Peds Exam 1 Study Guide Questions and Correct Answers the Latest Update
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Module
Pediatric
Institution
Pediatric
Best practices for discipline for Infants:
time out
Best practices for discipline for toddlers/preschoolers:
consistency; time out; during temper tantrums, stay calm and ignore the behavior; during
periods of no tantrums, practice positive reinforcement; offer the child options; set clear
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Peds Exam 1 Study Guide Questions and
Correct Answers the Latest Update
Best practices for discipline for Infants:
✓ time out
Best practices for discipline for toddlers/preschoolers:
✓ consistency; time out; during temper tantrums, stay calm and ignore the behavior; during
periods of no tantrums, practice positive reinforcement; offer the child options; set clear
boundaries and expectations; praise the child for positive behavior; reward system
Using Time-Out
✓ • Select an area for time-out that is safe, convenient, and unstimulating, but where the
child can be monitored, such as the bathroom, hallway, or laundry room.
✓ • Determine what behaviors warrant a time-out.
✓ • Make certain children understand the "rules" and how they are expected to behave.
✓ • Explain to children the process of time-out:
✓ • When they misbehave, they will be given one warning. If they do not obey, they will be
sent to the place designated for time-out.
✓ • They are to sit there for a specified period.
✓ • If they cry, refuse, or display any disruptive behavior, the time-out period will begin
after they quiet down.
✓ • When they are quiet for the duration of the time, they can then leave the room.
✓ • A rule for the length of time-out is 1 minute per year of age; use a kitchen timer with an
audible bell to record the time rather than a watch.
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Importance of Peer Relationships in School Age Children
✓ -Helps child gain independence from parents.
✓ -helps children learn how to deal with dominance and hostility, how to relate to persons in
positions of leadership and authority, and how to explore ideas and the physical
environment.
✓ -learn to argue, persuade, bargain, cooperate, and compromise
✓ -learn to dress, talk, and behave in a manner acceptable to the group
✓ -a time when they make "best friends"
✓ -lack of group identity leads to bullying
Importance of Peer Relationships in Adolescents
✓ -pressure to belong to a group is intensified
✓ -a sense of belonging
✓ -a frame of reference for self-assertion and rejection of the identity of their parents'
generation
✓ -peers serve as a strong support
✓ -gives them a feeling of strength and power
✓ -positive health promotion
✓ -forms the transitional world between dependence and autonomy
Non-pharmacological pain management for preschoolers and school age children
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✓ -distraction
✓ -relaxation
✓ -guided imagery
✓ -positive self talk
✓ -thought stopping: positive remarks about procedure
✓ -behavioral contracting: rewards, point system
FLACC Scale
✓ Pain assessment tool that includes the five categories of behavior: Facial expression, leg
movement, activity, cry, and consolability
Atraumatic Care
✓ the provision of therapeutic care in settings, by personnel, and through the use of
interventions that eliminate or minimize the psychologic and physical distress experienced
by children and their families in the health care system
Overriding Goal of Atraumatic Care
✓ do no harm
Three principles provide the framework of achieving goal of atraumatic care:
✓ 1. prevent or minimize the child's separation from the family
✓ 2. promote a sense of control
✓ 3. prevent or minimize bodily injury and pain
Atraumatic Care for encouraging a child's acceptance of oral medication:
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