Peds Nursing Unit 4
Peds Nursing
Question Answer
Is there scarring with
Impetigo? No scarring
What often causes cellulitis? Strept or staph
How is ringworm spread? Direct and indirect contact
Parents ask how long
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Peds Nursing Unit 4
Peds Nursing
Question Answer
Is there scarring with
Impetigo? No scarring
What often causes cellulitis? Strept or staph
How is ringworm spread? Direct and indirect contact
Parents ask how long does
symptoms last in scabies.
The school nurse should
say?
Be prepared for symptoms
to last 2 to 3weeks>
What is usually the only
symptoms with head lice? Itching
A child with diabetes has
extra episodes of
hypoglycemia during the
summer. What additional
teaching is needed
Additional snack may be
needed to compensate for
for changes in activity
What are some
manifestations of
hypoglycemia?
Weakness,dizziness,
difficulty concentrating
,speaking ,focusing ,and
coordianting ,seating and
pallor
Hypertoncity.poor control
of posture,balance,and
coordination are symptoms
of?
Spastic cerebral palsy
Cerebral palsy is
mostcommonly caused by? Neonatal encephalopathy?
Parents of a child with CP
ask you if their child will
have cognitive impairment.
What will you say?
You state about 45% of
affected children have
normal intelligence
What are the major goals for
child with cerebral palsy?
The are to recognize the
disorder early and promote
optimal development
Can a child with CP
participate in recreational
activities?
Recreational activities
provide children with CP
opporuntities for
socialization and recreation
What is Gower's sign?
It isa characteritis way of
rising from a squatting or
sitting position on the floor
This disorder has Gower's
sign ,waddling gait ,and
lordosis. What is it?
Duchenne Muscular
dystrophy
What is a priority for a child
with Wilms' Disorder?
Ensure abdomen is protected
from palpation
What is the first action
anurs should do if achild has
a hypercynotic dspell?
Place the child in a knew
chest position
What is the blood flow
pattern in Ventricular sepatl
defect?
There is increase pulmonary
blood flow because of the
left to right shunt
What complication is
prevented when surgery is
donefor apatent ductus
arteiosus?
Prevent pulmonary
vascularngestion
Which of the following
defects results in obstruction
of blood flow---aortic
stensois ,trcuspid atresia or
atrial septal defect?
Aortic stensois
PulmonARY
STeNOSIS,VENTRICULA
R SEPATAL DEFECT
,OVERRIDING AORTA
,AND RIGHT
VENTRICUALR
HYPERTROPHY MAKE
UP WHAT SYANOTIC
HEART DEFECT?
Tetralogy of Fallot
Does the child with
congenital heart disease ned
the opporuntiy to play with
others?
Yes the child needs
opporunity for socialization
What refers to involuntary,
rhythmic and repetitive
muscular contractions, that
occur usually in the ankles,
wrist and the kneecap or
patella. Ankles are the most
commonly affected?
Clonus
What are the symptoms of
bacterial endocardsitis?
Decreased appetite
,intermittent fevers, muscle
and joints ache, does not
seem like self
What is th eprimary nursing
intervention to prevent
bacterial endocarditis?
Counsel parents of high risk
kids about th eneed for good
dental health.
If a child has symptoms of
bacterial endocariditis ,can
they wait until a clinica
appointment is arranged to
see a medical provider?
No, the child needs to be
seen immediately for an
evaluation
How can the school nurs
prevent rheumatic fever?
Refer the child with
symptoms for a throat
culture
What medications are used
for the treamtnet of
Kawasaki disease?
High dose Intravenous
gamma globulin and
salicylate thearpy
WHy is nursing care for a
child with Kawasaki
challenging
The child is very irritable
When is selective
cholesterol screening
recommnded for children
over 2years of age?
When body mass index =95
percentile
The mother of a young
infant is worried her child is
going to get meningitis.
What should yo say to this
mother?
Vaccinations to prevent
pneumococcal and H
Influenzae type B are
avaialble?
What are petechiae?
Pinpoint flat round red spots
under the skin surface
caused by intradermal
hemorrhage (bleeding into
the skin).
A child arrives on the floor
with possible bacterial
meningitis.When should the
nurse start the antibiotic ?
As soon as possible
When planning care for a a
school agge chidl with
bacterial meningitis, What
Keep enviromnetla stimulit
to a minimum
intervention shoudl be
included?
How can one reduce the
incidence of Reye
Syndome?
Avoid ASA for children
with a viral illness
What is asn important
intervention for child with
Syndrome of inappropriate
ADH secretion?
Restrict fluids
What are the hallmark
symptoms of diabetes
Mellitus?
Frequent urination
(polyuria) , Glycosuria ,and
polydipsa
What should a child with
Diabetes cary when
excerising?
Extra snacks
This disorder is caused by
aspirochete spread by ticks? What is Lyme disease
IS there still a" no nits
policy" in most schools?
The child can remain in
school with treatment done
at home
What is the inappropriate
voiding of urine at least
twice a week?
