NUR 411 EXAM 3 nursing care of
pediatric patient (PICU)
Initial impression, "looks good" or "looks bad", rapid visual and auditory assessment of
appearance, work of breathing, and circulation - answer general assessment
airway, breathing, circulation, disability, exposure - answer primary assessment
focused medical history using SAMPLE and a thorough head to toe physical exam -
answer secondary assessment
labs, x-ray - answertertiary assessment
What causes a child to need intensive care? - answer-respiratory distress or failure
-congenital cardiac problems
-infectious disease
-trauma/accident
-hematological dysfunction
-newborn conditions (heart disease, NEC, BPD, errors of metabolism, birth defects)
can't exhale are, cystic fibrosis, asthma, BPD - answerobstructive lung disease
can't inhale air, neuromuscular disorders (cerebral palsy, scoliosis) - answerrestrictive
lung disease
newborn respirations and pulse - answer-RR: 30-60
-HR: 100-160
HR and RR for 6 month old - answer-RR: 25-40
-HR: 90-120
HR and RR for 1 year old - answer-RR: 20-30
-HR: 90-120
HR and RR for 3 year old - answer-RR: 20-30
-HR: 80-120
HR and RR for 6 year old - answer-RR: 18-25
-HR: 70-110
HR and RR for 10 year old - answer-RR: 15-20
-HR: 60-90
pediatric patient (PICU)
Initial impression, "looks good" or "looks bad", rapid visual and auditory assessment of
appearance, work of breathing, and circulation - answer general assessment
airway, breathing, circulation, disability, exposure - answer primary assessment
focused medical history using SAMPLE and a thorough head to toe physical exam -
answer secondary assessment
labs, x-ray - answertertiary assessment
What causes a child to need intensive care? - answer-respiratory distress or failure
-congenital cardiac problems
-infectious disease
-trauma/accident
-hematological dysfunction
-newborn conditions (heart disease, NEC, BPD, errors of metabolism, birth defects)
can't exhale are, cystic fibrosis, asthma, BPD - answerobstructive lung disease
can't inhale air, neuromuscular disorders (cerebral palsy, scoliosis) - answerrestrictive
lung disease
newborn respirations and pulse - answer-RR: 30-60
-HR: 100-160
HR and RR for 6 month old - answer-RR: 25-40
-HR: 90-120
HR and RR for 1 year old - answer-RR: 20-30
-HR: 90-120
HR and RR for 3 year old - answer-RR: 20-30
-HR: 80-120
HR and RR for 6 year old - answer-RR: 18-25
-HR: 70-110
HR and RR for 10 year old - answer-RR: 15-20
-HR: 60-90