Students can discuss the physiology involved in pain transmission…

Students can discuss the physiology involved in pain transmission and how the nurse performs a physical examination for a child in pain Students can describe behavioral and physiologic indicators for determining pain in infants and young children Students can demonstrate the use of pain rating tools for infants and young children to evaluate the child’s perceived pain Students can discuss the drug classes used to treat pain in children, the disorders each class of drugs would be used to address pain, side effects and adverse reactions of each class of drugs. Students can demonstrate the effective use of nonpharmacological treatments for pain Students can educate parents on complications associated with tonsillectomy Students can identify priority signs and symptoms of a child with a respiratory disorder that would require further evaluation or hospitalization Students can discuss the use of medication treatments for a child with asthma Students can discuss what drugs the nurse anticipates will be prescribed for the child with cystic fibrosis Students can educate parents on nutritional requirements for the child with cystic fibrosis Students can describe the emergency equipment to have at the bedside for a child with a tracheostomy Students can identify the signs and symptoms of a child with a pneumothorax and the priority nursing interventions Students can discuss how to assess a child’s hydration status Students can discuss the priority nursing actions for a child prescribed digoxin Students can discuss the abnormal blood flows associated with atrial septum defect, transformation of the great vessels, Tetralogy of Fallot, hypoplastic left heart syndrome, patent ductus arteriosus, and ventricular septum defect, and the signs and symptoms of hypoxemia resulting from these cardiac defects Students can describe the expected physical findings for a child with Kawasaki disease or infectious endocarditis Students can describe the expected auscultated findings for each grade of a heart murmur Students can identify abnormal laboratory values for dyslipidemia Students can demonstrate the use of effective therapeutic communication and assess for ineffective family coping Students can describe the priority nursing interventions for a child after cardiac catheterization Students can discuss the infection control precautions for a child undergoing chemotherapy Students can describe the signs and symptoms of neuroblastoma Students can demonstrate safe nursing care for the child after a hemopoietic stem cell transplant Students can describe the safety and integumentary precautions in place for the child receiving chemotherapy and radiation therapy Students can describe the priority nursing interventions for a child with a brain tumor Students can determine what laboratory results must be monitored for the child with Wilms tumor Students can identify the signs and symptoms of tumor lysis syndrome Students can describe the adenopathy expected for a child with Hodgkin disease Students can discuss the anticipated medication orders to treat pain in the child in a sickle cell crisis Students can identify abnormal laboratory values associated with disseminated intravascular coagulation syndrome Students can identify abnormal white blood cell laboratory values that indicate a hematologic disorder Students can educate parents and children on the types of anemia seen in children, signs and symptoms of each type of anemia, and foods rich in iron Students can describe a plan of care for the child with thalassemia