NURS 373 Final study guide
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- Family-centred care recognizes the family as the unit of
1. What is family care1
centered care? - Family is defined by the childbearing person2
- Family includes those people who are significant to the
childbearing person2
- The relationship between the childbearing person, the
family and the perinatal nurse is based on mutual respect
and trust1,2
- Nurses have an ethical and moral obligation to involve
2. What is family families in their health-care practices.
nursing? - Evidence that the family has a significant impact on the
health and well-being of individual members.
- Nurses that specialize in family nursing recognize that
illness needs to be treated as a family affair.
- Neonate - Birth to 27 or 28 days
3. What are the - Infancy - 0-12 months
normal growth - Toddler - 1-3 years
and develop- - Preschool - 3-6 years
ment stages? - School age / Childhood - 6-11 years
When are they? - Adolescence - 11-18 years
- Nurturance-meeting basic needs.
4. What is expected - Sense of trust-dependability, security.
in the develop- - Oral phase-importance of sucking.
ment of a child in - Environment-strangers, safety are big concerns.
the infant stage? - Major stressors-separation
- Length increase by 50%
5. What is expected - Weight double by 6 months and triple by 1 year
in the growth of a - Anterior and posterior fontanelles
child in the infant - Eruption of teeth around 8 months
stage?
- Have parents present
6. What are some - Familiar objects
interventions for - Cuddling
a child in the in- - Rocking
fant stage? - Music
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, - Sucking
- Soft, slow voice
7. What are some Prenatal, Malnutrition, Born prematurely (stop correcting
important devel- at 2 years), genetics, chronic conditions, Sleep, Hydra-
opmental factors tion, Chronic stress, Culture, Social attachments,
for a child in the
infant stage?
8. What are the cephalocaudal, proximal, distal: head and neck, then up-
directional pat- per arms, then hands, then fingers
terns of growth
in an infant?
9. What is expect- - Motor skills develop faster than intellectual
ed in the de- - Sense of autonomy:
velopment of a - Must have mastery of self & environment
child in the tod- - Separation from mother
dler stage? - Anal stage- seeking control, ritualistic, tantrums
- Major stressors- separation, fear of bodily harm, and
alteration in routine.
10. What is expected - Growth rate slows 2nd yr of life (mostly in legs)
in the growth of - Limited food intake - picky
a child in the tod- - Growth spurts -steplike on growth curve
dler stage? - By age 2: half of adult height
- Head circumference= chest circumference
- Birth weight quadrulpled (av. weight 27lbs)
- By 33 months: all deciduous teeth
- Erupted and child has about 20 teethin total
11. What are some - Familiar objects
interventions for - Parents present
a child in the tod- - Allow for appropriate choices
dler stage? - Use simple term - child's language
- Avoid yes and no questions
12. What is expect- - Increasing independence- imaginative, curious, ener-
ed in the devel- getic learning
opment of a child - Sense of initiative-developing self image (male/female)
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, in the preschool - Learning through imitation
stage? - Socializes with peers
- Major stressors- fear of bodily harm, loss of control,
heightened imagination leads to increased anxiety.
13. What is ex- - slow and steady (long bones of arms and legs)
pected in the - Gain 3-5 lbs per year
growth of a child - Grow about 2.5 to 3in per year
in the preschool - Deciduous teeth development complete
stage? - 6 yrs - start to lose teeth and get secondary teeth
14. What are some - Simple explanations
interventions for - Allow for appropriate choices.
a child in - Familiar objects.
the preschool - Parental presence.
stage? - Be patient
- Focus on the present not the future
- They often imagine things to be worse than they are
15. What is expect- - Development of logical thinking
ed in the devel- - Interest outside of family
opment of a child - Sense of industry - challenges, achievement
in the childhood - Major stressors - loss of control, bodily injury, pain,
stage? separation
16. What is expected - Slow and smooth (girls faster)
in the growth of a - 2in per year in height
child in the child- - 6lbs per year in weight
hood stage? - By 7yrs brain nearly completed its growth
- Development of small muscle and eye-hand coordina-
tion increases
- Pubertal growth
- Loss of teeth
17. What are some - Explain procedures more in depth
interventions for - Honesty - they can tell when you're lying
a child in - Privacy
the childhood - Include in decision making
stage? - Parental presence
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with complete solution!
