NURS 211 Exam 1 Study Guide And
Actual Answers.
Health during Childhood - Answer Health is a state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being
and not merely the ABSENCE of DISEASE.
—The World Health Organization
Goals of Healthcare for Pediatric Nursing - Answer -Promote Development
-Improve Childhood Nutrition
-Improve oral health
Issues affection childhood health - Answer -Obesity
-type 2 diabetes
-developmental stage related injury
-violence
-substance abuse
Causes of infant death - Answer Congenital anomalies
Sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS)
Unintentional injury
Childhood mortality - Answer Injuries are the leading cause of death in children older than 1 year
Causes of Childhood mortality - Answer -Motor vehicle crashes
-Drowning
-Burns
-Firearms
-Poisoning
,Family centered care - Answer recognizes the family as the constant in a child's life
Pediatric Health care systems must... - Answer Support, respect, encourage, and enhance thefamily's
strength and competence
The needs of all family members must be addressed
Concept of Enabling - Answer By creating opportunities and means for all family members to display
their current abilities and competencies and to acquire new ones to meet the needs of the child and
family.
Concept of Empowerment - Answer Describes the interactions of professionals with families in such a
way that families maintain or acquire a sense of control over their family lives and acknowledge positive
changes that result from helping behaviors that foster their own strengths, abilities, and actions
Roles of the Pediatric Nurse - Answer -Therapeutic relationship
-Family advocacy and caring
-Disease prevention & health promotion
-Health teaching
-Injury prevention
-Support & counseling
-Coordination and collaboration
-Ethical decision making
Therapeutic Relationship building - Answer Negotiating a meaningful relationship with the child and
family within well-defined boundaries
Family advocacy and caring - Answer Providing atraumatic care
Atraumatic Care - Answer The delivery of therapeutic care through the implementation of
interventions that eliminate or minimize the psychological and physical distress experienced by children
and their families in the health care system.
, Disease Prevention and Health promotion - Answer Educate about health promotion and injury
prevention using anticipatory guidance
Anticipitory guidance - Answer dealing with potential problems before they occur
think ahead
know upcoming milestones for that infant
provide oppurtunities for family to be competent
Ethical Decision Making - Answer Create an environment that embraces discussion of ethical dilemmas
and employs mechanisms for dispute resolution
Family - Answer Is whatever the person considers it to be...
May be consanguineous/blood related
May be affinal/marital relationship
Family of origin - Answer the family unit into which one is born
Household - Answer A term used to accommodate a variety of family styles
Traditional nuclear family - Answer a family unit consisting of a wife/mother, a husband/father, and
their dependent child or children
Nuclear family - Answer a couple and their dependent children, regarded as a basic social unit.
Blended family - Answer a married couple and their children from previous marriages
Extended Family - Answer household made up of several generations of family members
Single-Parent family - Answer a family in which only one parent is present to care for the children
Actual Answers.
Health during Childhood - Answer Health is a state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being
and not merely the ABSENCE of DISEASE.
—The World Health Organization
Goals of Healthcare for Pediatric Nursing - Answer -Promote Development
-Improve Childhood Nutrition
-Improve oral health
Issues affection childhood health - Answer -Obesity
-type 2 diabetes
-developmental stage related injury
-violence
-substance abuse
Causes of infant death - Answer Congenital anomalies
Sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS)
Unintentional injury
Childhood mortality - Answer Injuries are the leading cause of death in children older than 1 year
Causes of Childhood mortality - Answer -Motor vehicle crashes
-Drowning
-Burns
-Firearms
-Poisoning
,Family centered care - Answer recognizes the family as the constant in a child's life
Pediatric Health care systems must... - Answer Support, respect, encourage, and enhance thefamily's
strength and competence
The needs of all family members must be addressed
Concept of Enabling - Answer By creating opportunities and means for all family members to display
their current abilities and competencies and to acquire new ones to meet the needs of the child and
family.
Concept of Empowerment - Answer Describes the interactions of professionals with families in such a
way that families maintain or acquire a sense of control over their family lives and acknowledge positive
changes that result from helping behaviors that foster their own strengths, abilities, and actions
Roles of the Pediatric Nurse - Answer -Therapeutic relationship
-Family advocacy and caring
-Disease prevention & health promotion
-Health teaching
-Injury prevention
-Support & counseling
-Coordination and collaboration
-Ethical decision making
Therapeutic Relationship building - Answer Negotiating a meaningful relationship with the child and
family within well-defined boundaries
Family advocacy and caring - Answer Providing atraumatic care
Atraumatic Care - Answer The delivery of therapeutic care through the implementation of
interventions that eliminate or minimize the psychological and physical distress experienced by children
and their families in the health care system.
, Disease Prevention and Health promotion - Answer Educate about health promotion and injury
prevention using anticipatory guidance
Anticipitory guidance - Answer dealing with potential problems before they occur
think ahead
know upcoming milestones for that infant
provide oppurtunities for family to be competent
Ethical Decision Making - Answer Create an environment that embraces discussion of ethical dilemmas
and employs mechanisms for dispute resolution
Family - Answer Is whatever the person considers it to be...
May be consanguineous/blood related
May be affinal/marital relationship
Family of origin - Answer the family unit into which one is born
Household - Answer A term used to accommodate a variety of family styles
Traditional nuclear family - Answer a family unit consisting of a wife/mother, a husband/father, and
their dependent child or children
Nuclear family - Answer a couple and their dependent children, regarded as a basic social unit.
Blended family - Answer a married couple and their children from previous marriages
Extended Family - Answer household made up of several generations of family members
Single-Parent family - Answer a family in which only one parent is present to care for the children
