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
