Pediatric Nursing Fundamentals / Lecture 1

Question 1

Unique Exposure

Answer 1

Trans-placental

Breastfeeding

Question 2

Atraumatic Care

Answer 2

Providing therapeutic care through interventions that minimize physical and psychological distress to children and families.

Question 3

Family-centered Care

Answer 3

plan, evaluate, and deliver care as a team with the patient and their family

Question 4

What are some ways to provide atraumatic care?

Answer 4

Involve everyone, explain procedures in whays they can understand, distraction, calm parents and family, create a space that is close to home for the child, minimize use of restraints, provide pain management and assess pain frequently, use multiple pain charts, use topical/local anesthetics

Question 5

Primary Role of a pediatric nurse

Answer 5

advocate, educate and manage

Question 6

Secondary role of pediatric nurse

Answer 6

collaborator, care coordinated, consult

Question 7

Standards of practice

Answer 7

minimally accepted of an individual nurse

Question 8

Factors that influence the health of a child

Answer 8

Family roles, structure, gender, lifestyle, nutrition, activity, stress, socioeconomic status, spirituality, religion, surrounding communities, violence with peers or family

Question 9

Convention-Rights of the Child

Answer 9

Protection, Provision, Participation

Question 10

Autonomy

Answer 10

independence and freedom

Question 11

Beneficence

Answer 11

Having the welfare and health of the child in mind

Question 12

Nonmaleficence

Answer 12

do no harm

Question 13

Assent

Answer 13

the child’s ability to participate in health care decisions

Question 14

Veracity

Answer 14

Full disclosure, honesty

Question 15

Communication-Infants

Answer 15

• respond to crying in a timely fashion
• use soothing voice
• talk to the baby directly
• allow the infant time to warm up to you

Question 16

Communication- Toddlers

Answer 16

• approach toddlers carefully
• use toddlers preferred words for objects
• use stories, books, dolls or songs
• tell them about procedures right before they happen

Question 17

Communication- Preschool

Answer 17

• tell them about procedures 1hr before they happen
• use puppets or story telling
• speak honestly
• use simple terms
• allow choices

Question 18

Communication- School-age

Answer 18

• use diagrams, books and pictures
• allow the child to express feelings
• allow for questions
• tell about procedures a couple days in advance

Question 19

Communication- adolescents

Answer 19

• Allow for privacy
• ensure confidentiality
• prepare a week before procedure

Question 20

Cone of learning

Answer 20

10%-read
20%-hear
30%-see
50%-hear and see
70%-what we say
90%what we say and do