Topics

8. Appropriate care of a child with

meningitis includes frequent

HIV

assessment of neurologic signs (such

Roseola

as decreasing levels of

Tractions

consciousness, difficulty to arouse)

Various diseases afflicting the

and measuring the circumference of

pediatric clients

Bullets

1. A child with HIV-positive blood should

receive inactivated poliovirus vaccine
(IPV) rather than oral poliovirus
vaccine (OPV) immunization.
2. To achieve postural drainage in an
infant, place a pillow on the nurses lap
and lay the infant across it.
3. A child with cystic fibrosis should eat
more calories, protein, vitamins, and
minerals than a child without the
disease.
4. Infants subsisting on cows milk only
dont receive a sufficient amount of
iron (ferrous sulfate), which will
eventually result in iron deficiency
anemia.
5. A child with an undiagnosed infection
should be placed in isolation.
6. An infant usually triples his birth
weight by the end of his first year.
7. Clinical signs of a dehydrated infant
include lethargy, irritability, dry skin
decreased tearing, decreased urinary
output, and increased pulse.

the head because subdural effusions

and obstructive hydrocephalus can
develop.
9. Expected clinical findings in
a newborn with cerebral palsy include
reflexive hypertonicity and crisscrossing or scissoring leg movements.
10.Papules, vesicles, and crust are all
present at the same time in the early
phase of chickenpox.
11.Topical corticosteroids shouldnt be
used on chickenpox lesions.
12.A serving size of a food is usually 1
tablespoon for each year of age.
13.The characteristic of fifth disease
(erythema infectiosum) is erythema on
the face, primarily the cheeks, giving a
slapped face appearance.
14.Adolescents may brave pain,
especially in front of peers. Therefore,
offer analgesics if pain is suspected or
administer the medication if the client
asks for it.
15.Signs that a child with cystic fibrosis is
responding to pancreatic enzymes are
the absence of steatorrhea, improved

appetite, and absence of abdominal

pain.
16.Roseola appears as discrete rose-pink
macules that first appear on the trunk

25.When bottle-feeding a newborn with a

cleft palate, hold the infants head in
an upright position.
26.Because of circulating maternal

and that fade when pressure is

antibodies that will decrease the

applied.

immune response, the measles,

17.A ninety degree-ninety degree traction

mumps, and rubella (MMR) vaccine

is used for fracture of a childs femur

shouldnt be given until the infant has

or tibia.

reached 1 year of age.

18.One sign of developmental dysplasia

is limping during ambulation.
19.Circumcision wouldnt be performed
on a male child with hypospadias
because the foreskin may be needed
during surgical reconstruction.
20.Neonatal abstinence syndrome is

27.Before feeding an infant any fluid that

has been warmed, test a drop of the
liquid on your own skin to prevent
burning the infant.
28.A newborn typically wets 6 to 10
diapers per day.
29.Although microwaving food and fluids

manifested in central nervous system

isnt recommend for infants, its

hyperirritability (for example,

commonplace in the United States.

hyperactive Moro reflex) and

Therefore the family should be toughs

gastrointestinal symptoms (watery

to test the temperature of the food or

stools).

fluid against their own skin before

21.Classic signs of shaken baby

syndrome are seizures, slow apical
pulse difficulty breathing, and retinal
hemorrhage.
22.An infant born to an HIV-positive

allowing it to be consumed by the

infant.
30.The most adequate diet for an infant in
the first 6 months of life is breast milk.
31.An infant can usually chew food by 7

mother will usually receive AZT

months, hold spoon by 9 month, and

(zidovudine) for the first 6 weeks of

drink fluid from a cup by 1 year of age.

life.
23.Infants born to an HIV-positive mother

32.Choking from mechanical obstruction

is the leading cause of death (by

should receive all immunizations of

suffocation) for infants younger than 1

schedule.

year of age.

24.Blood pressure in the arms and legs is

essentially the same in infants.

33.Failure to thrive is a term used to

describe an infant who falls below the

fifth percentile for weight and height

burns, poisoning, and drowning for

on a standard measurement chart.

preschoolers, more playground

34.Developmental theories include

equipment accidents, choking,

Havighursts age periods and

poisoning, and drowning; and for

developmental tasks; Freuds five

adolescents, more automobile

stages of development;

accidents, drowning, fires, and firearm

35.Kohlbergs stages of moral

development; Eriksons eight stages of

accidents.
38.A child in Bryants traction whos

development; and Piagets phases of

younger than age 3 or weighs less

cognitive development.

than 30 lb (13.6 kg) should have the

36.The primary concern with infusing

buttocks slightly elevated and clear or

large volumes of fluid is circulatory

the bed. The knees should be slightly

overload. This is especially true in

flexed, and the legs should be

children and infants, and in clients with

extended at a right angle to the body.

renal disease.
37.Certain hazards present increased risk

39.The body provides the traction

mechanism.

of harm to children and occur more

40.In an infant, a bulging fontanel is the

often at different ages. For infants,

most significant sign of increasing

more falls, burns, and suffocation

intracranial pressure.

occur; for toddlers, there are more