gordons Flashcards
(28 cards)
Nursing Responsibility for health perception and management
provide health education to parents
Nursing Responsibility for nutrition
encourage mother to breastfeed
and eat high protein high calorie food
Breastmilk: ____ oz. per hour
Formula: ____ oz per day
1-1.5
32
storage of milk
room temp:_____
Ref: _____
Frozen: ______
Chest freezer: _______
3-4 hours
3 days
6 months
12 months
Readiness factor for introduction of solid food:
birth weight ________
head control is ______ ____________
nursing vigorously every 3-4 hrs and don’t seem satisfied
doubled
well developed
Nursing responsibilities in intro to solid foods
- don’t give eggs until the infant is 1 yr old
- feed solid food before milk feeding
- introduce food one at a time
- introduce small amount of foods (1-2 tsp)
- smile and talk to the infant while feeding
refers to relinquishing the breast or bottle for a cup
Weaning
Elimination pattern of infants
involuntary, 40% reflex
Nursing responsibility for exercise and activity pattern
provide simulation
Sleep and rest of infants
sleeps 80% of the time (18-20 hrs)
Sleep and rest Nursing responsibility
provide quiet room
do not feed when sleep
do not position in prone
5 principle factors in g&d
ASAAS
Paroxysmal abdominal pain, marked by loud intense crying, occurs under 3 months
Colic
Nursing management of colic
place infant in prone position
massage infant’s abdomen
provide smaller frequent feeding
burp infant after feeding
management of failure to thrive
- adding caloric density to feedings
- multivitamin and dietary supplementation
- provide a primary core of staff to feed the child
- develop a structure routine
- follow the child’s rhythm of feeding
sudden death of infant under the age of 1 year
sudden infant death syndrome
risk factor of sudden infant death syndrome
maternal smoking during pregnancy
Co-sleeping
Prone sleeping
soft bedding
diaper change
every 2-4 hours
first tooth erupts at __________
6 months
management for teething
Teether (cold)
Thumb sucking at __________
8 months
management for constipation
increase fluid
management for loose stool
subtract fluid to formula
management for diaper dermatitis
- apply petroleum jelly or vandol ointment
- let the area exposed from time to time
- change diaper every 2-4 hours