Toddlers & Preschoolers

Question 1

What is Erikson’s and Piaget’s developmental level for toddlers

Answer 1

Autonomy vs. Shame and Doubt - end of sensorimotor / start of preoperational

Question 2

What is Erikson’s and Piaget’s development level for preschoolers

Answer 2

Initiative vs. Guilt - preoperation

Question 3

CM of gastroentritis?

Answer 3

Inflamtionof the stomach and intestines, accompanied by 24-48 hrs of vomiting and 5-7 days green diarrhea tinged with mucus or blood.

Question 4

What is the major consequence with gastroenteritis in children?

Answer 4

Deficient fluid volume
Risk for infection
Risk for impaired skin intergrity
Wash hands.

Question 5

What diet should a pt with gastroentritis be on? Foods to advoid?
Most common cause?

Answer 5

BRAT diet.
No dairy, immodium, spicy or acidic foods
Most common = viral.

Question 6

If blood or mucus in stool with a pt with gastroenteritis…

Answer 6

stool culture, O&P, C.diff to rule out bacterial infection.

Question 7

Sickle Cell Anemia Crisis is…

Answer 7

Acute painful phenomenon.

• Vasoolusive
• Sequestration
• Aplastic

Question 8

How is anemia treated?

Answer 8

Iron supplements for 1-3 months

Question 9

Wilm’s Tumor Tx?

Answer 9

Avoid palpations, surgery, radiation, chemo 6-15 months

Question 10

What is the difference between sickle cell trait/disease?

Answer 10

Sickle cell is a gentic disorder that has abnormal hemoglobin S rather than hemogloin A in the RBC’S.
It is caused by a recessive gene or genes that passed through generations.
The client with one s gene has sickle cell trait (Hb sA) and is asymptomatic but is a carrier of the disease.
The client with sicke cell anemia has two s genes (Hb ss) and manifest symptoms.