NURSE-UN 1255 PEDIATRIC NURSING EXAM 1 REVIEW

PEDIATRIC NURSING EXAM #1 STUDY GUIDE INFANT/TODDLER [5 Questions] (INFANT) Physical exam/assessment:  Measuring an infant o Length supine (done up until 36 months) o Fully extend body holding head midline o Measure top of head to heels of feet (dorsi flexed position) o Standing measurement is height  Obtaining a weight o Use infant scale o Balance scale before each weight o Weigh nude  Obtaining head circumference  Smile and let baby touch equipment  Have parent hold baby during exam  Start from least intrusive to most intrusive (listen to heart & lungs before anything else such as BP)  Tearless cry normal until 3 months old  Posterior fontanel closes by 2 months o The younger the baby the WIDER the fontanel o If not closing worried about microcephaly…brain needs room to grow  Anterior fontanel closes by 12 months  Teeth eruption 4 to 8 teeth by 1 year