric stenosis labs
Hypochloremia
hypokalemia
metabolic alkalosis
Pyloric stenosis treatment
Laproscopic surgery, ivf, ngt
Hirschsprungs expected findings
Newborn: failure to pass meconium, billious emesis, abd distention
infant/child: FTT, chronic constipation
Hirschsprungs treatment
4 phase surgery with colostomy
Entercolitis symptoms
fever, bloody stools, distention
Acute Glomerulonephritis physical findings
decreased UOP
mild edema
TEA colored urine
Acute Glomerulonephritis lab findings
UA: hematuria, proteinuria
CMP: increased BUN/Cr
Increased ESR
+ASO Titer
Acute Glomerulonephritis nursing management
maintaining fluid volume and managing HTN
Acute Glomerulonephritis treatment
antihypertensives, diuretics, monitor daily weights, and urinary output
Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome assessment findings
Hemolytic uremic syndrome nursing management
Maintaining fluid balance, managing HTN, acidosis, electrolyte abnormalities
contact precautions, PRBC/Plt for active bleeding and IVIG
Hypospadias physical findings
Abnormal urethral opening on ventral surface
-below glans penis?
Hypospadias treatment
Surgically repaired, post op: secure urethral stent/drainage tubing , compression dressing, DOUBLE diapering
GHD clinical manifestations
GHD treatment
Congenital hypothyroidism manifestations
DKA symptoms
DKA management
Hydrocephalus physical cues
Hydrocephalus management