Summary NURS 341 Final Exam Study Guide Fall 2020: 75 Questions Total

NURS 341 Final Exam Study Guide Fall 2020: 75 Questions Total Assessment of Child and Family ● Physical assessment (toddler) ● Developmental milestones infant: focus on large milestones (sitting, first words, head leg, grasp reflex, social smile, walking, stranger anxiety, pincer grasp) Assessment of Pain in Children ● FLACC scale: characteristics, when to use, how to use ● Pain Management: pain control using a PCA pump ● FACES scale: characteristics, when to use, how to use Coping Mechanisms of Child and Family: Acute Illness ● Toddler (stressors, reactions to hospitalization) ● Infant (stressors, reactions to hospitalization) Genetics ● Genetic Counseling (significant findings/when to seek) ● Pedigree (characteristics) Oxygenation: Acute Respiratory Disorders ● Croup (LTB): signs and symptoms ● Respiratory Distress (priority interventions) Regulatory: Fluid and Electrolyte Disorders ● Characteristics of an IV Bolus ● Characteristics of IV maintenance fluids ● Characteristics of dehydration: concerning signs/symptoms ● Nephrotic Syndrome (signs and symptoms) Oxygenation: Chronic Respiratory Disorders ● Peak Flow measurements: how, when, and why do we use ● Acute Asthma Exacerbation: signs and symptoms, management ● Asthma Action Plan (signs showing improvement or getting worse) ● Discharge teaching Wellness Promotion: Immunizations ● Live attenuated Vaccine (characteristics) ● Contraindications for receiving vaccines Wellness Promotion: Infants ● Safety prevention instruction considerations ● Nutrition: introduction to solids/readiness signs Wellness Promotion: Toddler and Pre-school Children ● Toilet training Toddler (Criteria) Wellness Promotion: School Age and Adolescents ● Safety topics: school age ● Safety topics: adolescent Regulatory: Gastrointestinal Disorders ● Constipation(teaching/education) ● Hirschsprung’s Disease (signs and symptoms) ● Short Bowel Syndrome (Characteristics/signs/symptoms) Regulatory: Neurological Disorders ● Febrile Seizures (characteristics/teaching) ● Care during Seizure ● Hydrocephalus (Infant vs. Child) Oxygenation: Congenital Heart Disorders ● PDA: characteristics ● Congestive Heart Failure (interventions) ● Tetralogy of Fallot (characteristics/assessment findings) Oxygenation: Sickle Cell Anemia ● Vaso-occlusive episodes: nursing intervention considerations Child Abuse and Neglect, Failure to Thrive ● Role of nurse ● FTT assessment ● Reactions of abused child ● Mandated reporter: who is, and role they play ● S/S of suspected abuse Immunology: Infections in Children ● Lice considerations/management ● Infants (sepsis, concerning s/s, nursing assessment/intervention priority) ● Diagnostics for sepsis ● Infection characteristics infants versus older children/adolescents ● Urinary tract infections in infants (concerns) Regulatory: Diabetes Mellitus ● Carb Counting/Insulin Administration ● Hypoglycemia characteristics/signs and symptoms, considerations, management/interventions ● Differences in HgA1C for children versus adults ● Diagnostics/Characteristics (lab values) ● Illness considerations ● Complications (DKA) Terminal Illness: End of Life Care ● Palliative care: what is it, and why it is used ● Easing anxiety and fear of dying child Immunologic: Cancer in Children ● ALL (signs and symptoms) ● Nursing Interventions to consider based on assessment ● Tumor Lysis Syndrome characteristics ●ThisMstuadnyasoguercme wenastdoowf nsliodaededeffbye1c0t0s00o0f8C08h5e65m47o4tfhroemraCpoyurseH on 06-30-2021 17:23:20 GMT -05:00 ● Severe reactions to chemotherapy (considerations/priority interventions) Regulatory Information Processing: Autism and ADHD ● School Aged Children and ADHD: management and school considerations ● Methylphenidate considerations/education ● ASD hospitalization interventions/considerations ● Stereotypies Mobility Disorders in Children ● Idiopathic Scoliosis: characteristics ● Fractures: assessment and intervention considerations ● 5 Ps