Week 7
Exam 3
1. Identify the four classifications of and contributing factors for failure to thrive (FTT)
2. Describe clinical manifestations, treatment, and nursing indications for caring for
children who have ingested poison
3. Identify the four steps of emergency treatment for poisoning
4. Identify sources of lead and the clinical manifestations of acute lead poisoning
5. Identify the major types of child maltreatment including abusive head trauma (AHT)
and Munchausen Syndrome by Proxy
6. Discuss the parental, child, and environmental characteristics that predispose
children to physical abuse by their parents or other caregivers
7. Discuss the various theories about the etiology of attention-deficit/ hyperactivity
disorder (ADHD)
8. Discuss non-pharmacologic and pharmacologic therapies for ADHD
a. Non-pharmacologic:
b. Pharmacologic:
9. Discuss the clinical manifestations and management of common mental health
concerns in school-age children (anxiety and depression)
10. Compare and contrast clinical manifestations and behaviors characteristic of
anorexia nervosa (AN), bulimia nervosa (BN), and binge-eating disorder (BED)
11. Identify risk factors for alcohol and substance use in adolescents and short-term and
long-term adverse health consequences
12. Discuss self-harm and suicidal ideation in adolescence
13. Discuss nursing care management of the child with autism spectrum disorder (ASD)
Week 8
Chapter 30: Cerebral dysfunction
1. Describe the composition and function of the central nervous system
2. Identify the clinical manifestations of increased intracranial pressure in infants and
children
3. Discuss the evaluation of the neurologic status in infants and children, including the
history and physical examination
4. Describe characteristics of altered states of consciousness, unconsciousness, and
coma
5. Discuss the assessment of altered states of consciousness using the pediatric
Glasgow Coma Scale
6. Discuss components of the neurologic examination in infants and children and
indications of abnormal findings
7. Describe diagnostic procedures used to assess children for neurologic functioning
8. Identify the major causes of brain damage in childhood
9. Discuss the pathology of brain injury in children
10. Discuss the major complications of head trauma
11. Describe clinical manifestations of acute head injury
12. Discuss the nursing care management of a child with a head injury and the child’s
family
13. Discuss the pathophysiology of submersion injury
14. Identify the primary causes of meningitis in children of varying ages
15. Describe the pathophysiology, clinical manifestations, diagnostic evaluation, and
complications of bacterial meningitis in children
16. Describe the etiology, clinical manifestations, and therapeutic management of
encephalitis
17. Define epilepsy and discuss the etiology of acute and chronic seizures in children
18. Discuss the pathophysiology of seizures
19. Discuss the primary treatment options for seizures, including drug therapy,
ketogenic diet, vagus nerve stimulation, and surgery
20. Describe the nurse’s role in caring for a child experiencing a seizure, including safety
measures, general observations, and documentation of seizure activity
21. Discuss the etiology and risk factors of febrile seizures and the management of a
child experiencing this event
22. Discuss the pathophysiology and clinical manifestations of hydrocephalus and the
therapeutic management of a child with this condition
Chapter 34: Neuromuscular or muscular dysfunction
1. List types of neuromuscular disorders and provide an example of each using the four
sites of origin of the pathologic lesion as the basis for classification
2. Describe general diagnostic tools used in differentiating among neuromuscular
diseases
3. List etiologic risk factors of cerebral palsy (CP) in each of the following periods:
a. Prenatal:
b. Gestational:
c. Labor and Delivery:
d. Perinatal:
e. Childhood/postnatal:
4. Describe the pathophysiology, clinical manifestation, and diagnostic evaluation of
spina bifida
5. Discuss therapeutic management of an infant with a myelomeningocele and
consideration of musculoskeletal, genitourinary, and fecal continence issues
6. Identify measures to identify children at risk of or who have a latex allergy
7. Discuss the etiology of spinal cord injury (SCI) in children
8. Identify the factors that influence the extent of trauma to the spinal cord at the time
of injury and the classifications of SCI
9. Identify the stages of bodily response to SCI and the diagnostic evaluation process
10. Describe the etiology, clinical manifestations, diagnosis, treatment, and major
complications of Duchenne muscular dystrophy (pseudohypertrophic)