Bsnc 5000 - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Infants Neurological Open sutures Thinner cranial bones Cognition and psychological development Prone to injury as babies can't withdrawal from pain Immature nervous system Language under developed Infant risks to due neurological factors Brain injuries Bulging fontanelles = incr intracranial pressure (cerebral edema) Sunken fontanelles = dehydration Infant Head-ears-eyes-nose-throat Anterior Fontenelle still not fused (12-18Months) Posterior may be fused or open (usually closes by 2 months) ...

What is family-centred care (FCC)? - partnership approach to healthcare decision-making - considers the needs of all family members (not just the child) What are the 2 basic concepts of FCC? 1. enabling - allows for family members to display their current abilities and acquire new ones 2. empowerment - assists families to maintain or acquire a sense of control over their lives, make positive changes, foster own strengths Describe the 5 general principles of FCC? 1) Information Sharing a. The e...

What are the six domains of cognitive function? -Perceptual motor function -Language -Learning and memory -social cognition -complex attention -executive function What processes happen within the cerebral cortex? -Attention -Memory -Perceptual awareness -Consciousness -Thought -Language What processes happen within the frontal cortex? Executive function: abstract thinking, organizing, planning, self-control What is the corpus callosum? -The primary function is to integrate motor, sensory and ...

A mother decides to stop breastfeeding by suddenly weaning off breast milk and switching to formula. Which maternal S&S would you expect as a complication of sudden weaning? a) lower back pain, painful burning urination, incontinence b) increase in vaginal bleeding, decreased BP and increased RR c) engorgement, large painful lumps at the breast, redness, warmth, fever, chills d) flaky, scaly nipples, sharp pains, newborn oral thrush c) engorgement, large painful lumps at the breast, redness, wa...

What is FASD? Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder A range of health & behavioural problems affecting babies whose mothers drank ETOH during pregnancy. Causes of FASD Consumption of ETOH during pregnancy FASD and Cognition Verbal learning Visual-spatial learning Attention Reaction time Executive functions FASD and other functions impacted -movements, balance, control of gait abnormalities in the developing eye, ear, teeth, heart, kidney, liver, and skeletal system. smooth philtrum, thin vermillio...

Family centred care - An approach to the planning, delivery, and evaluation of health care that is grounded in mutually beneficial partnerships among health care providers, patients, and families ... that shapes policies, programs, facility design, and staff day-to-day interactions "A partnership" Five principles of Family Centered Care 1. Respect and dignity 2. Information sharing 3. Partnership & Collaboration 4. Negotiation 5. Care in context of Family and community atraumatic care The de...

BSNC 5000 Peds midterm Exam Questions With Correct Answers. When does anterior fontanelle close for infant - answer12-18 mo what does bulging fontanelle mean? - answer-dehydration (intravasc losses) -intracranial bleeding What are main neurological differences btn infant and adult - answer-thinner cranial bones -cranial sutures dont fuse til adult -hearing ranges -BBB is not fully developed !!! -unable to control their head what are main HEENT differences btn infant and adult - answer-...

BSNC 5000: Maternity Exam Questions With Correct Answers. Function of placenta - answerexchange of nutrients and waste products between fetus and mother characteristic of umbilical cord - answer2 arteries and 1 vein umbilical cord arteries - answercarry deoxygenated blood and waste products from the fetus umbilical cord vein - answercarries oxygenated blood and provides oxygen and nutrients to the fetus 3 bypasses in fetal circulation - answerductus venosus, ductus arteriosus, foramen ov...

BRIGHTSTARS EXAM STUDY SOLUTIONS 8/15/2024 2:05 PM B. Views the child as part of themselves --> has feelings of well-being --> accepts the biological fact of pregnancy C. Accepts the fetus as distinct from themselves --> accepts the biological fact of pregnancy --> has a feeling of caring and responsibility D. "I am pregnant" --> "I am going to have a baby" --> "I am going to be a parent" - answer"I am pregnant" --> "I am going to have a baby" --> "I am g...

Modules 1-5 of Peds, all you need