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