- Family-centred care recognizes the family as the unit of
1. What is family care1
centered care? - Family is defined by the childbearing person2
- Family includes those people who are significant to the
childbearing person2
- The relationship between the childbearing person, the
family and the perinatal nurse is based on mutual respect
and trust1,2
- Nurses have an ethical and moral obligation to involve
2. What is family families in their health-care practices.
nursing? - Evidence that the family has a significant impact on the
health and well-being of individual members.
- Nurses that specialize in family nursing recognize that
illness needs to be treated as a family affair.
- Neonate - Birth to 27 or 28 days
3. What are the - Infancy - 0-12 months
normal growth - Toddler - 1-3 years
and develop- - Preschool - 3-6 years
ment stages? - School age / Childhood - 6-11 years
When are they? - Adolescence - 11-18 years
- Nurturance-meeting basic needs.
4. What is expected - Sense of trust-dependability, security.
in the develop- - Oral phase-importance of sucking.
ment of a child in - Environment-strangers, safety are big concerns.
the infant stage? - Major stressors-separation
- Length increase by 50%
5. What is expected - Weight double by 6 months and triple by 1 year
in the growth of a - Anterior and posterior fontanelles
child in the infant - Eruption of teeth around 8 months
stage?
- Have parents present
6. What are some - Familiar objects
interventions for - Cuddling
a child in the in- - Rocking
fant stage? - Music
1/
110
, - Sucking
- Soft, slow voice
7. What are some Prenatal, Malnutrition, Born prematurely (stop correcting
important devel- at 2 years), genetics, chronic conditions, Sleep, Hydra-
opmental factors tion, Chronic stress, Culture, Social attachments,
for a child in the
infant stage?
8. What are the cephalocaudal, proximal, distal: head and neck, then up-
directional pat- per arms, then hands, then fingers
terns of growth
in an infant?
9. What is expect- - Motor skills develop faster than intellectual
ed in the de- - Sense of autonomy:
velopment of a - Must have mastery of self & environment
child in the tod- - Separation from mother
dler stage? - Anal stage- seeking control, ritualistic, tantrums
- Major stressors- separation, fear of bodily harm, and
alteration in routine.
10. What is expected - Growth rate slows 2nd yr of life (mostly in legs)
in the growth of - Limited food intake - picky
a child in the tod- - Growth spurts -steplike on growth curve
dler stage? - By age 2: half of adult height
- Head circumference= chest circumference
- Birth weight quadrulpled (av. weight 27lbs)
- By 33 months: all deciduous teeth
- Erupted and child has about 20 teethin total
11. What are some - Familiar objects
interventions for - Parents present
a child in the tod- - Allow for appropriate choices
dler stage? - Use simple term - child's language
- Avoid yes and no questions
12. What is expect- - Increasing independence- imaginative, curious, ener-
ed in the devel- getic learning
opment of a child - Sense of initiative-developing self image (male/female)
2/
110
, in the preschool - Learning through imitation
stage? - Socializes with peers
- Major stressors- fear of bodily harm, loss of control,
heightened imagination leads to increased anxiety.
13. What is ex- - slow and steady (long bones of arms and legs)
pected in the - Gain 3-5 lbs per year
growth of a child - Grow about 2.5 to 3in per year
in the preschool - Deciduous teeth development complete
stage? - 6 yrs - start to lose teeth and get secondary teeth
14. What are some - Simple explanations
interventions for - Allow for appropriate choices.
a child in - Familiar objects.
the preschool - Parental presence.
stage? - Be patient
- Focus on the present not the future
- They often imagine things to be worse than they are
15. What is expect- - Development of logical thinking
ed in the devel- - Interest outside of family
opment of a child - Sense of industry - challenges, achievement
in the childhood - Major stressors - loss of control, bodily injury, pain,
stage? separation
16. What is expected - Slow and smooth (girls faster)
in the growth of a - 2in per year in height
child in the child- - 6lbs per year in weight
hood stage? - By 7yrs brain nearly completed its growth
- Development of small muscle and eye-hand coordina-
tion increases
- Pubertal growth
- Loss of teeth
17. What are some - Explain procedures more in depth
interventions for - Honesty - they can tell when you're lying
a child in - Privacy
the childhood - Include in decision making
stage? - Parental presence
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