LPN Final Exam Review Questions With Complete Solutions.

what are the developmental milestones that would assist you in determining if WGT gain for the baby/ child is adequate correct answer: -The baby's birth weight should double at 6 months, and triple at 1 year. there are developmental tasks to be achieved , according to erikson? what are these tasks? when are the task expected to be achieved correct answer: - 1. INFANCY: BIRTH-18 MONTHS OLD Basic Trust vs. Mistrust - Hope -2. TODDLER / EARLY CHILDHOOD YEARS: 18 MONTHS TO 3 YEARS Autonomy vs. Shame - Will - 3. PRESCHOOLER: 3 TO 5 YEARS Initiative vs. Guilt - Purpose -4. SCHOOL AGE CHILD: 6 TO 12 YEARS Industry vs. Inferiority - Competence -5. ADOLESCENT: 12 TO 18 YEARS Identity vs. Role Confusion - Fidelity (page 703) how is a child diagnosed with strep throat? what are the signs and symptoms ? what is the treatment plan? when is it safe for the child to return to school? correct answer: -An inflammation of the pharynx -rapid strep test -S/S include low-grade fever, malaise, anorexia, pharyngeal erythema, and sore throat -Treatment is antibiotics (penicillin, erythromycin, azithromycin) -24 hours after antibiotics is given (page 998) what can serve infantile diarrhea lead to? correct answer: -dehydration -Clincal diarhea can lead to organ damage or shock. Pg.1008 what is Duchenne's muscular dystrophy? who is prone to it? how does the disease progress? what is the treatment plan? correct answer: -Is a sex-link inherited disorder whose defining characteristics is gradually progressive skeletal muscle wasting and weaken -(boys get it and girls are the carrier) - Age 2 to 4 it typically appears -(most die by around 20 years old as a result of cardiac or respiratory complications.) -No treatment -Hallmark sign is the gower sign (page 1029) epiphyseal plates are what? what is it called when damage occurs due to decreased blood supply and necrosis? what are medical management and nursing interventions related to this concern correct answer: -the growth plate, epiphyseal plate or physis is the area of growing tissue near the end of the long bones in children, plus adolescents. (1 on each end of bone) This determines future length, and shape of mature bone. -Legg-Calve-Perthes disease -Maintain the head of the femur in the acetabulum, maintain full ROM, bracing may help Intervention include skin care and neurovascular assessment (page 1026) what are signs and symptoms of scoliosis ? what is t