Pediatric G&D Assessments Flashcards
Parental responsibility for verbal consent if not present
voluntary (2 cosigns from healthcare providers and physician on conference with parent)
Someone can be an emancipated minor for
Pregnancy (over their care and the baby) they go under parents consent after but they are still the baby’s consent
Marriage
High School Graduation
Independent Living - no support from parents
Military Service – special circumstances
Age of majority
18
Exceptions to parental consent
Consent By Proxy – coach or school when unable to get parents
Life-Threatening Emergencies – stabilize then consent
If the parent refuses treatment, then as healthcare providers what can you do?
stabilize life-threatening then call CPS
Eval for abuse and neglect
Irregular and different healing bones and bruises
Scared in presence
“Medically Emancipated” Conditions
STIs
Mental Health Services
Alcohol And Drug Addiction
Contraceptive Advice
what should you say when getting VS
Checking not taking
Neonatal Assessments
Pediatric Assessments
Atraumatic Care for VS
1st - Respirations
2nd - Heart Rate
3rd – Oxygen Saturations
Last - Blood Pressure And Temperature
Crying and disruptive behaviors does what to heart rates
raises it
Newborn
normal pulse and respirations
P 100-160
R 30-60
1-11 months
normal pulse and respirations
P 100-150
R 25-35
1-3 years (toddlers)
normal pulse and respirations
P 80-130
R 20-30
3-5 years (pre-schooler)
normal pulse and respirations
P 80-120
R 20-25
6-10 years (school age)
normal pulse and respirations
P 70-110
R 18-22
10-16 (adolescent)
normal pulse and respirations
P 60-90
R 16-20
Why are VS higher as a newborn than an adult?
higher metabolic rate
Where are you watching for the respiration rate of a newborn to 7 y/o?
abdominal mvmt bc diaphragm to breathe
Where are you watching for the respiration rate of a 7 y/o +?
thoracic
You should count the respiration rate for a
full minute
To check the pulse of a newborn to 2 year old where do you check and for how long?
apical pulse (resting or sleeping)
To check the pulse of a 2-year-old + where do you check and for how long?
radial
What blood pressure cuff would you use for the most accurate reading when none of the normal sizes fit?
too big and false decrease of BP is to be accounted for
The temperature of the newborn could be affected by
active exercise
stress, cry
environment
Pharmacologic Interventions of Fever in Children
1st Acetaminophen
Ibuprofen (not if less than 6 months)
NO ASPIRIN
Ibuprofen is not given to infants less than 6 months due to
high risk of renal failure
What should not be given to children for a fever?
aspirin
Could trigger rare but fatal Rays syndrome
A change in environment should be considered after how long of the antipyretic
1 hour check recording
Nonpharmacologic interventions for children with a fever include
rest**
encourage fluids such as water and gatorade
Newborns are ___________ driven
respiratory
born hypoxic 60% then 10 mins later 90%
What is the most critical adaptation in a newborn adjustment to extrauterine life?
initiation of respirations
What factors after birth stimulate breathing?
chemical (low pH)
thermal (reason for room to be warm)
tactile
Newborns’ blood circulation is different from adults in what ways?
Patent ductus arteriosus shunts to close after birth
- allows blood flow to enter the lungs for the 1st time
- pressure change in heart, lungs, and vessels after the umbilical cord has clamped
Is it okay to hear a heart murmur in a newborn?
yes, due to the shunts closing
What is critical to the newborn’s survival
thermoregulation
Principal thermogenic sources
Heart
Liver
Brain
Brown adipose tissues (BATs)
With every degree of increase in temperature mortality increases by
10%
due to more energy being used
Normal temperature for a newborn
36.5-37.5 C
97.7-99.5 F
initial Newborn assessments
Provide warmth
Stimulation
Newborn Identification in the room
Medication Administration
Newborn assessment tool
APGAR
APGAR score used to assess
adjustment to extrauterine life
reflects general condition of the baby
When should you complete the APGAR score?
minute 1
minute 5
What is the APGAR score not used for
determining the need for resuscitation
Factors affecting the APGAR score
Physiologic immaturity, infection, maternal sedation, congenital disorders
The higher the APGAR
greater condition of the newborn
The lower the APGAR,
the lower the condition of the newborn
What does the APGAR score system use for signs?
Heart rate
respiratory effort
muscle tone
response
color
If the heart rate during the APGAR scoring is scored a 0,1, or 2 what does that mean?
0 = Absent
1 = < 100 bpm
2 = > 100 bpm
If the respiratory effort during the APGAR scoring is scored a 0,1, or 2 what does that mean?
0 = Absent
1 = irregular; slow, weak cry
2 = good, strong cry
If the muscle tone during the APGAR scoring is scored a 0,1, or 2 what does that mean?
0 limp
1 some flexion
2 well flexed
If the response during the APGAR scoring is scored a 0,1, or 2 what does that mean?
0 no response
1 grimace
2 cry sneeze
If the color during the APGAR scoring is scored a 0,1, or 2 what does that mean?
0 blue, pale
1 body pink, extremities blue
2 completely pink
The baby’s general posture
flexion posture
Baby’s general behavior
Easily awakened by a loud noise
Easily comforted
Satisfied after feeding
Level of responsiveness to noxious stimuli
The transition of sleep states is evident
You can usually get a good full assessment when
1 hour
Newborn skin texture
Smooth
“Puffy” areas – pressure and swelling
Vernix – cream cheezy white substance – skin protection
Lanugo – hair that comes out – skin protection
Vernix
cream cheezy white substance – skin protection
Lanugo
hair that comes out – skin protection
from the eyebrows up and over down the back
comes off later
Newborn skin color
Acrocyanotic or pink with no jaundice
on the first day of life.
Acrocyanotic
hands and feet are blue
BUT rest of the body is pink
Jaundice occurs where in babies
eyes best indicator
from top to bottom
then reverses when fixed
Millia
sebaceous glands exposed = don’t touch
white little dots
Mongolian Spots
bruise
Vernix builds up where
in rolls and armpit areas
Jaundice is normal in a baby between which times
24 hours to 2 weeks
Assess for what on a newborn’s head
contour of the head
fontanels (anterior and posterior)
degree of head control and lag
Results of birth trauma
Caput succedaneum
Cephalohematoma
Physiologic craniotabes
Caput succedaneum
Cephalohematoma
Physiologic craniotabes
The anterior fontanel closes
12-18 months
The posterior fontanels closes
2 months
Neonatal Assessment
Eyes
8-12 inches for eyes for vision depths
Cross eyes normal in newborns
2 months for tear production
No drainage
No yellowing
How long does it take for tear production
2 months
Neonatal Assessment
Ears
Positioning
Pinea is even with the outer campus of the eye
If not then symptom of down syndrome
Little drainage from amniotic fluid possible
Pinea flexible with some cartilage