Exam 5 NUR 404
Who is important to the school age child?
Parents/authoritarian figures
What is the Erickson’s stage for school age children?
Industry vs. inferiority- fitting in, following the rules, conforming, social interactions, pride
in their achievements
How does school boost industry in school age children?
Positive reinforcement, feel like they're doing well in school, gaining friends build them
up, doing well, schooling, hobbies, and friends
What does inferiority look like in the school age group?
They don't play a sport, they're not part of a club, they're a loner, have lack of self worth,
abused, talked down on
If you have a child that's stressed about school, what do you do?
Validate and explore their feelings, give them opportunity to talk about their day
What are your physical growth motor skills in 6, 7, 8, 9-year-olds?
Skipping, jump rope, riding a bike, plays sports
What are your psychosocial development milestones in 10, 11, 12-year-olds?
Body image, opposite sex, social cooperation skills
What are your physical growth motor skills in 10, 11, 12-year-olds?
Competitive sports, larger puzzles, complex board games, crafts, build models
How do you know a child is ready to get out of the car seat?
1. If feet touch the floor
2. shoulder strap on their shoulder
3. is bottom strap on lap (however keep in booster as long as possible and in the
backseat)
What is an important consideration for dental trauma in school age?
Importance of mouth guards and face protection in contact sports
What are required vaccines in school age groups (given 11-12 years old)?
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HPV ideally before they start having sex
, What is the required vaccine for seventh grade?
Tdap, influenza, COVID, HPV, menACWY
Why is it important to give menACWY in this age group?
Prevent meningitis because they have a higher incidence of meningitis, sports, friends
increase risk
What happens if a child has pediculosis/lice?
Do not send child home from school, don't screen classrooms
How is lice spread?
Head to head, sharing brush, sharing hats, sharing helmets, tight hair style
What do you educate on pediculosis/lice?
Don't share combs, hats, helmets, bag items that can't be washed for 2 weeks for them
to die, wash linens and toys in hot water, remove nits daily
What do you do if you see a child has lice?
Permethrin shampoo, comb out lice
What is the treatment for tinea capitis and tinea pedis?
Antifungal shampoo and lotions
What does impetigo look like?
Honey-colored crusted lesions
What are the precautions for impetigo?
Contact (very contagious)
When can a child with impetigo return to school?
When lesions are crusted over
What do you teach parents for children with impetigo?
clean linens and toys with hot water
What is the cause of impetigo?
Strep A, B, or MRSA
Where in the brain do puberty hormones begin?
Hypothalamus
What does the pituitary gland make to send to gonads to produce either estrogen or
testosterone?
FSH, LH
What's the first sign of puberty in boys?
