Week 1 Peds CEIN

Vaccine Symptoms

- febrile seizures -

Why do we assess the fontanels in infants?

insight into the newborn's state of health: - hydration status (sunken can indicate dehydration) - intracranial pressure status

How do you emotionally prepare a child for surgery?

- Encourage the child to ask questions and talk about fears - Help the child select a couple of toys appropriate to take to the hospital - Use play to demonstrate procedures on the child's toy dolls - Schedule a tour, specific for children, of the hospital and surgical area

Whats the difference between a live vaccine and attenuated vaccine?

- Live (inactivated) vaccine works when the immune system responds to a piece of a bacteria or virus or to a toxin produced by the germ. - Attenuated vaccines mean they have been changed such that they do not cause disease.

After administering epinephrine to a client in anaphylactic shock, which action will the nurse perform?

Administer albuterol via a nebulizer.

School-age children and adolescents are

concrete thinkers and are interested in the theory and reason for procedures