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ATI Proctored Nursing Care of Children
2022 Possible Questions and Answers

death and dying: therapeutic communication chapter 11 - allow an opportunity for
anticipatory grieving. consistency among nursing personnel. encourage parents to
remain with client. communicate with the client honestly and respectfully. encourage
independence. provide and clarify information and explainations. encourage physical
contact: address feelings, and show concern empathy and support.

health promotion of adolescents (12-20 years): informed consent chapter 7 - Parents do
not need to give consent for adolescents to get tested for STD

infection control: teaching about methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus chapter 11
fundamental - Treat with vancomycin and linezolid. Obtain specimen for culture and
sensitivity for antimicrobial therapy. Monitor to make sure therapeutic levels are
maintained. Complete full course of antibioitics. Avoid overuse

immunizations: recommended schedule for preschool-age child chapter 35 - 4-6 years:
DTaP, MMR, IPV
3-6 years: Flue vaccine

immunizations: schedule for infant immunizations chapter 35 - Birth: Hep B
2 months: DTaP, RV, IPV, Hib, PCV, and Hep B
4 months: DTaP, RV, IPV, Hib, PCV
6 months: DTaP, IVP, PCV, Hep B, RV, Hib
6-12 months: seasonal influenza vaccine

death and dying: age-appropriate response to death chapter 11 - INFANTS/TODDLERS
BIRTH TO 3 YEARS
o Have little to no concept of death
o Egocentric thinking prevents their understanding of death (toddler)
o Mirror parental emotions (sadness, anger, depression, anxiety).
o Can regress to an earlier stage of behavior.
PRESCHOOL CHILDREN (3 TO 6 YEARS)
o Egocentric Thinking
o Magical thinking allows for the belief that thoughts can cause an event such as death
(as a result, child can feel guilt and shame).
o View dying as temporary because of the lack of a concept of time and because the
dead person can still have attributes of living (sleeping, eating, breathing).
SCHOOL- AGE CHILDREN (6 TO 12 YEARS)
o Begin to have an adult concept of death (inevitable, irreversible, universal), which
generally applies to older school-age children (9 to 12 years).

,o Experience death process, the unknown, and loss of control.
o Fear often displayed through uncooperative behavior.
o Can be curios about funeral services and what happens to the body after death.
ADOLESCENTS (12 TO 20 YEARS)
o Can have an adult-like concept of death
o Can have difficulty accepting death because they are discovering who they are,
establishing an identity, and dealing with issues of puberty.
o Can become increasingly stressed by the prospect of death.

dermatitis and acne: evaluating parent understanding of diaper rash chapter 31 - Advise
parents that their child should avoid bubble baths and harsh soaps
Encourage children to wear long sleeves and pants when there is risk of possible
exposure to irritants
Educate parents to remove an offending agent as soon as exposure takes place
Promptly remove the soiled diaper.
Clean urine the perineal area with a nonirritating cleanser.
Expose the affected area to air.
Use superabsorbent disposable diapers to reduce skin exposure.
Apply a skin barrier, such as zinc oxide. Do not wash it off with each diaper change

fractures: caring for a client who is in 90/90 skeletal traction 27 - o Maintain body
alignment
o Provide pharmacological and nonpharmacological interventions for the management
of pain and muscle spasms.
o Notify provider if the client experiences severe pain from muscle spasms that is
unrelieved by medications or repositioning.
o Assess and monitor neurovascular status.
o Routinely monitor skin integrity and document findings.
o Assess pin sites for pain, redness, swelling, drainage, or odor. Provide pin care per
protocol.
o Assess for changes in elimination and maintain usual patterns of elimination.
o Ensure that all hardware is tight and that the bed is in the correct position.
o Assess and maintain weights so that they hang freely, and the knots do not touch the
pulley. Do not lift or remove weights unless prescribed and supervised by the provider.
o Consult with the provider for an overbed trapeze to assist the client to move in bed.
o Provide range of motion and encourage activity of nonimmobilized extremities to
maintain mobility and prevent contractures.
o Encourage deep breathing and use if the incentive spirometry.
o Promote frequent position changes within restriction of traction.
o Remove sheets from the head of the bed to the foot of the bed and remake the bed in
the same manner.

pain management: rating a child's postoperative pain level chapter 9 - -FLACC (2
months to 7 years): assess behaviors of the child
-FACES (3 years and older): using diagram of six faces
-Oucher (3-13 years): pain on a scale of 0 to 5 using six photographs

, -Numeric scale (5 years and older): rate pain on scale of 1-10
-Non-communicating children's pain (3-18 years): behaviors observed for 10 min &
categories scored from 0 to 3

gastrointestinal disorders: menu items for celiac disease chapter 13 Nutrition - Gluton
intolerance. eliminate gluten, wheat, rye, and barley.

Encourage milk, cheese, rice, corn, eggs, potatoes, fruits, veggies, fresh meats, fish,
dried beans.

antibiotics affecting protein synthesis: administration of aminoglycosides chapter 45 -
SELECT PROTOTYPE MEDICATION: Gentamicin
OTHER MEDICATIONS
• Tobramycin
• Neomycin
• Streptomycin
• Paromomycin


USES:
Treats aerobic gram-negative bacilli, such as E.Coli, Klebsiella pneumoniae, Proteus
mirabilis, and Pseudomonas aeruginosa.
• Paromomycin (an oral aminoglycoside) treats intestinal amebiasis and tapeworm
infections.
• Oral neomycin suppresses the normal flora of the GI tract postoperatively in
preparation for colorectal surgery: topically, it treats infections of the eye, the ear, and
skin.
• Streptomycin can treat tuberculosis in combination with other medications, but newer
and safer ones (ethambutol, rifampin, isoniazid) are preferable.
COMPLICATIONS: Ototoxicity, Nephrotoxicity, Intense neuromuscular blockade,
Hypersensitivity.
CONTRAINDICATIONS/PRECAUTIONS:
• Use cautiously in patients with kidney impairment, hearing loss, and myasthenia
gravis.
INTERACTIONS: Penicillin inactivate aminoglycosides when in the same IV solution
NURSING ADMINISTRATION:
• Most aminoglycosides, such as gentamicin and streptomycin (IM Only), are parental.
Neomycin also has oral and topical formulations; tobramycin also has inhalation
formula.
• Base acquisition of aminoglycoside levels on dosing schedules.
o With ONCE-A-DAY DOSING, it is only necessary to obtain a blood sample for
measuring trough levels.
o DIVIDED DOSES
Peak: 30 min after admin of aminoglycoside IM or 30 min after completion of an IV
infusion.
Trough: Right before next dose.

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