NCLEX-RN

NCLEX-RN Review Study Guide

Chapter Four: Pediatric Nursing 1. Newborns receive Aquamephyton injections because they do not have ____________________________. 2. What congenital disorder are all newborns in the United States tested for at birth? This disorder usually presents with no symptoms at birth, and once symptoms present, brain damage may have already been done. The patient with this disorder has to have substitute proteins and formula. ____________________________ 3. The anterior fontanel in an infant is usually closed by ____________________________ to ____________________________ months of age. 4. A dehydrated infant might present with ____________________________fontanels. 5. There are multiple newborn/infant reflexes that are tested at birth. The plantar reflex is also known as the ____________________________ reflex. 6. Respiratory distress syndrome is particularly common in a premature infant. The NICU nurse would prepare to administer ____________________________ replacement. 7. A term pregnancy is one that is ____________________________ to ____________________________ weeks gestation. 8. If an infant is born with jaundice, it is likely that this is ____________________________, meaning that there is an underlying cause of the problem. 9. Magnesium sulfate is a ____________________________. That is, it can be used to halt preterm labor. 10. What developmental theorist discussed the ways that the mind organizes and adapts to its environment? His stages included sensorimotor and concrete operational stages. ____________________________ 11. Erik Erikson’s theory of psychosocial development talked about tasks that should be accomplished in developmental stages. In what stage do we learn trust vs. mistrust? ____________________________ 12. Sigmund Freud talked about psychosexual development and levels of the mind. He also discussed the agencies of the mind; the ____________________________,the ego, and the super ego. 13. Which agency has to deal with self-pleasure, self-involvement, and indulgence? ____________________________ 14. The school age child does well with medical play techniques. What types of things might be used to help explain procedures? ____________________________, ____________________________, and ____________________________ 15. The best place to assess a pulse in an infant is the ____________________________. 16. Chest compressions in a child should be done ____________________________ the nipples. 17. True or false, for the adolescent population, separation from friends/peers is a source of anxiety____________________________.

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