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Growth and Development - Trust vs Mistrust
Infant
Growth and Development - Autonomy vs Shame and Doubt
Toddler
Growth and Development - Initiative vs Guilt
Preschoolers
Growth and Development - Industry vs inferiority
School-Aged Children
Growth and Development - Identity vs role confusion
Adolescents
Toddlers should be speaking in 2 word sentences
__________ by age 2
Preschoolers are_______ Highly imaginative
When should infants be Fortified cereal at 4-6 months for an added iron source
introduced to solid foods
Until what age should infants 1 year of age
have breastmilk/formula
Best method in feeding toddlers Choices & self feeding
Canada's Food Guide - Fruits and #1 4-8 servings
Veggies
Canada's Food Guide - Breads & #2 3-7 servings
Cereals
Canada's Food Guide - Milk and #3 2-3 servings for young children // 3-4 servings for adolescents
Alternatives
Canada's Food Guide - Meat #4 1-3 servings
products
Physical Abuse Indicators Bruises/burns in unusual places/ patterns // bite marks
Shaken baby syndrome indicator Bursted eye vessles
Emotional Abuse Indicators Behavioural issues
Sexual abuse indicators Scared of you, other people
What do you do if you suspect DO NOT leaving the child alone with the parent. DO NOT confront
child abuse in a patient the parent of child. Report.
, NFDN 2005 FINAL
What type of communication do Language that is at their developmental level - language they can
you use with children understand
What is the first question you ask What brought them in today/ what is the problem
upon arrival
In a head to to assessment, what Invasive procedures - ears, nose, throat
do we leave until the very last
Normal Child Temperature 35.8-37.5
Normal Child Heart Rate 110-160
Normal Child Respirations 40-60 neonates//20-40 otherwise
Normal Child Blood Pressure Systolic - 70 + (agex2) —— take BP last
What do you have to consider They have a thin chest wall - you may be able to hear many sounds
when doing a respiratory
assessment in children
#1 thing to remember when BE HONEST - if it is going to hurt tell them, let them know exactly
explaining a procedure to a child what to expect
Vaccination Schedule 2, 4, 6, 12 and 18 months, 4-6 years
When do children receive their 1 year (12 months)
first live vaccination
Administering Medication in Weigh based calculations
children
Offer choices about the types of chaser or administrative tool but
Oral medications
NOT if they want tot take it or not
Administering Injections - Get someone other than the parents to hold them gently but firmly
Restraints
Administering Injections. - Threat NEVER use an injection as a threat when administering meds
What is the nursing role with a 1. Support the patient (Pain Management) 2. Support the family
palliative patient
A clinical state in which the parents reactions to a serious illness or
event in the child's past continue to have a long-term
psychologically harmful effects on the child and parents for many
years
Vulnerable child syndrome
Can lead to the child being neglected
Stems from anticipatory grief
How often do you have to q1h
monitor the IV site in a child