Title: Apply the nursing process in the care of the pediatric client and the family.
Course: Practical Nursing III (14052-III) > Section: Applying the Nursing Process to the Pediatric Client

Application should include

- understanding assessments
- using diagnostic procedures
- recognizing common signs and symptoms of diseases and disorders
- using preventive measures.

Process/Skill Questions:

- How would normal child growth and development be described?
- What are the steps involved in performing an assessment of the pediatric client, including vital signs, measurements, head-to-toe inspection, neurological response, and parental involvement?
- What are disease conditions specific to various age groups?
- How would pediatric diagnostic tests, such as laboratory tests, lumbar puncture, electroencephalogram, auditory and visual screening tests, and pulse oximeter, be described?
- What are the common signs and symptoms of selected pediatric diseases and disorders, such as
  - rash and fever of chickenpox
  - shortened leg and limited hip abduction of congenital hip dysplasia
  - hip pain and limp of Legg-Calve' Perthes disease
  - simian crease
  - short, thick neck of Down syndrome
  - tachypnea ?
- What are the preventive measures for specific diseases and conditions?