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Freud Stage 1 - Oral Stage. birth to 1 year. the mouth is the center of gratification. "sucking, biting, chewing and vocalizing" are important to infant Freud Stage 2 - Anal stage. age 1-3 (toddler). the "toilet training stage" Freud Stage 3 - Phallic Stage. Child associates pleasure and conflicting feelings about genital organs. "may run around the house naked quite frequently" Freud Stage 4 - Latency stage. age 6-12 (school age). sexual urges become "dormant". they put more en...

TORCH see picture Toxoplasmosis - Intracellular protozoan parasite - Cats are a reservoir -> infective cysts passed in stool - Most human infections are asymptomatic and remain latent unless immune compromise occurs - Pregnancy women may be exposed through cat litter or undercooked meat -> infection during pregnancy can lead to trans placental infection of infant -> proliferation of organism in brain, muscles, and heart - Pregnant woman typically will not have any symptoms dur...

Anatomic and Physiologic Differences between Child and Adult see picture Exam Pearls for Infants and Toddlers - Examine in caregiver's lap while also sitting down - Build rapport by examining stuffy or adult first - Let child play with and touch exam equipment - Do parts of the exam with them - Start with heart and lung exam while child is quiet Exam Pearls for School Age Children - Ask history questions - May assess development by asking to draw - For oropharynx -> "breathe l...

what are the unique issues in pediatrics healthcare that are different from adults - history and physical changes over time. dual patient (parent and child are both at the visit and both have input). early experiences shape brain development and influence lifelong health. weight or age based medication dosing. age specific illness and presentation. vaccine schedules. anatomic and physiologic differences between children and adults - immature blood/ blood brain barrier. higher respiratory...

Normal Oral Temp - 35.8-37.5 C 96.4-99.5 F Normal Pulse Rate - 60-100 bpm Normal respirations - 12-20 breaths/min Normal blood pressure - 120/80 mmHg What is the primary source of heat production - metabolism Intermittent fever - temp returns to normal at least once every 24 hours Remittent fever - temp does not return to normal and fluctuates a few degrees up and down Sustained or Continuous fever - temp remains above normal with minimal variations Relapsing or recurren...

A Spanish-speaking client arrives at the triage desk in the emergency department and states to the nurse, "No speak English, need interpreter." Which is the best action for the nurse to take? Page an interpreter from the hospital's interpreter services. The nurse is performing a neurological assessment on a client and elicits a positive Romberg's sign. The nurse makes this determination based on which observation? A significant sway when the client stands erect with feet together, arms at...

A school nurse notices that a student is losing weight and decides to perform a focused nutritional assessment to rule out an eating disorder. What is the nurse's best action? Perform the focused assessment as this is an independent nurse-initiated intervention. Request an order from Jill's physician since this is a physician-initiated intervention. Request an order from Jill's physician since this is a collaborative intervention. Request an order from the nutritionist since this is a c...

What is the mask of pregnancy? Chloasma The _______________ produces hormones that assist in the maintaining the pregnancy. placenta Physiology of Pregnancy/5 Fertilization Implantation Embryonic/Fetal development Embryonic/Fetal physiology Fetal Well Being Fertilization takes place when the sperm joins or fuses w/ovum Implantation embedding of the fertilized ovum (zygote) in the uterine mucosa Determination of pregnancy positive signs Ultrasonic tracing of the fetus EDB Expecte...

specific Ionization - # of ion pairs formed by a particle per path length Linear Energy Transfer - the average energy locally deposited in an absorber resulting from a charged particle per distance of travel stopping power - the absorbers ability to remove energy from a beam of a charged particle Range - inversely related to the stopping power, charged particle is only kinetic, it is the average depth of penetration before the charged particle loses all of its kinetic energy 2 energy...

Atomic Mass - The actual weight of a particular isotope in AMU The atomic # is the # of: - Protons in the nucleus The periodic table of the elements lists all known elements in order of: - Increasing atomic # An action on an object that could cause the object to change speed or direction is identified as - Force The Law of Conservation of Energy states that the: - Total amount of energy in a closed system remains unchanged When the nucleons are combined to form a nucleus some of t...