Basic Pediatric Nursing Care 31 QUESTIONS WITH WELL
VERIFIED ANSWERS
Dr. Abraham Jacobi - answer☑️✔️..New York physician referred to as the "father of pediatrics,"
first lectured to medical students on the special diseases and health problems of children.
"milk stations" - answer☑️✔️..infants were weighed and mothers were taught how to prepare
milk before giving it to their babies
Lillian Wald - answer☑️✔️..founder of public health or community nursing
Family-centered Nursing - answer☑️✔️..Putting family at the center of the caregiving process
Assist all children, including those with a permanent disability or health problem: -
answer☑️✔️..to achieve and maintain an optimum level of health and development
Pediatric nursing requires: - answer☑️✔️..establishing a level of trust
Pediatric nursing must: - answer☑️✔️..convey respect, talk at their level, and be honest
Infants and children: - answer☑️✔️..may have congenital abnormalities, malignancies,
gastrointestinal disease, or central nervous system anomalies
Philosophy of care - answer☑️✔️..recognizes the family as the constant in the child's life and
holds that systems and personnel must support, respect, encourage, and enhance the strengths
and competence of the family
,Parents - answer☑️✔️..are treated as equals and have a rightful role in deciding what is
important for themselves and their family.
Parents of special needs children - answer☑️✔️..often become experts on their child's
condition.Having access to the medical charts
Knowledge of child development: - answer☑️✔️..allows the nurse to use a developmental
rather than a chronologic approach to pediatric nursing care.
Emphasize: - answer☑️✔️..the child's strengths rather than disabilities
Anticipatory guidance with parents: - answer☑️✔️..knowledge of growth and development is
the basis
Different ages - answer☑️✔️..will need more/less time
Never - answer☑️✔️..lie to a child
6 y/o vs. 1 y/o - answer☑️✔️..will be informed for an injection
Children grow in - answer☑️✔️..spurts
After a growth spurt - answer☑️✔️..lull in growth so coordination can catch up
Head Circumference - answer☑️✔️..measured above eyebrows and the pinna of the ears
around the occipital of the skull
,For infants: - answer☑️✔️..Respirations first, Pulse ,Temperature lastly
Measuring a child's blood pressure - answer☑️✔️..Explain "arm hug"
Africa American - answer☑️✔️..Pressure to the gums or visual inspection of the hard palate to
observe to color changes
Assess peripheral circulation: - answer☑️✔️..as in Adults
4 to 6 months of age - answer☑️✔️..Most infants are given solid foods, when they begin to
need more iron in the diet and their teeth begin to erupt
Perianal itching - answer☑️✔️..may be pinworms
< 12months of age - answer☑️✔️..advise against cow's milk
New food - answer☑️✔️..introduced at weekly intervals so that allergies can be identified
Allergies - answer☑️✔️..can take several days to appear
Because metabolism is so high in infants and children: - answer☑️✔️..their ability to recover
from surgery or a fractured bone is swift compared with that of an adult.
Use sentences - answer☑️✔️..whose sum of words equal to the child's age in years plus one
They sense anxiety or fear - answer☑️✔️..by the rise in pitch of the parent's voice.
, Prep time depends on - answer☑️✔️..child's age ( 2y/o vs. 12y/o)
Regress when hospitalized - answer☑️✔️..is not unusual for children; often persists for several
months after discharge.
Children with special needs who are hospitalized - answer☑️✔️..greater likely hood of
complications and longer stays
Opioids - answer☑️✔️..acceptable to treat moderate to severe pain
Amount of information to be absorbed is: - answer☑️✔️..overwhelming and stressful.
Bath before feeding - answer☑️✔️..avoids vomiting
After feeding - answer☑️✔️..infant is positioned on the right side.
Device should be applied correctly - answer☑️✔️..circulation and skin integrity must be
monitored closely
Device should be removed - answer☑️✔️..every 2 hours so that the body area can be
exercised
Mummy safety reminder - answer☑️✔️..used to immobilize head, neck, trunk or extremities
Nurse's responsibility - answer☑️✔️..is to prepare, position, and restrain the child
VERIFIED ANSWERS
Dr. Abraham Jacobi - answer☑️✔️..New York physician referred to as the "father of pediatrics,"
first lectured to medical students on the special diseases and health problems of children.
