Peds ATI (Chapter 6) - Josh Flashcards
School age (6-12 yrs) children will gain about — per year.
2-3 kg
School age children will grow about — per year.
5 cm
Piaget’s Cognitive Dev stage of School Age:
Concrete Operations
Erikson’s Psychosocial Dev stage of School Age:
Industry v. Inferiority
School age children are more — than preschoolers and place more emphasis on —- issues.
modest
privacy
School age children prefer the company of —– friends, but develop an interest in —— before end of school age.
same-gender
opposite sex
Which type of play is predominant in school age?
competitive and predominant
Immunizations for School Age:
If not given at 4-5 yrs, must be given these by age 6: DTaP, IPV, MMR, Varicella
Yearly seasonal flu (TIV) or (LAIV)
11-12 yrs: Tdap, HPV2 or HPV4, MCV4
School age children are screened for —
scoliosis
By age 12, —- of sleep is needed.
9 hrs
A nurse is discussing prepubescence and preadolescence w/ a group of parents of school age children. Which of the following should the nurse include?
a) Initial physiologic changes appear during early childhood
b) changes in height and weight occur slowly during this period
c) growth diff. b/t boys and girls become evident
d) signs of sexual maturation become highly visible in boys
c) growth diff. b/t boys and girls become evident
A nurse is providing education a/b sleep and rest to a group of parents of school age children. Which of the following statements by a parent indicates a need for further teaching?
a) My child’s age influences the number of hours of sleep he needs
b) My child’s activity level influences the number of hours of sleep he needs
c) My child’s health status influences the number of hours of sleep he needs
d) My child’s family history of sleep apnea influences the number of hours of sleep he needs
d) My child’s family history of sleep apnea influences the number of hours of sleep he needs
