CNA 6.1.1 (PEDIATRIC PATIENTS INTRODUCTION)
QUESTIONS WITH ACCURATE ANSWERS.
Pediatric,patients,,,ANS,-
Just,like,adults,,children,get,sick,and,need,medical,attention.,However,,children,are,not,just,"little,adults.",
They,have,special,needs,and,must,be,cared,for,differently,than,adults.
In,medical,facilities,,the,care,of,children,is,called,pediatrics.,Pediatric,patients,typically,range,from,infants,
to,18,years,old.
Biological,parent,,,ANS,-The,birth,parent
Adoptive,parent,,,ANS,-The,person,who,has,legally,assumed,the,responsibility,of,parenting
Foster,parent,,,ANS,-The,person,who,carries,out,parenting,duties,under,the,authority,of,a,legal,agency
Step-parent,,,ANS,-The,person,who,assumes,the,parenting,role,by,marrying,a,birth,or,adoptive,parent
Legal,guardian,,,ANS,-The,person,who,has,the,legal,right,to,make,decisions,about,the,child's,care
Pediatric,units,,,ANS,--,Infants,and,toddlers,-,birth,to,2,years,old
-,Early,childhood,-,2,to,6,years,old
-,Middle,childhood,-,6,to,11,years,old
-,Adolescence,-,11,to,18,years,old
Developmental,tasks,,,ANS,-
As,children,age,,there,are,certain,physical,and,psychological,tasks,that,should,occur,at,various,stages,of,de
velopment.,These,are,called,developmental,tasks.,The,four,areas,of,development,are,physical,,intellectua
l,,emotional,,and,social.
, By,understanding,developmental,tasks,,health,care,workers,are,able,to,appropriately,help,and,encourage,
pediatric,patients.,This,encouragement,is,especially,important,during,hospitalization,to,help,prevent,regr
ession,,which,means,to,move,backward,in,development.
Infants,and,toddlers,physical,development,,,ANS,-
During,infancy,,babies,settle,into,a,day,and,night,sleeping,pattern.,They,learn,to,hold,up,their,heads,on,th
eir,own,,roll,over,,and,reach,for,things.,Their,hearing,and,depth,perception,improve.
Later,in,their,first,year,,infants,sit,on,their,own,,crawl,,and,then,walk.,And,they,develop,the,pincer,grasp,wi
th,their,thumbs,and,first,fingers.
Toddlers,continue,to,gain,weight,and,height,,although,not,as,quickly,as,the,first,year.,Once,they,have,mas
tered,walking,,they,will,go,on,to,run,,jump,,and,climb.,They,will,scribble,and,stack,a,few,blocks.
Infants,and,toddlers,intellectual,development,,,ANS,-
Infants,learn,very,early,to,imitate,facial,expressions.,They,repeat,actions,that,bring,pleasure.,They,will,rec
ognize,people,,places,,and,objects.,And,they,may,find,an,object,hidden,under,a,blanket.,Infants,will,coo,an
d,babble,in,the,beginning,of,the,first,year,,and,by,the,end,of,it,,they,will,make,sounds,like,spoken,language
.,They,will,point,at,objects,to,communicate.
Toddlers,experiment,repeatedly,with,objects,to,see,what,they,do.,Toddlers,can,find,an,object,that,was,mo
ved,while,they,were,not,watching.,They,play,make-
believe,and,imitate,more,complex,actions,of,adults.,Toddlers,will,say,their,first,words,early,in,the,second,y
ear,and,increase,their,vocabularies,to,200,words,before,they,reach,age,two.,They,begin,to,combine,words
,to,communicate.
Infants,and,toddlers,emotional,development,,,ANS,-
Infants,can,show,basic,emotions,,such,as,happiness,,interest,,fear,,surprise,,anger,,and,sadness.,Anger,an
d,fear,increase,in,intensity,as,they,reach,the,end,of,the,first,year.,They,likely,develop,stranger,anxiety,,whi
ch,is,a,fear,of,strangers.,They,might,also,develop,separation,anxiety,,in,which,the,child,does,not,want,to,b
e,separated,from,mother,or,father.
Toddlers,begin,to,show,empathy,towards,others.,They,are,also,better,able,to,cooperate.,They,expand,thei
r,displayable,emotions,to,include,shame,,embarrassment,,and,pride.,Their,vocabulary,grows,to,include,e
motional,terms.,By,the,end,of,this,stage,,self-control,emerges.