NUR 3490 Respiratory Dysfunction Exam 1 Study Guide |
A+ Verified Practice Exam Questions and Answers |
Principles of Atraumatic Care | Child Life Specialist |
Erikson's Developmental Stages | Pediatric Growth and
Development Milestones | Age-Specific Communication |
SBAR Communication | Head-to-Toe Pediatric Assessment |
Nursing Fundamentals | Clinical Decision-Making |
Developmental Assessment | NCLEX Review |
Comprehensive Revision Notes | | High-Scoring Study
Material | Latest 2026 Exam Prep
Principles of atraumatic care
minimizes or eliminates the psychological and physical distress for children and their families
in our big bad system
•Minimize separation
•Gives child sense of control
•Based on a trusting relationship
•Age appropriate and child specific interventions
•Incorporates Child Life Specialist (CLS)
•Prepares child and parents for care
•Caregivers are important and have a clear role
(therapeutic hugging, shared decisions)
•Be sensitive to cultural differences
Image: Principles of atraumatic care
,Child Life Specialist
1. an individual specially trained in the developmental impact of illness, injury and trauma
2. provides programs that prepare children for hospitalization , surgery and other procedures
that are stressful and painful.
3. Are more educated on a child's development!
Erickson's stages
1. trust vs mistrust
if needs are independently met, infants develop a sense of trust
2. autonomy vs shame and doubt
toddlers learn to exercise will and do things for themselves, or they doubt their abilities
3. initiative vs guilt
preschoolers learn to initiate tasks and carry out plans or they feel guilty about their efforts
about being independent
4. industry vs inferiority
children learn the pleasure of applying themselves to tasks or they feel inferior
5. identity vs role confusion
teenagers work at refining a sense of self by testing roles and then integrating them to form a
single identity, or they become confused about who they are
,6. intimacy vs isolation
young adults struggle to form close relationships and to gain the capacity for intimate love or
they feel socially isolated.
7. generativity vs stagnation
middle-age discover a sense of contributing to the world usually through family and work or
they feel a lack of purpose
8. integrity vs despair
when reflecting on his or her life, the older adult may feel a sense of satisfaction or failure
Image: Erickson's stages
How to enforce effective communication
1.Speak with parents - listen as important as talking.
-Ask the key questions
-Elicit relevant information
-Understand concerns, problems, and beliefs
2.Explain well
-So family can understand
-So they can make informed decisions
-So they can follow through/ discuss prescribed therapy
3.Establishing a respectful relationship
, 4.Speak with the child AND the parents
-Win over the little kids, win over the parents!
-Kids respond to reward (toy/ sticker/ stethoscope)
-don't rush
-Give child time to warm up
-Let the child touch and feel stuff
-Tell them what to expect
-KISS Principle
SBAR
SBAR & Write Down Read Back Confirm
are greats techniques to use to facilitate prompt and appropriate communication amongst
healthcare providers.
HEAD TO TOE ASSESSMENT
assess
-noninvasive (heart and lungs) to most invasive
examine ears, throat, and hip until the end
-Peripheral to central
-Inspection
-Auscultation
-Palpation
A+ Verified Practice Exam Questions and Answers |
Principles of Atraumatic Care | Child Life Specialist |
Erikson's Developmental Stages | Pediatric Growth and
Development Milestones | Age-Specific Communication |
SBAR Communication | Head-to-Toe Pediatric Assessment |
Nursing Fundamentals | Clinical Decision-Making |
Developmental Assessment | NCLEX Review |
Comprehensive Revision Notes | | High-Scoring Study
Material | Latest 2026 Exam Prep
Principles of atraumatic care
minimizes or eliminates the psychological and physical distress for children and their families
in our big bad system
•Minimize separation
•Gives child sense of control
•Based on a trusting relationship
•Age appropriate and child specific interventions
•Incorporates Child Life Specialist (CLS)
•Prepares child and parents for care
•Caregivers are important and have a clear role
(therapeutic hugging, shared decisions)
•Be sensitive to cultural differences
Image: Principles of atraumatic care
,Child Life Specialist
1. an individual specially trained in the developmental impact of illness, injury and trauma
2. provides programs that prepare children for hospitalization , surgery and other procedures
that are stressful and painful.
3. Are more educated on a child's development!
Erickson's stages
1. trust vs mistrust
if needs are independently met, infants develop a sense of trust
2. autonomy vs shame and doubt
toddlers learn to exercise will and do things for themselves, or they doubt their abilities
3. initiative vs guilt
preschoolers learn to initiate tasks and carry out plans or they feel guilty about their efforts
about being independent
4. industry vs inferiority
children learn the pleasure of applying themselves to tasks or they feel inferior
5. identity vs role confusion
teenagers work at refining a sense of self by testing roles and then integrating them to form a
single identity, or they become confused about who they are
,6. intimacy vs isolation
young adults struggle to form close relationships and to gain the capacity for intimate love or
they feel socially isolated.
7. generativity vs stagnation
middle-age discover a sense of contributing to the world usually through family and work or
they feel a lack of purpose
8. integrity vs despair
when reflecting on his or her life, the older adult may feel a sense of satisfaction or failure
Image: Erickson's stages
How to enforce effective communication
1.Speak with parents - listen as important as talking.
-Ask the key questions
-Elicit relevant information
-Understand concerns, problems, and beliefs
2.Explain well
-So family can understand
-So they can make informed decisions
-So they can follow through/ discuss prescribed therapy
3.Establishing a respectful relationship
, 4.Speak with the child AND the parents
-Win over the little kids, win over the parents!
-Kids respond to reward (toy/ sticker/ stethoscope)
-don't rush
-Give child time to warm up
-Let the child touch and feel stuff
-Tell them what to expect
-KISS Principle
SBAR
SBAR & Write Down Read Back Confirm
are greats techniques to use to facilitate prompt and appropriate communication amongst
healthcare providers.
HEAD TO TOE ASSESSMENT
assess
-noninvasive (heart and lungs) to most invasive
examine ears, throat, and hip until the end
-Peripheral to central
-Inspection
-Auscultation
-Palpation
