QUIZ 1-PS4OTAs - Chapter 3 Flashcards
A _________ __________ ______ system comprises a group of individuals (professional, paraprofessional, and nonprofessional) who form a complex and unified whole dedicated to caring for children who are ill
pediatric medical care system
NICU
neonatal intensive care unit
PICU
pediatric intensive care unit
Comprehensive pediatric medical care occurs over a continuum of various settings, including:
- neonatal intensive care unit - NICU
- step-down nursery or pediatric intensive care unit - PICU
- subacute setting
- the home
- a residental (long-term care) facility
The NICU is needed for ______.
infants after complicated births
The goal of the NICU team
address the acute or extremely severe symptoms of infants until physiologically stable
What does it mean to be physiologically stable?
- maintain stable body temp, heart rate, and respiratory rate
The leader of the NICU team
Neonatologist
What are the 5 conditions that an infant be admitted to NICU?
- Cyanosis
- Bradycardia
- Low birth weight
- Very low birth weight
- Extremely low birth rate (is this getting repetitive?)
Infant turns blue due to lack of oxygen
Cyanosis
Heart rate of less than 100 bpm
Bradycardia
a weight of less than 2500g
Low birth weight (LBW)
a weight of less than 1500g
Very Low birth weigh (VLBW)
a weight of less than 750g
Extremely Low birth weight (ELBW)
Can you name what these medical team members specialize in?
- pulmonologist
- cardiologist
- gastrenterologist
- neurologist
- lung specialist
- heart specialist
- digestive specialist
- brain specialist
Goals of PICU team
to wean infant from external sources of medical support and provide sensorimotor stimulation