Pediatric CardNiaotalsohagCyurtis, MSN, RN How the Heart Works

Pediatric CardNiaotalsohagCyurtis, MSN, RN How the Heart Works

Pediatric CardNiaotalsohagCyurtis, MSN, RN How the Heart Works

Neurologic disorders in children Pediatric Differences in the Central Nervous System ● The nervous system is not mature at birth ● The brain constitutes 12% of a newborn’s body weight ● An infant’s brain is highly vascular and the dura can strip away from the pericranium Pediatric Differences in the Central Nervous System, cont’d ● At birth and during early childhood, fontanels are not closed and bones have not ossified ● Young infants have a proportionally large, ...

Neurologic disorders in children Pediatric Differences in the Central Nervous System ● The nervous system is not mature at birth ● The brain constitutes 12% of a newborn’s body weight ● An infant’s brain is highly vascular and the dura can strip away from the pericranium Pediatric Differences in the Central Nervous System, cont’d ● At birth and during early childhood, fontanels are not closed and bones have not ossified ● Young infants have a proportionally large, ...

Neurologic disorders in children Pediatric Differences in the Central Nervous System ● The nervous system is not mature at birth ● The brain constitutes 12% of a newborn’s body weight ● An infant’s brain is highly vascular and the dura can strip away from the pericranium Pediatric Differences in the Central Nervous System, cont’d ● At birth and during early childhood, fontanels are not closed and bones have not ossified ● Young infants have a proportionally large, ...

EXAM 2 STUDY GUIDE HEMATOLOGIC DISORDERS: 7-10 questions • Identify general nursing strategies associated with altered anemia • Describe the morphology, pathophysiology, clinical manifestations, therapeutic management and nursing considerations of the following anemias: o ***Laboratory norms: 6-12 years of age ▪ Hemoglobin: • 11.5-15.5 g/dl ▪ Hematocrit: • 35-45% ▪ MCV (mean corpuscular volume) • 77-95 fL • Measure of average size of RBC • ↓ in microcytic; ↑...

EXAM 2 STUDY GUIDE HEMATOLOGIC DISORDERS: 7-10 questions • Identify general nursing strategies associated with altered anemia • Describe the morphology, pathophysiology, clinical manifestations, therapeutic management and nursing considerations of the following anemias: o ***Laboratory norms: 6-12 years of age ▪ Hemoglobin: • 11.5-15.5 g/dl ▪ Hematocrit: • 35-45% ▪ MCV (mean corpuscular volume) • 77-95 fL • Measure of average size of RBC • ↓ in microcytic; ↑...

EXAM 2 STUDY GUIDE HEMATOLOGIC DISORDERS: 7-10 questions • Identify general nursing strategies associated with altered anemia • Describe the morphology, pathophysiology, clinical manifestations, therapeutic management and nursing considerations of the following anemias: o ***Laboratory norms: 6-12 years of age ▪ Hemoglobin: • 11.5-15.5 g/dl ▪ Hematocrit: • 35-45% ▪ MCV (mean corpuscular volume) • 77-95 fL • Measure of average size of RBC • ↓ in microcytic; ↑...

Chapter 21: The Child with Cognitive, Sensory, or Communication Impairment MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. The American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (AAIDD), formerly the American Association on Cognitive Impairment, classifies cognitive impairment based on what parameter? a. Age of onset b. Subaverage intelligence c. Adaptive skill domains d. Causative factors for cognitive impairment DIF: Cognitive Level: Understanding REF: p. 824 2. Secon...