NURS 3524 QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
Most common paeds med error: X10 error
1. E.coli: spread- fecal/oral
issue- dehydration leading to hemolytic uremic syndrome which resut in kidney failure and the child being on dialysis
how- body cannot compensate for losses
Asssess: stool for active bleeding in the bowl which may mean colitis which can result in death Treatment:
Fluids
2. Immunizations 0 - gr.8:
3. what is the criteria for determining heath for child: - meeting milestones
- active
- normal growth
- fine
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4. a child's health is based on:: assessment over time
5. Munchausen's Syndrome by Proxy (MSBP): is a form of child abuse in which the abuser
fabricates an illness in a child. When the child is taken for medical care, the parent tells physicians there is no apparent
cause for the illness knowing that this will most likely result in hospitalization of the victim for tests or observation. It is during
this period of hospitalization that the actual abuse usually occurs.
6. normal development is: is highly variable and is a cause of parental anxiety
7. biological development: -Weight x2 by 6m, x3 by 1st birthday
• Height increases by 2.5 cm/month until 6 months and by 1.25 cm/month
until 1st birthday
• Growth in length occurs through
the trunk most growth happens
during this time
8. head circumference: Birth-3 months- 2cm/month
• 4-6 months- 1cm/month
• 6-12 months- .5cm/month
• Posterior fontanel- closes @ 6-8 weeks
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, • Anterior fontanel- closes btwn 12 and 18 months
3/
16
Most common paeds med error: X10 error
1. E.coli: spread- fecal/oral
issue- dehydration leading to hemolytic uremic syndrome which resut in kidney failure and the child being on dialysis
how- body cannot compensate for losses
Asssess: stool for active bleeding in the bowl which may mean colitis which can result in death Treatment:
Fluids
2. Immunizations 0 - gr.8:
3. what is the criteria for determining heath for child: - meeting milestones
- active
- normal growth
- fine
motor
skills
allowed
to be a
child
- engaging
-r
e
l
a
t
i
o
1/
16
,n
s
h
i
p
s
h
a
p
p
y
4. a child's health is based on:: assessment over time
5. Munchausen's Syndrome by Proxy (MSBP): is a form of child abuse in which the abuser
fabricates an illness in a child. When the child is taken for medical care, the parent tells physicians there is no apparent
cause for the illness knowing that this will most likely result in hospitalization of the victim for tests or observation. It is during
this period of hospitalization that the actual abuse usually occurs.
6. normal development is: is highly variable and is a cause of parental anxiety
7. biological development: -Weight x2 by 6m, x3 by 1st birthday
• Height increases by 2.5 cm/month until 6 months and by 1.25 cm/month
until 1st birthday
• Growth in length occurs through
the trunk most growth happens
during this time
8. head circumference: Birth-3 months- 2cm/month
• 4-6 months- 1cm/month
• 6-12 months- .5cm/month
• Posterior fontanel- closes @ 6-8 weeks
2/
16
, • Anterior fontanel- closes btwn 12 and 18 months
3/
16
