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NUR 283 Pediatrics Exam 1 – Pediatric Nursing Review Prepare for NUR 283 Pediatrics Exam 1 with this focused pediatric nursing study resource. Designed to help nursing students review essential pediatric concepts, strengthen clinical reasoning, and prepare effectively for quizzes and exams. Key review areas may include: Pediatric growth and development Developmental milestones Pediatric health assessment Vital signs and age-specific considerations Pediatric nutrition and health promotion Safety and injury prevention Common childhood illnesses Medication administration in children Family-centered nursing care Pediatric nursing interventions Patient and parent education Clinical decision-making and prioritization Ideal for: NUR 283 Exam 1 preparation Pediatric nursing students Nursing school quizzes and exams Practice and self-assessment Pediatric nursing review Final exam revision Use this resource as a supplementary study aid alongside your textbook, lecture notes, and instructor-provided materials.

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NUR./283:./Peds./Exam./1

1. Pediatric. / cardiac. / arrest. / leading. / cause. / is...:. / respiratory./distress
2. Vitals./for./Newborns:./HR:./110-160
RR:./30-60
3. KNOW:./Maintenance./IV./Fluid./100,./50,./20./rule./&./4,./2,./1./rule:
4. Vitals./for./Toddlers:./HR:./65-110
RR:./20-25
5. Vitals./for./School-age:./HR:./60-100
RR:./14-26
6. Vitals./for./Adolescents:./HR:./55-95
RR:./12-20
7. Concerning./Vitals./for./Peds:./3./months./-./1./yr:./-./Hypotension./Risk:./SBP./Below./71
- Temperature./Concern:./36./&./Lower./or./38./&./Higher
8. Vitals./for./Infants:./HR:./80-150
RR:./25-55
9. Minimum. / Urine. / Output. / for. / Peds:. / 1./ml/kg/hr
- Calculate./by./taking./the./total./urine./from./the./time./frame./you./are./evaluating,./suchas./within./a./12./hr./shift
- ex:./client./weighs./20./kg./with./U/O./of./300./ml./forthe./past./12./hours./-->./300./mL//kgs/12hrs./=./1.25./ml/kg/hr
10. Bolus. / for. / Hypotension:. / **20./ml/kg./IV./Fluid./Bolus./of./NS./usually./over./30./minutes**
- Sometimes./hand./push./to./over./1./hr
- **For./cardiac./heart./conditions./=./10./ml/kg./IV./Fluid./Bolus./of./NS**
- **KNOW./the./ditterence./between./how./much./bolus./between./cardiac./and./normal**
11. Assessment./for./Kids./:DDD:./-./Ease./into./assessment
- **Do./not./ask./"Can./I...?"
- You./can./give./a./choice
- Let./them./touch./equipment
- Respect./privacy
- **Listen./to./heart./and./respiratory./first,./sneak./in./while./they./are./sleeping/swaddled**
12. Weight. / in. / Peds:. / 1../Explain./procedure./to./kid./and./family
2. Hand./Hygiene
3. Place./paper./on./scale
4. Balance./or./"Tare"./scale./to./"0",./place./dry./diaper./on./scale
5. Weigh./kid./with./no./clothing

, NUR./283:./Peds./Exam./1

- use./same./scale
- always./have./hand./within./1./inch./of./infant
- weight./in./kg
13. Length./in./Peds:./-./2./people./to./help
- Measuring./boards./are./helpful
- Use./the./paper./table./covering
- Hard./surface./to./head./and./mark
- Extend./legs./and./make./heel./position
14. Head./ Circumference. / in./ Peds:./ -./We./measure./the./head./circumference./till./kid./is./2./to./3./years./old
- Repeat./the./measurement./3./times
- 1-2./fingers./widths./above./the./eyebrow./(or./just./above./the./eyebrows)
- Tape./across./the./most./prominent./part./in./the./back./of./the./head
- Head./exceeds./chest./by./1./to./2./inches
15. Boy./Peds./normal./Weight/Head./Circumference/Length:./18./months./
32./inches
28./lbs
16. Temperature./for./Peds:./Hospital./and./policy./driven
- **Avoid./rectal./temperature./on./a./child./that./has./a./bleeding./issue,./immunosuppressed,./rectal./or./lower./spinal./surgery,./
1./month./or./less./(age),./hx./of./diarrhea,./spina./bifida,./chemo**
- Method./used./is./set./by./policy./-./usually./in./Celsius
- Temporal./or./Tympanic./Temperature./are./common
- **Axillary./temperature./in./newborn./-./proper./technique**
17. Measuring./Tympanic./Temperature:./ 1../Pull./earlobe./back./and./down./if./younger./than./3./years
2. Insert./probe./gently./into./ear./canal./towards./the./tympanic./membrane,./not./the./sides./of./the./ear./canal
3. Push./the./button./to./take./the./temperature./and./hold./until./a./reading./is./obtained../The./length./of./time./required./for./the./
temperature./to./register./varies./per./manufacturer./but./is./only./a./few./seconds./at./most.
18. I/O's. / for. / Peds:. / Bottles
- 1./ounce./=./30./mls./
Diapers
- 1./gram./=./1./ml
- I/O's./are./documented./in./mls

