1. How can stressors be minimized in a hospitalized preschool aged child in terms of time orientation, communication, and their reaction to hospital procedure?
2. What are the various stages of reactions families progress through when a child is diagnosed with a chronic illness or disability?
3. Discuss the goal of palliative care
4. Discuss the educational and socialization needs of a child with Down’s syndrome.
5. Describe autism spectrum disorder (ASD).— diagnosis, behavior, communication, and care management.
6. Differentiate between fever and hyperthermia and nursing interventions. The affect of high fever and ways to prevent or minimize complications.
7. Describe bronchitis and bronchiolitis. What are the clinical presentations of both?
8. Describe respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), treatment management and prevention.
9. What are the clinical presentations of asthma—pathophysiology, medication, and care management
10. Describe the effects of the following drug class in asthma management
a. β-Adrenergic agonists
b. Methylxanthines
11. What is cystic fibrosis? Diagnosis, medication and medication instructions and side effects
a. Deoxyribonuclease (rhDNase) –administration and side effects
12. Describe acute otitis media. Signs and symptoms and treatments
13. Care of client after tonsillectomy— assessment and prevention of postoperative complications
14. Care of a child with epiglottitis.
15. Describe mode of transmission of Tuberculosis and isolation method for a child diagnosed with active tuberculosis.
16. Review the following drugs, mode of action, patient teaching and side effects.
a) Isoniazid (INH)
b) pyrazinamide (PZA)
c) Rifampin
d) ethambutol
17. Give examples of heart defects with increase pulmonary flow and heart defects with decrease pulmonary flow
18. Describe Tetralogy of Fallot
19. Describe the use, patent education and side effects of :
• ACE inhibitors
• Digoxin—therapeutic level and signs of toxicity
• Indication for the use of prostaglandin E during cardiac surgery
• Indomethacin
20. Care management of patient post cardiac catheterization
Differentiate between these three types of dehydration:
• Isotonic, hypotonic and hypertonic dehydration
21. List signs and symptoms of and care management for :
• Intussusception
• Hirschsprung’s Disease
• Celiac disease
