NR 602 Midterm Study Guide - Topics 26-30

• Cryptosporidium
  
• Pyloric Stenosis
  
• Intussusception
  
• Celiac Disease
  
• Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (Page 551-554)
  
• Questions for Thought with Answers & Rationale
  

1. The viral gastroenteritis seen in older children and adults has a short incubation (18-72 hours) and short incubation (24-48 hours), is characterized by abrupt onset of nausea and abdominal cramps, followed by vomiting and diarrhea, and is often accompanied by headache and myalgia.  What causes this disorder?
   
2. The family nurse practitioner is interpreting the notation of “string sign” on an upper GI series performed on an infant.  This is associated with the dx of:
   
3. An 18 -month old child is brought to the clinic by her mother and is c/o abrupt onset of vomiting, followed by more than 10 liquid stools with mucus for the past 48 hours.  Temp is 100 degrees F orally.  The stool smear obtained is negative for WBCs.  What is the most likely etiologic pathogen for this young child’s gastroenteritis?
   
4. What question by the FNP would be appropriate to ask the parents of an infant suspected of intussusception?
   
5. A common cause of acute abdominal pain in children under 5 years old?
   
6. A 6 year old patient with sore throat has coryza, hoarseness, and diarrhea.  What is the likely etiology?
   
7. A 14-year-old boy os brought In by his mother who reports that her son has been complaining for several months of recurrent bloating, stomach upset, and occasional lose stools.  She reports that he has difficulty gaining weight and is short for his age.  She ahs noticed that his symptoms are worse after eating large amounts of crackers, cookies, and breads.  She denies seeing blood in the boy’s stool.  Which of the following conditions is most likely?
   
8. Which of the following findings could be expected to occur in a baby with intussusception?
   
9. The most common rheumatoid disease of childhood is:
   
10. Vomiting in infancy has a long list of differential diagnoses.  Which accompanying symptom would likely point to pyloric stenosis? 

NR 602 Midterm Study Guide Week 1, 2, 4 and 5

Week 1: Early child development notes (chapter 6):

• Articulation:
  
• Lexicon:
  
• Syntax:
  
• Peer relationships:
  
• Body image:
  
• Theories:
  
• Developmental Assessment:
  
• Screening Tools:
  
• Safety
  
• Gross Motor Development
  
• Sleep
  

School Age Children

• Growth and Development
  
• Physical development:
  
• Psychosocial development:
  
• Conceptual vs perceptual thinking:
  
• Communication and language development:
  
• Language development:
  
• Social/Emotional:
  
• Common fears:
  
• Symptoms of stress / fear:
  
• Physical characteristics:
  
• Dental:
  
• Nutrition:
  
• Sleep:
  
• Safety: 

WEEK 2 : Chapter 8

Adolescent

• Physiologic Changes of the Adolescent
  
• Tanner stages:
  
• Female stages:
  
• Male stages:
  
• Egocentrism of adolescents:
  
• Principles and approaches to assessment:
  
• Physical Assessment:
  
• Cognitive development:
  
• Phases of adolescence:
  
• Risk behavior assessment:
  
• Sexual Activity
  
• Nutritional Needs 

Week 5: Pediatric Orthopedics 3/1/2018

• Age and likelihood of disorder
  
• Obtaining hx
  
• Sprains
  
• Treatment of sprains:
  
• Strain
  
• Fractures
  

Neuromuscular conditions

• Cerebral Palsy
  
• Diagnosis plan for CP
  
• Problems associated with CP
  
• Signs of possible CP
  
• Goals for CP
  
• Treatment
  
• CP and IQ 

Muscular dystrophies (MD)

• Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy
  
• Case Study
  
• Characteristics
  
• Dx eval
  
• Manifestation
  
• Management
  

Guillian-Barre syndrome (GBS)

• Case Study:
  
• Prognosis
  
• Manifestation
  
• Dx eval
  
• Management 

Myasthenia Gravis (MG)

• Case study (recommended reading
  
• Neonatal MG:
  
• Juvenile MG:
  
• Manifestation
  
• Dx eval
  
• Management
  
• Nursing Considerations:
  

Week 4 (3/22) Mental Health

• Common Pediatric Psych Diagnoses
  
• Treating Depression & SSRI use from readings
  
• ADHD Medication Management - from readings
  
• Pediatric Surgery 2/22/18
  
• Pediatric Oncology
  
• Morphologic Diagnosis
  
• Leukemia
  
• Hodgkin’s Disease
  
• Non-hodgkins lymphoma
  
• Wilms tumor
  
• Osteosarcoma
  
• Ewing Sarcoma
  
• Retinoblastoma
  
• Rhabdosarcoma
  
• Brain Tumors
  
• Cancer Treatment
  
• Post consolidation immunotherapy
  
• Radiation
  
• Bone Marrow Transplant
  
• Hyperleukocytosis
  
• Fever and Neutropenia
  
• Typhlitis
  
• Superior Vena Cava Syndrome
  
• Spinal Cord Compression
  
• Cancer Treatment Side effects
  
• Cardiotoxicity
  
• Pulmonary Complications
  
• Pulmonary Infections
  
• Neurotoxicity
  
• Guidelines for management of cancer survivors