NURSING CARE OF AT-RISK CHILDREN APPLYING INTEGRATED MANAGEMENT OF CHILDHOOD ILLNESS

Question 1

is an integrated part strategy that prioritizes the child’s health and welfare.

Answer 1

Integrated Management of Childhood Illness (IMCI)

Question 2

Almost 80% of under-five deaths worldwide are caused by neonatal disorders and infectious illnesses such as pneumonia, diarrhea, malaria, measles, and meningitis, which are typically exacerbated by starvation.

Answer 2

Integrated Management of Childhood Illness (IMCI)

Question 3

3 GOALS of IMCI

Answer 3

1. Reduce preventable mortality
2. Minimize illness and disability
3. Promote healthy growth and development of children under five years of age.

Question 4

(9) PURPOSES of IMCI

Answer 4

1. Reduce infant mortality
2. Reducing the incidence and seriousness of illnesses and health problems that affect babies
3. Improving growth and development during the first five years of a child’s life
4. Better health management of the most common diseases in children
5. Prevention of acquiring illness
6. Adjusts curative interventions to the capacity and function of the health system
7. Involves family and community in the process
8. Proper diagnosis of the disease
9. Appropriate treatment

Question 5

(3) IMCI COMPONENTS OF STRATEGIES:

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1. Improving case management skills of healthcare providers
2. Improving health systems to provide quality care
3. Improving family and community health practices for health, growth, and development.

Question 6

(2) WHO ARE THE CHILDREN COVERED BY THE IMCI PROTOCOL?

Answer 6

1. Sick children birth up to 2 months (Sick Young Infant)
2. Sick Children 2 months up to 5 years old (Sick Child)

Question 7

A child with any general danger signs needs ________ attention; complete the assessment and any pre-referral treatment immediately so referral is
not delayed.

Answer 7

URGENT

Question 8

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Answer 8

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