"milk stations" - answer☑️✔️..infants were weighed and mothers were taught how to prepare
milk before giving it to their babies
Lillian Wald - answer☑️✔️..founder of public health or community nursing
Family-centered Nursing - answer☑️✔️..Putting family at the center of the caregiving process
Assist all children, including those with a permanent disability or health problem: -
answer☑️✔️..to achieve and maintain an optimum level of health and development
Pediatric nursing requires: - answer☑️✔️..establishing a level of trust
Pediatric nursing must: - answer☑️✔️..convey respect, talk at their level, and be honest
Infants and children: - answer☑️✔️..may have congenital abnormalities, malignancies,
gastrointestinal disease, or central nervous system anomalies
Philosophy of care - answer☑️✔️..recognizes the family as the constant in the child's life and
holds that systems and personnel must support, respect, encourage, and enhance the strengths
and competence of the family
,Parents - answer☑️✔️..are treated as equals and have a rightful role in deciding what is
important for themselves and their family.
Parents of special needs children - answer☑️✔️..often become experts on their child's
condition.Having access to the medical charts
Knowledge of child development: - answer☑️✔️..allows the nurse to use a developmental
rather than a chronologic approach to pediatric nursing care.
Emphasize: - answer☑️✔️..the child's strengths rather than disabilities
Anticipatory guidance with parents: - answer☑️✔️..knowledge of growth and development is
the basis
Different ages - answer☑️✔️..will need more/less time
Never - answer☑️✔️..lie to a child
6 y/o vs. 1 y/o - answer☑️✔️..will be informed for an injection
Children grow in - answer☑️✔️..spurts
After a growth spurt - answer☑️✔️..lull in growth so coordination can catch up
Head Circumference - answer☑️✔️..measured above eyebrows and the pinna of the ears
around the occipital of the skull
,For infants: - answer☑️✔️..Respirations first, Pulse ,Temperature lastly
Measuring a child's blood pressure - answer☑️✔️..Explain "arm hug"
Africa American - answer☑️✔️..Pressure to the gums or visual inspection of the hard palate to
observe to color changes
Assess peripheral circulation: - answer☑️✔️..as in Adults
4 to 6 months of age - answer☑️✔️..Most infants are given solid foods, when they begin to
need more iron in the diet and their teeth begin to erupt
Perianal itching - answer☑️✔️..may be pinworms
< 12months of age - answer☑️✔️..advise against cow's milk
New food - answer☑️✔️..introduced at weekly intervals so that allergies can be identified
Allergies - answer☑️✔️..can take several days to appear
Because metabolism is so high in infants and children: - answer☑️✔️..their ability to recover
from surgery or a fractured bone is swift compared with that of an adult.
Use sentences - answer☑️✔️..whose sum of words equal to the child's age in years plus one
They sense anxiety or fear - answer☑️✔️..by the rise in pitch of the parent's voice.
, Prep time depends on - answer☑️✔️..child's age ( 2y/o vs. 12y/o)
Regress when hospitalized - answer☑️✔️..is not unusual for children; often persists for several
months after discharge.
Children with special needs who are hospitalized - answer☑️✔️..greater likely hood of
complications and longer stays
Opioids - answer☑️✔️..acceptable to treat moderate to severe pain
Amount of information to be absorbed is: - answer☑️✔️..overwhelming and stressful.
Bath before feeding - answer☑️✔️..avoids vomiting
After feeding - answer☑️✔️..infant is positioned on the right side.
Device should be applied correctly - answer☑️✔️..circulation and skin integrity must be
monitored closely
Device should be removed - answer☑️✔️..every 2 hours so that the body area can be
exercised
Mummy safety reminder - answer☑️✔️..used to immobilize head, neck, trunk or extremities
Nurse's responsibility - answer☑️✔️..is to prepare, position, and restrain the child
