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NUR 370 – Pediatric Development & Psychosocial Nursing | 100 Q&A | Growth Stages, Pain, Meds, Chronic Care

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This detailed resource features 100 fully solved questions and answers from NUR 370: Pediatric Nursing, focusing on developmental milestones, psychosocial stages, and holistic care strategies for children at all stages of growth. It provides foundational knowledge necessary for safe, effective, and developmentally appropriate pediatric care. Organized by age groups—infant, toddler, preschooler, school-age, and adolescent—the material reviews physical growth, common psychological concerns, communication styles, play patterns, and age-appropriate nursing interventions. It includes comprehensive coverage of: Erikson and Piaget developmental stages Family-centered and atraumatic care principles Hospitalization stress responses and separation anxiety Pain assessment tools across developmental stages (e.g., FLACC, FACES, numeric scale) Medication administration with developmental considerations for infants to adolescents Legal aspects of pediatric care (consent, assent, emancipated minor) Chronic illness impacts on growth and psychosocial development Conditions like Down syndrome, Fragile X syndrome, fetal alcohol syndrome Students will gain critical understanding of how illness, hospitalization, and chronic conditions affect the psychological and developmental progress of pediatric patients. The document promotes application of theoretical knowledge in clinical contexts and prepares learners for exams, care planning, and real-world pediatric nursing. Ideal for: – Nursing students (BSN, ADN) in pediatric or child health courses – NCLEX-RN candidates (psychosocial and developmental pediatric content) – Students in pediatric psychology, occupational therapy, or healthcare education – Nurse educators and clinical instructors seeking detailed pediatric review questions Keywords: NUR 370, pediatric nursing, developmental stages, Piaget, Erikson, growth milestones, family-centered care, separation anxiety, pediatric hospitalization, pain scales, medication administration, chronic illness in children, psychosocial development, Down syndrome, Fragile X, fetal alcohol syndrome, therapeutic communication, consent and assent, pediatric NCLEX review, infant to adolescent care

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Infant - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔0-12 months


Common Characteristics of Infants - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Reflexes


Common Psych Concerns for infants - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Failure to thrive


Growth Characteristics of Infants - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔distal -> proximal &

rapid growth in the first year of life


What Erickson stage are infants in? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Trust vs Mistrust (

they depend of caregivers to meet their basic needs)


What Piaget stage are infants in ? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Sensorimotor ( learning

about the world through their sense - putting everything in their mouth

,Toddler - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔12-36 months ( 1-3 years)


Common Characteristics of Toddlers - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Ritualism( routine)


Negativism ( say no to everything)

Regression ( moves backwards)


Common Psych concerns for toddlers? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔There aren't any


Growth characteristics of Toddlers? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Crawling -> Cruising -

> Walking


What Erikson stage are toddlers in? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Autonomy vs shame

and doubt. Independence! ( learning to do things on their own)


What Piaget stage are toddlers in? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Sensorimotor/ Pre-

operational ( learning to manipulate objects and imitate others - still putting

stuff in their mouth to learning how to operate objects


Preschool - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔3-6 years


Common characteristics of preschoolers ? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Magical

Thinking !!!

EgoCentrism cannot differentiate between self and others

, Common Psych Concerns for Preschoolers ? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔There aren't

any


Growth Characteristics of Preschoolers? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Running


Right or left handed

Can hold crayons to scribble and draw


What Erikson stage are preschoolers in? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔initiative vs guilt

( want to please parents, assert themselves, initiate play)


What Piaget stage are preschoolers in? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Preoperational - (

imaginary play, know right from wrong, transductive thinking)


School Age - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔6-12 years


What are common characteristics of school age children? - 🧠 ANSWER

✔✔Modesty ( privacy)


Thirst for knowledge and accomplishment


Common Psych concerns for school age children? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔ADHD


Growth characteristics of school age children? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Muscle

coordination & balance improve


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