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NURS3029 - PAEDIATRICS &
ADOLESCENT HEALTH Questions and
Correct Answers
What age is a neonate? Ans: 0-28 Days
What age is an infant? Ans: Birth to 1 year
What years are included in early childhood? Ans: 1-4
What years are included in middle childhood? Ans: 5-12
What age are adolescents? Ans: 13-18
What are some of the reasons that todays children should be the
healthiest ever? Ans: Better living conditions, education and
increasing vaccination rate
What are some of the new problems facing todays children? Ans:
Rapid social change and new morbidities
What is the priority in preventing adult morbidities? Ans: Early
intervention
What is the focus of paediatric nurses? Ans: Promote children
wellbeing by providing access to quality healthcare for both
children and their families
What are the main current issues facing children? Ans:
Overweight, poor diet/nutrition, accidental injury, bullying and
homelessness
What are some reasons for decreasing child death? Ans: -
Improved access to quality neonatal healthcare
- Community awareness of risk factors
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- Child safety education
- Improved sanitation and hygiene
- Vaccine preventable diseases
What are some of the effects of obesity on health of children? Ans:
- Increases poorer physical health
- Risk factor for morbidity and mortality in adulthood
- Greater risk of developing asthma, T2 diabetes, cardiovascular
disease and cancer
- Stress on growing bones and joints
- Emotional and social issues
What are some of the effects of poor dental health on the health of
children? Ans: - Poor social interactions
- Chewing issues
- Loss of natural teeth
- Pain
- Speech impairment
- School absences
- Poor sleeping
- Irritability
- Infection
What is involved in the role of the paediatric nurse? Ans: - Assess
the child
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- Make a nursing diagnosis
- Plan and implement care
- Evaluate care
- Consider their developmental age
- Minimise psychological and physical stress for child and family
- Advocate for the child and the family
What are the 3 principles of atraumatic care? Ans: - Prevent or
minimise the Childs separation from the family
- Promote a sense of control
- Prevent or minimise bodily injury and pain
What is one of the ways you can promote a sense of control in the
care of a child? Ans: Maintain routines and whatever freedoms are
possible
What are some of the ways you can prevent or minimise bodily
harm and pain in children? Ans: - Local anaesthetic or numbing
cream
- Play specialists
- Touch/play with equipment where possible
- Use of clinical holding
- Involve parents/family in care
- All cares in treatment room not patient room
What are the 4 rights of the child? Ans: - Non-discrimination
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- Life, survival and development
- Best interest of the child
- Respect for Childs preferences and viewpoint
What are some roles of the nurse in terms of advocating for your
patient? Ans: - Ensure their rights are protected
- Acknowledge the rights of parents/caregivers
- Mandatory reporting, consent and ethical decision making
What are some roles of the community child health nurse? Ans: -
Health and developmental assessments
- Home visits
- Initial health check
- Parenting support groups
- Free child immunisation clinics
- Specialist services
What are some roles of the school health nurse? Ans: - Health
assessment
- Health promotion and education
- School immunisation program
- Referrals
- Student health and wellbeing programs
- Parenting advice
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NURS3029 - PAEDIATRICS &
ADOLESCENT HEALTH Questions and
Correct Answers
What age is a neonate? Ans: 0-28 Days
What age is an infant? Ans: Birth to 1 year
What years are included in early childhood? Ans: 1-4
What years are included in middle childhood? Ans: 5-12
What age are adolescents? Ans: 13-18
What are some of the reasons that todays children should be the
healthiest ever? Ans: Better living conditions, education and
increasing vaccination rate
What are some of the new problems facing todays children? Ans:
Rapid social change and new morbidities
What is the priority in preventing adult morbidities? Ans: Early
intervention
What is the focus of paediatric nurses? Ans: Promote children
wellbeing by providing access to quality healthcare for both
children and their families
What are the main current issues facing children? Ans:
Overweight, poor diet/nutrition, accidental injury, bullying and
homelessness
What are some reasons for decreasing child death? Ans: -
Improved access to quality neonatal healthcare
- Community awareness of risk factors
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- Child safety education
- Improved sanitation and hygiene
- Vaccine preventable diseases
What are some of the effects of obesity on health of children? Ans:
- Increases poorer physical health
- Risk factor for morbidity and mortality in adulthood
- Greater risk of developing asthma, T2 diabetes, cardiovascular
disease and cancer
- Stress on growing bones and joints
- Emotional and social issues
What are some of the effects of poor dental health on the health of
children? Ans: - Poor social interactions
- Chewing issues
- Loss of natural teeth
- Pain
- Speech impairment
- School absences
- Poor sleeping
- Irritability
- Infection
What is involved in the role of the paediatric nurse? Ans: - Assess
the child
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- Make a nursing diagnosis
- Plan and implement care
- Evaluate care
- Consider their developmental age
- Minimise psychological and physical stress for child and family
- Advocate for the child and the family
What are the 3 principles of atraumatic care? Ans: - Prevent or
minimise the Childs separation from the family
- Promote a sense of control
- Prevent or minimise bodily injury and pain
What is one of the ways you can promote a sense of control in the
care of a child? Ans: Maintain routines and whatever freedoms are
possible
What are some of the ways you can prevent or minimise bodily
harm and pain in children? Ans: - Local anaesthetic or numbing
cream
- Play specialists
- Touch/play with equipment where possible
- Use of clinical holding
- Involve parents/family in care
- All cares in treatment room not patient room
What are the 4 rights of the child? Ans: - Non-discrimination
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- Life, survival and development
- Best interest of the child
- Respect for Childs preferences and viewpoint
What are some roles of the nurse in terms of advocating for your
patient? Ans: - Ensure their rights are protected
- Acknowledge the rights of parents/caregivers
- Mandatory reporting, consent and ethical decision making
What are some roles of the community child health nurse? Ans: -
Health and developmental assessments
- Home visits
- Initial health check
- Parenting support groups
- Free child immunisation clinics
- Specialist services
What are some roles of the school health nurse? Ans: - Health
assessment
- Health promotion and education
- School immunisation program
- Referrals
- Student health and wellbeing programs
- Parenting advice
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