Pediatric Nursing Demystified

Conclusion The immune system protects the body against invasion of microorganisms. Microorganisms that cause infection are calle ...

CHAPTER 14/ Infectious and Communicable Conditions^323 A father of a 4-year-old boy diagnosed with roseola infantum questions y ...

(^324) Pediatric Nursing Demystified Amy, a 9-year-old girl, is showing signs and symptoms of the mumps. What would be appropri ...

CHAPTER Integumentary Conditions 15 Learning Objectives At the end of the chapter, the student will be able to 1 Using appropria ...

Overview The skin serves multiple purposes and is important for maintenance of health and well-being and also impacts physical a ...

Macule:A flat, nonpalpable brown, red, purple, white, or tan area with a distinct regular border less than a centimeter in diam ...

Primary or secondary lesion types may be present depending on duration of the condition prior to the physical examination. Par ...

Teach parents and child to avoid skin irritants such as poison ivy, oak, or sumac and any objects or clothing that touched thes ...

The third and fourth phases of healing involve wound contraction and maturation. A pink elevated scar with possible itching ove ...

wound or increase systemic levels in children so prescribed schedule should be followed. Caution parents to use clean gauze or ...

Test Results History and physical examination reveal skin flakes and possible itching. Treatment Sunlight or ultraviolet light ...

Nursing Interventions Apply cream to all skin surfaces being careful to use gloves. Teach family and older child/adolescent th ...

Chronic arthritis with occasional joint swelling, particularly knees with exacerbations and remissions. Deafness, keratitis, or ...

Check bare skin for ticks, including neck, armpits, scalp, and groin area. Remove any ticks, being careful to get all portions ...

Explain that lesions often heal without scaring if no secondary infection occurs. Teach child and family to apply ointment and ...

Signs and Symptoms First-degree burns: Pain due to nerve-ending irritation; worse with touch Erythema (redness) Second-degree ...

For electrical burn—turn off power or use wood or nonconductive material to separate child from electricity. Apply cool water. ...

Cover site with biologic or synthetic skin coverings, or artificial skin (Integra) prior to permanent skin graft. Skin grafts: ...

(^340) Pediatric Nursing Demystified When giving instructions to a parent whose child has scabies, what should the school nurse ...

CHAPTER 15/ Integumentary Conditions^341 What type of healing occurs with a surgical wound with minimal scarring? a. Healing by ...