, NUR./283:./Peds./Exam./1

19. Data. / Collection/Interview:. / -./Child./may./sit./on./caregiver's./lap
- Include./child./if./appropriate./with./developmentally./appropriate./conversation
- Use./of./a./stutted./animal/toy./can./help
- Caregiver./information./like./legal./guardian/custody
- Allergies./(including./adverse./reactions./to./medications)
- Feeding./habits
- Food./likes/dislikes
- Sleeping
- Toilet-training./(and./words./they./use)
- Immunization./history
- Medication./history./(med./rec)
- Smoking./in./household?
- Pool?
- Guns?
- Childproof
20. Data./Collection./for./Peds:./-
./Chief./Complaint:./The./caregiver's./primary./concern./is./his./or./her./reason./for./seeking./health./care./for./the./child


- History./of./symptoms./for./chief./complaint,./what./has./helped,./what./treatment./they./tried./at./home
- Other./health./history:./surgeries,./previous./hospitalization,./birth./history
- Family./history
- Developmental
- Adolescence:./substance./use./such./as./tobacco,./alcohol,./drugs
21. Principles. / of. / pediatrics:. / -./Safety
- Family./-./rooming./in./facilities
- Atraumatic./Care./-->./to./reduce./physical./and./psychological./distress./in./both./family./and./kid
- Therapeutic./ play
- Education./-./honest./but./age./appropriate
22. Safety. / for. / Peds:. / -./ABC./-->./Equipment:./ambu./bag,./suction,./oxygen,./monitor
- **Code./sheet**
- Alarm./limits
- Weight

, NUR./283:./Peds./Exam./1

23. Bed./Safety./for./Peds:. / -./Side./rails./should./always./be./up./if./you./are./not./caring./for./the./patient../-->./**Priority**
- Great./that./she./has./her./hand./on./this./patient./but./it./would./be./best./if./she./put./the./rail./up
24. Broselow./Pediatric./Emergency./Tape:


25. CPR./ for./ Peds:. / -./1./Rescuer./CPR./is./30:2
- 2./Rescuer./CPR./for./infant./to./child./is./15:2
- Signs./of./puberty./-./treat./like./an./adult
26. Pulse./Ox./for./Peds:./-./Change./site./every./4./hours./-->./kid's./skin./is./sensitive
- Show./kid./the./pulse./ox./equipment./prior
- Alarm./limits./are./appropriate
27. Pulse. / for. / Peds:. / Apical./pulse./in./infant./or./young./child./is./preferred./(**NCLEX./alert**)
ËReferred ./to./as./Point./of./Maximal./Impulse./(PMI)./-
./left./midclavicular./PMI:./birth./to./6./years./old./it./is./the./4th./intercostal./spa


ce./(ICS)
PMI./older./than./7./is./the./5th./ICS
Ë**Count/Listen./1./full./minute**
Ë**Brachial**./and./femoral./pulse./check./for./infants
28. Leads./ for./ Peds:./ -./White./on./right,./smoke./over./fire,
- if./green./wire./instead./of./red,./smoke./over./grass
29. Retractions. / for. / Peds:. / -./Assess./for./nasal./flaring,./intercostal,./etc.
30. BP./Cuff./for./Peds:./Wire./to./artery
31. FLACC./Pain./Scale:./F:./Faces../
L:./Legs.
A:./Activity../C
:./Cry
C:./Consolability
32. Wong./Baker./Faces:./-
pain./rating./scale./asks./children./to./compare./their./pain./to./a./series./of./faces./ranging./from./a./broad./smile./to./a./tear
ful./grimace
-Adults./and./children./>3./in./all./patient./care./settings
33. EK./Catheter:

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