Pediatric Communication and Assessment Flashcards
Identify developmentally appropriate communication techniques.
List the normal sequence in the physical examination of children and adolescents
Identify methods and pain assessment tools for assessing pain in the pediatric population
SLO for pediatric assessment and communication
you need to make sure that you’re talking to them at the _______ age
developmentally appropriate
COMMUNICATE ACCORDING TO PAITENTS ______ LEVEL
DEVELOPMENT
avoid sudden movements, speak on their level
Infants: use ______
peak a boo
Adolescents: need to encourage them to ______ feelings, also really like their peers
express
_______: need to encourage them to express feelings, also really like their peers
Adolescents
Neuro assessment for children: use the ____ scale
know this scale and different scenarios
AVPU, (alert, verbal, painful, unresponsive)
extremely sleepy, minimal stimulation with an IV placement.
lethargic
Resp rate for ages 3-6: _____ breaths per minute
20-30
3 yo 100/52 bp, hr 99, rr 45
what is abnormal?
( the rr is abnormal)
will be a test question with normal vital signs for children
t/f: your anxiety will make the parents and the children’s worse
true
temps on kids tend to be _____ than adults
higher
t/f: in children, their body hasn’t matured so it will go crazy with temps, not completely unusual to see a 103 temp
true
______ happen when your temp goes from 98 to 103 in like 15 minutes. A rapid change in temperature over a short time frame.
Seizures
rapid temp change ______ seizure threshold
decreases
What do you need to avoid when communicating with children?
metaphors
long sentences
the nurse asks if the child has been “coughing your head off” when assessing them. Is this communication developmentally appropriate?
no, it is a metaphor and they will likely take it literally
t/f: a 2 year old can understand a sentence if its short?
true
fear: potty, dark, shadows, sleeping alone, weather, loud noises.
Fears for 2-4 year olds
Fear: dark, fire, bad guys, taking tests, peer rejection, doctors and shots, bugs and animals.
Fears for 5-7 year olds
Fear: bad guys and ghosts, being home alone, dying, sickness, school failure, throwing up at school, peer rejection.
fears for 8 -11 year olds