Peds Flashcards
Fears of toddlers
Separation from caregivers
Fears of preschools
Body mutilation, night terrors
Fear of school age
Death
Fear of adolescent
Social isolation, not being accepted by peers
Car seat safety
Rear facing until 2 yrs old, be in booster seat until age of 12 or ht is more than 4’9
2nd hand smoking risk for children
- infection (respiratory and ear), worsening lung disease
- teach parents: don’t smoke around kids, wash hands and change clothes, don’t smoke in spaces where kids will be
Why do adolescent get injured the most
Thinks they are invincible and take a lot of high risk behaviors
Helpful toilet training strategies
Parents should be consistent and use praise
When does toilet training happen?
Toddlers - when they wake up dry, show signs of readiness to begin training, and it usually starts at 2yrs old when anatomy is ready
Signs and symptoms of lead poisoning
- fatigue
- not having appetite or psychological anorexia
- abd pain
- developmental delay
Causes: permanent brain damage
Types of play for infant
Solitary
Types of play for toddler
Parallel and onlooker
Types of play for preschool
Associative, can engage in cooperative, pretend/imaginary play
Types of play for school age
Cooperative, solitary, and team play
Types of play for adolescent
Team play
Do no harm, weight the risk of benefit as nurses
Nonmaleficence
Giving permission to receive treatment
- asking if you could lift their gown, pt has right to say a yes or no
- no legal consent
Ascent
Legal choice to wanting care and understanding the complication
- under 18 yrs old, guardian has to give consent
Consent
Child can walk independently
12 months
Child transfers object between hands
7 months
Pincer grasp develop
10 months
Roll prone to supine
4 months
Tripod sit
6 months