Enuresis
When does enuresis cease? Enuresis ends between 6 and
8 years of age
What is encoporesis?
a child may be unaware of a
prior sensation or be unable
to control the urge to
defecate once it begins
What advice should parents
rteceive from a nurse
regarding encoporesis?
Aaure parents tha tmost
problems with encoporesis
resolve successfully with
some relapse periods
What are important points
regarding the daignosis of
ADHD?
A multidisciplinary
evalaution is important.
Need to determine whether
the child's behavior is age
appropriatye or
problematic?
What is the goal for children
with cognitive impairment?
The goal for children with
cogntivie impairment is the
promotion of optimal
social,physical ,cogntive
,and adaptive develeopment
Name a secondary
prevention activity for
childsren with cognitive
impairment.
Newborn screening for
treaable inborn errors of
metabolism
The AAIDD classfieis
mental retardation based on
what?
Adaptative skills domain.
Name on intervention that
parents can do to prevent
lice from spreading.
Discourage your child from
sharing items such as
hats,scarves,and hair
ornaments
What gudiance can the
nurse give to parents of
cogntive imapired childrten
about discipline?
Clear limit setting .Behavior
modification is excellent to
use
What are appropriate
interventions to foster social
developemnt in children
with cogntive imapriemtn?
peer experiences, infant
stimulationa nd preschool
programs
How should one deal with
the issue of sexuality with
adolescents who are
cogntively impaired?
These adolescents need a
well defined ,concrete code
of sexual development
What are characteristics
assoicated with Down's
syndrome?
Oblique pALEBRAL
FISSURES,DEPRESSED
NASAL BRIDGE,
PROTRUDING TONGUE
,TRANSVERS PALMER
CREASES
The child with Down's
syndrome is unable to cling
or "cuddle up" like other
children True or False
True
What is the second most
common genetic cause of
cognitive impairment?
Fragile X Syndromw
How does one define
cardiac output?
It is the volume of blood
ejected by the heart in 1
minutes
What should preoperative
education for a six year old
undergoing cardiac
catheterization do?
adapted to the child'sa level
of understanding
What should be prevented
in children with hypoxia
secondary to a cardiac
defect?
Dehydration
Why do infants with
congestive heart failure
have a need for more
calories?
Infants withCHF have
agreater metabolic rate
becaus eof poor cardiac
function and increased heart
and respiratory rate
What is a common sign of
digoxin toxicity ? Vomiting
When should you withold
digoxin in a toddler?
If a 1 minute pulse is less
thant 90 beats pewr minutes
The bandages and sheets of
a child who just had a
cardiac cath are soaked with
apply direct pressure above
catheterization site
blood, what should th
enurse do?
CHD is an underlying
problem in CHF in children
(True or False)
true
What is a goal of therapy
for children with CP?
Maximize the child's
capabilities
What would you expect to
observe in a child with
severe spastic Cerebral
palsy?
Scissoring of the legs
RIngworm(Dermatophytose
s)
are________________infec
tions of the skin, hair ,or
nails
Fungi
Children with Tourette's
syndrome can be treated by
what drug
Haldol
A child receives Ritalin for
ADHD. What is a
therapeutic effect of this
drug.
Increase attention span
What lab finding should you
expect to see with a child
who has tetralogy of fallot
Polycythemia
What medication is used to
close the Patent ductus
arteriosus?
Indomethacin
The parents of a child with
tetralogy of Fallot asked
why the infant's fingers are
"clubbed", HOw would you
answer them
It is the result of extra
capillaries forming in the
tips of extremities as the
body attempts to send blood
to all body parts
This defect requires the
nurse to take blood presure
readings in the upper and
lower extremities.It
is__________
Coaractation of the aorta
A child has developed
rheumatic fever. The nurse
considers the posibility that
the child had what
earlier_________________
Strept throat, impetigo, or
scalret fever
A parent of a toddler who
has Kawasaki's is concerned
because the child is very
irritable. The nurse tells the
parent_________
Irritability is part of
Kawasaki's disease
What is often the first
symptom of a Acyanotic
heart defect?
Heart murmur
What is a condition that
places the child at risk for
infective ednocarditis?
Congenital heart defect
How can the incidence of
rheumatic fever be reduced?
By Culturing and treating
strep infection
What should be the
emphasize of dischrage
teachingf or a child who has
rheumatic fever?
Compliance with long term
antibiotic therapy
How is hyperlipidemia
Managed in most children ? Diet and weight loss
Children with Kawasaki
Disease receive aspirin for
what reason?
Antithrombolytic therapy
Name three clinical
manifestations of chronic
hypoxemia in children
Squatting,clubbing,polycyth
emia
This term refers to the
resistance against which the
ventriccles must pump
against
Afterload
An expected finding in an
anlysis oof CSF in a child
with bacterial meningitis
is_________
Cloudy
A child has pneumococcal
meningitis. The nurse
review thechild's hsitory.
What migh have caused this
or transmitted this infectious
agent?
Middle ear infection
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