Peds Ch 35

Question 1

What is myopia

Answer 1

nearsighted

Question 2

What is hyperopia

Answer 2

farsighted

Question 3

What is an astigmatism

Answer 3

blurred vision

Question 4

What is a mydriatic med do

Answer 4

dilates pupil

Question 5

What does a miotic med do

Answer 5

constricts pupil

Question 6

cloudy lens that prevent light rays from entering eyes

Answer 6

cataracts

Question 7

too much fluid which causes damage to the retina and can result in blindness

Answer 7

glaucoma

Question 8

eyes don’t focus at the same object simultaneously

Answer 8

strabismus

Question 9

lazy eye (eyes don’t move together

Answer 9

amblyopia

Question 10

What is the treatment for amblyopia

Answer 10

patch the good eye

Question 11

What are common treatment and family teaching for a child with bacterial conjunctivitis

Answer 11

antibiotics, eyedrops, ointment
don’t touch tip of dropper to eye
use separate washcloths and towels

Question 12

What are symptoms of hearing loss

Answer 12

turn head to 1 side to listen
talks softly 
can't understand what was said
always turns up sound
gives inappropriate answers to questions

Question 13

the middle ear structures fail to carry sound waves to inner ear

Answer 13

conductive hearing loss

Question 14

anything that affects cochlea or vestibular cochlear nerve

Answer 14

sensorineural hearing loss

Question 15

combines conductive and sensorineural hearing loss

Answer 15

mixed hearing loss

Question 16

damage to, or faulty development of proper brain centers

Answer 16

central hearing loss

Question 17

When the nose secretions go up the eustachian tube to the middle ear
What is a common cause of this

Answer 17

otitis media

upper respiratory infection

Question 18

Symptoms of otitis media in a young child

Answer 18

repeatedly shakes head
rubs, or pulls at one ear
fever, hearing impairment, irritability, pain

Question 19

How does an infants nervous system differ from an adult or older child

Answer 19

nervous system is immature, running off of instinct

Question 20

What are febrile seizures

Answer 20

seizure that are caused by a fever

Question 21

What is the most common treatment for seizures

Answer 21

anticonvulsants

Question 22

What should the family be taught about taking anticonvolsants

Answer 22

don’t stop taking them, because they can relapse and have really bad seizures

Question 23

What is treatment for status epilepticus

Answer 23

immediately go the the hospital/ER

Question 24

what is the highest priority for a child with a seizure disorder

Answer 24

protect

turn on 1 side

Question 25

What is an absence seizure

Answer 25

not longer than 20 seconds- loses awareness, stares, doesn’t fall

Question 26

What are symptoms of Haemophilus Influenzae meningitis

Answer 26

high-pitched cry, fever, nuchal rigidity, purpuric rash

Question 27

How is meningitis spread

Answer 27

influenza- droplet infection

Question 28

How is meningitis diagnosed

Answer 28

lumbar puncture

Question 29

What is the positioning of a child for this

Answer 29

side- and in a ball

Question 30

What precautions would the nurse start when the patient is admitted

Answer 30

droplet

Question 31

What are warning signs of increased ICP after a head inury

Answer 31

decreased LOC

Question 32

What are 2 signs of increased ICP specific to an infant

Answer 32

high pitched cry, bulging fontanel

Question 33

What are some causes of cerebral palsy

Answer 33

maternal infection, nutritional deficiency, lack of O2

Question 34

What is hydrocephalus

Answer 34

excess CSF in the brain