Newborn Pulse Rate - 80-180/min depending on activity 1 week to 3 months pulse rate: - 120-180/min 3 months to 2 years pulse rate: - 70-150/min 2-10 years pulse rate: - 60-110/min Newborn to 1 year respirations: - 30-35/min 1 to 2 years respirations: - 25-30/min 2 to 6 years respirations: - 21-25/min 6 to 12 years respirations: - 19-21/min 12 years and older respirations: - 16-19/min Temperature for age 3-6 months: - 37.5 C (99.5 F) Temperature for age 1 year: - 37....

What is a dictorial or authoritarian parenting style? - parents try to control the child's behaviors and attitudes through unquestioned rules and expectations What is an authoriatitive parenting style? - also known as democratic, parents direct the child's behavior by setting rules and explaining the reson for each rule setting What is passive parenting? - parents are uninvolved, indifferent, and emotionally removed A nurse manager on a pediatric floor is preparing an education program ...

A nurse is caring for a client who is at 32 wks gestation and is experiencing preterm labor. What meds should the nurse plan to administer? - betamethasone A nurse at a prenatal clinic is caring for a client who suspects she may be pregnant and asks the nurse how the provider will confirm her pregnancy. The nurse should inform the client that what lab test will be used to confirm her pregnancy? - urine test for presence of HCG A nurse is caring for a client who believes she may be pregnant...

The control of body temperature is located in: a. wernicke's area b. the thalamus c. the cerebellum d. the hypothalamus - ANS d to test for stereognosis, you would: a. have the person close his or her eyes and then raise the person's arm and ask the person to describe its location b. touch the person with a tuning fork c. place a coin in the person's hand and ask him or her to identify it d. touch the person with a cold object - ANS c cerebellar function is ass...

A nurse is planning care for a client who is receiving mechanical ventilation. Which of the following actions should the nurse include in the plan A. Provide the client with a means of communication B. Maintain the head of the client's bed in a flat position C. Suction the client's endotracheal tube every 4 hr D. Perform oral hygiene for the client every 8 hr - A Use electronic tablet computer, programmable speech generating device, alphabet board, pencil and paper, etc -- B, keep...

A school nurse is caring for a school aged child c/o shortness of breath with a pmhx of asthma. Which of the following findings in the school environment should the nurse identify as potential triggers for the school-aged child's diagnosis? - Bus loading zone location Constructions Air freshener Cooking odors An occ health nurse is caring for a client, 65 year old male for a new employee physical exam with a hx of hypertension tx with antihypertensive medications. After review...

A 42-year-old male patient complains of shoulder pain when the nurse moves his arm behind the back. Which question should the nurse ask? a. Are you able to feed yourself without difficulty? b. Do you have difficulty when you are putting on a shirt? c. Are you able to sleep through the night without waking? d. Do you ever have trouble lowering yourself to the toilet? - b. Do you have difficulty when you are putting on a shirt? The patients pain will make it more difficult to accomplish tas...

Preschool-Aged Children Body-Integrity - - Preschool-aged children are very concerned about their body integrity - They believe that their insides can leak our from even a small wound. - Explains reason for their preoccupation with bandages Preschool (3-6 Years) - - IMITATION of adults: providing a stethoscope allows child an opportunity for THERAPEUTIC play. - Time based on events, magical thinking, animism, centration. - Stress = Regresion; may still be picky eaters , sleep 12 hours a...

1. The nurse requests the client to sign a surgical informed consent form for an emergency appendectomy. Which statement by the client indicates further teaching is needed? 1. "I will be glad when this is over so I can go home today." 2. "I will not be able to eat or drink anything prior to my surgery." 3. "I can practice relaxing by listening to my favorite music." 4. "I will need to get up and walk as soon as possible." - 1. "I will be glad when this is over so I can go home t...

A nurse is caring for a client who experienced a traumatic head injury and has an intraventricular catheter (Ventriculostomy) for ICP monitoring. The nurse should monitor the client for which of the following complications related to the ventriculostomy?: a. Headache b. Infection c. Aphasia d. Hypertension - b. Infection Monitor for infection and use strict asepsis to avoid life-threatening meningitis. A nurse is providing education to a client who is to undergo an EEG the next day. Wh...