NURS 6541 MIDTERM EXAM REVIEW (WEEK 1-6)
, NURS 6541 MIDTERM EXAM REVIEW (WEEK 1-6)
Week 1: Growth and Development
Safety with Car Seats – remain rear facing for as long as possible until they
reach weight or height of seat. https://www.aap.org/en-us/about-the-aap/aap-
press-room/Pages/AAP-Updates-Recommendations-on-Car-Seats-for-
Children.aspx
Vaccination Schedules and contraindications –
o Hepatitis B – 3 dose series
o Rotavirus – 2 dose series
o Diphtheria, tetanus, & acellular pertussis (DTaP) – 5 dose series
o Haemophilus influenzae type b (HIB)
o Pneumococcal conjugate (PCV13)
o Inactivated poliovirus (IPV)
o Measles, mumps, rubella (MMR)
o Varicella
o Hepatitis A
o Meningococcal
o Tetanus, diphtheria, & acellular pertussis (Tdap)
o Human papillomavirus (HPV)
o Meningococcal B
o Pneumococcal polysaccharide (PPSV23)
Child Abuse mandatory reporting – any reason to believe that there is abuse
or neglect, you do not have to have burden of proof,
Failure to thrive causes
o Childs environment (loss of emotional bond between parent and child,
poverty, problems with child-caregiver relationship, diet, exposure to
infections, parasites, or toxins, poor eating habits), abuse, neglect,
genes such as Down syndrome, organ problems, hormone problems,
damage to the brain or CNS may cause feeding difficulties, heart or
lung problems, anemia, GI problems making it hard to absorb
, NURS 6541 MIDTERM EXAM REVIEW (WEEK 1-6)
Week 1: Growth and Development
Safety with Car Seats – remain rear facing for as long as possible until they
reach weight or height of seat. https://www.aap.org/en-us/about-the-aap/aap-
press-room/Pages/AAP-Updates-Recommendations-on-Car-Seats-for-
Children.aspx
Vaccination Schedules and contraindications –
o Hepatitis B – 3 dose series
o Rotavirus – 2 dose series
o Diphtheria, tetanus, & acellular pertussis (DTaP) – 5 dose series
o Haemophilus influenzae type b (HIB)
o Pneumococcal conjugate (PCV13)
o Inactivated poliovirus (IPV)
o Measles, mumps, rubella (MMR)
o Varicella
o Hepatitis A
o Meningococcal
o Tetanus, diphtheria, & acellular pertussis (Tdap)
o Human papillomavirus (HPV)
o Meningococcal B
o Pneumococcal polysaccharide (PPSV23)
Child Abuse mandatory reporting – any reason to believe that there is abuse
or neglect, you do not have to have burden of proof,
Failure to thrive causes
o Childs environment (loss of emotional bond between parent and child,
poverty, problems with child-caregiver relationship, diet, exposure to
infections, parasites, or toxins, poor eating habits), abuse, neglect,
genes such as Down syndrome, organ problems, hormone problems,
damage to the brain or CNS may cause feeding difficulties, heart or
lung problems, anemia, GI problems making it hard to absorb
