ATI NURSING CARE OF CHILDREN
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Piaget - ANS Sensorimotor (0-2)
Preoperational (2-7)
Concrete operations (7-11)
Formal operations (12+)
Erikson - ANS Trust vs. mistrust
Autonomy vs. shame and doubt
Initiative vs. guilt
Industry vs. inferiority
Identity vs. role confusion
Intimacy vs. isolation
Generativity vs. stagnation
Integrity vs. despair
Patent ductus arteriosus - ANS Murmur (machine-like)
Wide pulse pressure
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,Bounding pulses
Possible asymptomatic
Ventricular septal defect - ANS Loud, harsh murmur not usually heard until pulmonary
pressures drop at 4-8 weeks old
Heart failure
Failure to thrive
Small, possible asymptomatic defects
Coarctation of the aorta - ANS Increased BP and O2 saturation in upper extremities
compared to lower extremities.
Nosebleeds
Headaches
Vertigo
Leg pain
Weak or absent lower extremity pulses (decreased CO)
Pulmonary stenosis - ANS Systolic ejection murmur
Right ventricular enlargement
Exercise intolerance
Cyanosis with severe narrowing
Artial septal defect - ANS Loud, harsh murmur
Mild heart failure
Possible enlarged RA
Increased oxygen saturations in RA
Possibly asymptomatic
Tetralogy of Fallot - ANS Murmur
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, Cyanosis
Severe dyspnea
Clubbing of fingers
Hypercyanotic spells
Acidosis
Polycythemia
Clot formation
Frequently sits in a squatting position (decreases venous return)
Failure to thrive
Growth retardation
FLACC scale - ANS 2 months - 7 years
Intussusception - ANS Most common at 5-9 months; up to age 5
Sudden and acute pain
Sausage-shaped mass in URQ
Red currant jelly-like stools
Rheumatic fever - ANS Nontender, subcutaneous nodules over bony prominences
Pink, nonpruritic macupapular rash on trunk and inner surfaces of extremities
CNS involvement (chorea) including involuntary, purposeless muscle movements
Muffled heart sounds, pericardial friction rub, chest pain
Bronchiolitis/RSV - ANS Common 2-12 months
Cough
Wheezing
Nasal congestion
Fever
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EXAM QUESTIONS WITH 100%
CORRECT ANSWERS | LATEST
VERSION 2025/2026.
Piaget - ANS Sensorimotor (0-2)
Preoperational (2-7)
Concrete operations (7-11)
Formal operations (12+)
Erikson - ANS Trust vs. mistrust
Autonomy vs. shame and doubt
Initiative vs. guilt
Industry vs. inferiority
Identity vs. role confusion
Intimacy vs. isolation
Generativity vs. stagnation
Integrity vs. despair
Patent ductus arteriosus - ANS Murmur (machine-like)
Wide pulse pressure
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,Bounding pulses
Possible asymptomatic
Ventricular septal defect - ANS Loud, harsh murmur not usually heard until pulmonary
pressures drop at 4-8 weeks old
Heart failure
Failure to thrive
Small, possible asymptomatic defects
Coarctation of the aorta - ANS Increased BP and O2 saturation in upper extremities
compared to lower extremities.
Nosebleeds
Headaches
Vertigo
Leg pain
Weak or absent lower extremity pulses (decreased CO)
Pulmonary stenosis - ANS Systolic ejection murmur
Right ventricular enlargement
Exercise intolerance
Cyanosis with severe narrowing
Artial septal defect - ANS Loud, harsh murmur
Mild heart failure
Possible enlarged RA
Increased oxygen saturations in RA
Possibly asymptomatic
Tetralogy of Fallot - ANS Murmur
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, Cyanosis
Severe dyspnea
Clubbing of fingers
Hypercyanotic spells
Acidosis
Polycythemia
Clot formation
Frequently sits in a squatting position (decreases venous return)
Failure to thrive
Growth retardation
FLACC scale - ANS 2 months - 7 years
Intussusception - ANS Most common at 5-9 months; up to age 5
Sudden and acute pain
Sausage-shaped mass in URQ
Red currant jelly-like stools
Rheumatic fever - ANS Nontender, subcutaneous nodules over bony prominences
Pink, nonpruritic macupapular rash on trunk and inner surfaces of extremities
CNS involvement (chorea) including involuntary, purposeless muscle movements
Muffled heart sounds, pericardial friction rub, chest pain
Bronchiolitis/RSV - ANS Common 2-12 months
Cough
Wheezing
Nasal congestion
Fever
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