EVA MADISON VSIM PEDIATRICS
COMPREHENSIVE PATIENT CARE REVIEW
SHEET FULL SOLUTIONS
●● Define culture in pediatric nursing.
Answer: Traditions passed through a social group.
●● What does prejudice mean?
Answer: A negative attitude toward a group.
●● What is discrimination?
Answer: Treating people differently based on traits.
●● What are taboos?
Answer: Unacceptable actions in a culture.
●● What is gender identity?
Answer: Inner sense of gender.
●● What does 'sex assigned at birth' refer to?
Answer: Chromosomal sex assigned at birth.
,●● Define gender expression.
Answer: Outward behavior/expression of gender.
●● What is gender dysphoria?
Answer: Stress/anxiety from mismatch between identity and physical
sex characteristics.
●● What are the types of family structures mentioned?
Answer: Nuclear, blended, binuclear, single-parent, cohabitation,
extended.
●● What should a nurse remember about foster/adoptive families?
Answer: Watch for belonging, attachment, trauma, and identity
concerns.
●● How should nurses provide care to LGBTQ+ families?
Answer: Provide respectful care; don't let personal values affect care.
●● What challenges do single-parent households face?
Answer: May have fewer resources, more time strain, stronger child
independence.
,●● What characterizes an authoritarian parenting style?
Answer: Strict, controlling, punitive.
●● Describe an authoritative parenting style.
Answer: Firm but warm; best balance of limits and support.
●● What is a permissive parenting style?
Answer: Loving but with few limits.
●● Define uninvolved parenting style.
Answer: Low warmth, low structure.
●● What is a hallmark point about growth and development in children?
Answer: Growth and development are not identical for every child.
●● Why is staying on the same growth percentile less concerning than
dropping?
Answer: Dropping percentile is more concerning than staying small but
consistent.
●● What does cephalocaudal development mean?
Answer: Development from head to toe; head control before walking.
, ●● Explain proximodistal development.
Answer: Development from center outward; bats at object before pincer
grasp.
●● What is sequential skill development?
Answer: Skills build in order; simple skill before refined skill.
●● Describe an easy child temperament.
Answer: Calm, adaptable, predictable.
●● What characterizes a difficult child temperament?
Answer: More intense, less adaptable, more irregular.
●● What are hallmark signs of neurologic changes in infants?
Answer: Rapid brain growth; continued myelination.
●● What is a normal weight change for infants in the first week?
Answer: Normal to lose 5-10% of birth weight.
●● What is the gold standard for infant nutrition?
Answer: Breast milk.
COMPREHENSIVE PATIENT CARE REVIEW
SHEET FULL SOLUTIONS
●● Define culture in pediatric nursing.
Answer: Traditions passed through a social group.
●● What does prejudice mean?
Answer: A negative attitude toward a group.
●● What is discrimination?
Answer: Treating people differently based on traits.
●● What are taboos?
Answer: Unacceptable actions in a culture.
●● What is gender identity?
Answer: Inner sense of gender.
●● What does 'sex assigned at birth' refer to?
Answer: Chromosomal sex assigned at birth.
,●● Define gender expression.
Answer: Outward behavior/expression of gender.
●● What is gender dysphoria?
Answer: Stress/anxiety from mismatch between identity and physical
sex characteristics.
●● What are the types of family structures mentioned?
Answer: Nuclear, blended, binuclear, single-parent, cohabitation,
extended.
●● What should a nurse remember about foster/adoptive families?
Answer: Watch for belonging, attachment, trauma, and identity
concerns.
●● How should nurses provide care to LGBTQ+ families?
Answer: Provide respectful care; don't let personal values affect care.
●● What challenges do single-parent households face?
Answer: May have fewer resources, more time strain, stronger child
independence.
,●● What characterizes an authoritarian parenting style?
Answer: Strict, controlling, punitive.
●● Describe an authoritative parenting style.
Answer: Firm but warm; best balance of limits and support.
●● What is a permissive parenting style?
Answer: Loving but with few limits.
●● Define uninvolved parenting style.
Answer: Low warmth, low structure.
●● What is a hallmark point about growth and development in children?
Answer: Growth and development are not identical for every child.
●● Why is staying on the same growth percentile less concerning than
dropping?
Answer: Dropping percentile is more concerning than staying small but
consistent.
●● What does cephalocaudal development mean?
Answer: Development from head to toe; head control before walking.
, ●● Explain proximodistal development.
Answer: Development from center outward; bats at object before pincer
grasp.
●● What is sequential skill development?
Answer: Skills build in order; simple skill before refined skill.
●● Describe an easy child temperament.
Answer: Calm, adaptable, predictable.
●● What characterizes a difficult child temperament?
Answer: More intense, less adaptable, more irregular.
●● What are hallmark signs of neurologic changes in infants?
Answer: Rapid brain growth; continued myelination.
●● What is a normal weight change for infants in the first week?
Answer: Normal to lose 5-10% of birth weight.
●● What is the gold standard for infant nutrition?
Answer: Breast milk.
