2026l Update)l Maternal-Childl Nursingl
Review|l Questionsl &l Answers|l Gradel A|l
100%l Correctl (Verifiedl Solutions)-l Galen
Q:l Differencesl inl al childl fracturel vs.l anl adultl fracture
Answer:
fracturesl heall morel rapidlyl inl childrenl thanl adults
Injuryl tol growthl platel duringl childhoodl canl affectl growth
Fatl embolil canl occurl froml fracturesl -l morel commonl inl adult
Q:l Whatl typel ofl fracturesl arel veryl commonl inl children
Answer:
greenstickl fracture
Q:l Whatl typel ofl fracturel inl childrenl isl al redl flagl forl abusel inl children
Answer:
spirall fracturel (especiallyl inl thel femur),l anyl fracturel ofl lowerl extremitiesl inl anl infantl
thatl isl notl mobile,l multiplel fracturesl atl variousl stagesl ofl healing
Q:l Whatl arel thel 5l P'sl ofl al neurovascularl check
Answer:
,Pain,l pulse,l pallor,l paresthesia,l paralysis
Q:l Describel carel forl weightsl andl pulleys
Answer:
weightsl hangl freely,l weightsl outl ofl reachl ofl child,l Ropesl onl thel pulleys,l Knotsl notl
restingl againstl pulleys,l bedl linensl notl onl tractionl ropes,l countertractionl inl place,l
apparatusl doesl notl touchl footl ofl bed
Q:l Whatl isl thel firstl signl ofl compartmentl syndrome
Answer:
painl unrelievedl byl medication
Q:l Educationl forl homecarel ofl childl inl cast
Answer:
carel ofl thel castl andl howl tol supportl thel castl tol preventl extremityl froml assumingl al
dependentl positionl thatl couldl compromisel circulation,l childl isl taughtl howl tol transferl
safelyl withl thel cast,l checkl ifl castl isl tool tightl orl tool lose,l andl whenl tol returnl tol clinic
Q:l Pathol ofl scoliosis
Answer:
S-shapedl curvaturel ofl thel spine,l duringl adolescencel itl isl morel commonl inl girls,l
untreatedl progressivel scoliosisl canl leadl tol backl pain,l fatigue,l disability,l andl heartl andl
lungl complications,l skeletall deteriorationl doesl notl stopl withl maturity,l mayl bel
aggravatedl byl pregnancy
,Q:l Describel screeningl ofl al childl suspectedl ofl havingl scoliosis
Answer:
detectionl usuallyl vial al screeningl byl schooll nurse,l revealsl shouldersl arel differentl
heights,l one-sidedl ripl bump,l prominentl scapula,l definitivel dxl byl xray
Q:l Whenl isl scoliosisl treated
Answer:
treatmentl aimedl atl correctingl curvature,l curvel upl tol 20l degreesl nol tx,l carefullyl
followedl withl exercise,l curvesl 20-40l requirel Milwaukeel bracel wornl 16-23l hours/day,l
>45l degreesl requiresl surgery
Q:l Howl isl thel skinl protectedl froml breakdownl whilel al childl isl wearingl al backl brace
Answer:
Bracel isl wornl overl al t-shirt
Q:l Describel thel typesl ofl JIA
Answer:
Oligo-4l orl fewerl joints,l uveitisl inl 30%
polyarthritis-5l orl morel joints,l uveitisl inl 10%
Systemicl arthritis-wholel body,fever,rash,jointl inflammation,uveitisl inl 10%,abdominall
pain,elevatedl ESR
Q:l Whatl isl uveitis
, Answer:
inflammationl ofl thel eye
Q:l Systemicl Arthritis
Answer:
intermittentl spikingl ofl feverl (103)l forl morel thanl 10l days,l nonpruriticl macularl rash,l abl
pain,l elevatedl ESR,l C-reactivel protein,l antinuclearl antibodies,l possiblyl enlargedl spleenl
andl liver,l occursl inl childrenl 1-3l andl 8-10l mostl often
Q:l Treatmentsl forl JIA
Answer:
NSAIDs,l methotrexate,l steroids,l immunosuppressantsl suchl asl Etanercept,l adalimumab,l
canakinumab,l tocilizumab,l preventl infections,l monitoringl forl sidel effectsl andl uveitis,l
dietaryl managementl andl physicall therapy
Q:l Pathol ofl al patientl diagnosedl withl MD
Answer:
geneticl disorderl wherel progressivel musclel degenerationl occurs,l deathl ofl musclel fibers,l
childhoodl forml (Duchenne's)l isl mostl common,l occursl onlyl inl boys,l sex-linkedl recessivel
inheritedl disorder,l generallyl 2-6y
Q:l Whatl shouldl nursel expectl tol assessl inl al clientl withl MD
Answer: