ATI NURSING CARE OF CHILDREN EXAM

If a child has a head injury and has clear drainage from thier nose, it should be checked with a glucose strip to rule out of fluid is Cerebrospinal fluid A child should be on isolation for this type of anemia due to immune suppression aplastic anemia Corticosteroids when used to treat nephrotic syndrome can cause immune suppression and a lowered count of WBC's Following a cardiac catheterization the extremity on the side of entry should be checked for obstruction of artery this is done by checking pulses and for any coolness of extremity Invasion of a part of the intestine to another creating a pocket is called ------ which is confirmed by abdominal x-ray, ultrasound, or CT scan. intussusception Around what age should children start to try self-feeding finger foods such as crackers after 6 months following placement of ventriculoperitoneal shunt a preschooler shoud be positioned on the nonoperative side Infants are at a higher risk of electrolyte imbalances compared to adults due to a ------------that results in greater fluid losses especially thorugh diarrhea longer intestinal tract Which genetic disorder that results in bone fragility is sometimes identified by a blue coloring of sclera of an infant osteogenesis imperfecta A child with this disease will likely be irritable for up to 2 months, they will not be able to produce adequate antibodies so live vaccines should not be given for 11 months, Temperature should be recorded until they have been afebrile for several days kawasaki disease A child who has meningococcal meningitis should be on which isolation precautions droplet precautions which age would toy medical equipment be useful for therapeutic play before a surgical procedure preschooler If a 4 year old is stuttering attention should not be drawn to the stuttering and should not be focused on it is an expected part of speech delelopment if stuttering behavior is reinforced this could lead stuttering behavior to be------behavior will usually go away by the age of 5 prolonged using role-play activities with a child prior to a medical procedure is effective with preschoolers which age of child is developmentally ready for push-pull toys and imitation of adults toddlers which age group would enjoy playing a board game school age jumping rope meets the gross motor ability of which age group preschooler