Gowers sign - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

MODULE 6 LESSON CONTENT: Pediatric assessments need to be completed on all children from day 1 to age 18, and some literature will cite 21 years of age. Much like the approach to adult assessments the nurse must introduce herself, identify her patient, provide for privacy and ensure proper communication. Cultural diversity, temperament, age, developmental stage, cognitive or physical disabilities as well as language barriers all must be taken into consideration when approaching the child. Nurse...

DO NOT delegate what you can EAT! E - evaluate A - assess T - teach addisons= down, down down up down cushings= up up up down up addisons= hyponatremia, hypotension, decreased blood vol, hyperkalemia, hypoglycemia cushings= hypernatremia, hypertension, incrased blood vol, hypokalemia, hyperglycemia No Pee, no K (do not give potassium without adequate urine output) EleVate Veins; dAngle Arteries for better perfusion A= appearance (color all pink, pink and blue, blue [pale]) P= pulse (&...

Revised NCLEX Study Guide 1. ABCs (Airway, Breathing, Circulation) 2. When in distress DO NOT ASSESS! Unless 2nd hand information is received. 3. Scenario • Expected outcome with Disease Process o Continue to monitor o Document finding • Unexpected finding with Disease Process o Nursing intervention that must make a difference o Call HCP 4. Mini Maslow’s 1) ABCs (& Pain unrelieved by meds) 2) Safety 3) Comfort (Pain) 4) Psychological 5) Socia...

HESI PEDIATRIC NURSING QUESTIONS Child Health Promotion 1. List two contraindications to live virus immunization. • Immunocompromised child or a child in a household with an immunocompromised individual. 2. List three classic signs and symptoms of measles. • Photophobia, confluent rash that begins on the face and spreads downward, and Koplik spots on the buccal mucosa. 3. List the signs and symptoms of iron deficiency. • Anemia, pale conjunctiva, pale skin color, atrophy of papillae on ton...

Peds Boot Camp Prioritization • Pediatric Emergencies- Lab results to report- Abnormal • Do not call for expected findings • ABC • RN Interventions • Pediatric Emergencies- evaluat ing client’s understanding SIDS • Can use pacifiers • Back to sleep • Pediatric Emergencies-priority action for choking infant • Back blows/ thrusts • Pediatric Emergencies-treatment for overdose of Tylenol • Antidote: Acetylcystine • Pediatric Emergencies-lead poisoning • Monitor, increase...