Midterm Review
cultural skills and practice
provide the incorporation of knowledge of cultural background including specific practices.
The school nurse is planning a screening program. What items should be included to address issues related to the "new morbidity"? 1. Academic difficulties, violence, and other mental health issues 2. The number of children with chronic illness at the school 3. Statistics related to health insurance coverage of the children 4. HIV infection, asthma, and respiratory allergy testing
1. Academic difficulties, violence, and other mental health issues
sensory development in the newborn and infant
Hearing is fully developed at birth Nearsighted
Morbidity
Refers to ill health in an individual and the levels of ill health in a population or group.
motor skill of a toddler
Walking, running, jumping. Pushing a cart at 24 months, has a "toddler gait" 36 months- undress, open lid, bend over without falling.
Morbidity data indicate that support is needed from pediatric nursing groups to establish improved and additional services for children with what health issues? a) Mental health and behavioral disorders b) Illnesses due to environmental toxins c) Digestive system problems d) Poor immunization status
a) Mental health and behavioral disorders
cultural knowledge
acquisition of information about other cultures from a variety of sources.
Echolalia
automatic and immediate repetition of what others say
Morbidity rates among children are most highly associated with which cause? a) Firearms at home b) Environmental factors c) Suicide and homicide d) School violence
b) Environmental factors
Hematopoietic system in newborns and infants
decrease in iron stores causing anemia
telegraphic speech
early speech stage in which a child speaks like a telegram—"go car"—using mostly nouns and verbs.
communication and language for a toddler
echolalia and telegraphic speech
cultural awareness
exploration of won cultural values and beliefs and how it influences personal life.
The history of child health and child health care
in the 19th century it all started with Theodore Roosevelt
cultural encounter
participation and interaction with people of different cultural backgrounds
cultural competence
the ability to interact effectively with people of different cultures