- Reusing needles.
- Priming the pen with 2 units, attaching a new needle for each injection, and dialing the correct dose.
- Shaking the pen before use.
- Storing the pen in a warm place.
Category: Pediartic Health Nursing-II
- Restricting movement.
- Applying ice to the surgical site, monitoring for swelling or infection, and avoiding strenuous activity for a few days.
- Allowing vigorous play.
- Avoiding bathing.
- Assessing for pain.
- Recognizing signs of increased intracranial pressure (ICP) and immediate brain herniation, requiring urgent neurosurgical intervention.
- Checking for fever.
- Assessing for skin rash.
- Daily oral corticosteroids.
- Use of a short-acting beta-agonist (SABA) 15-30 minutes before exercise.
- Long-acting beta-agonist (LABA) after exercise.
- No medication is needed.
- Assessing for hunger.
- Assessing for respiratory distress and hydration status, as infants can rapidly deteriorate.
- Checking diaper wetness only.
- Assessing for playfulness.
- Telling them they need to be strong.
- Providing non-judgmental support, connecting them with substance abuse counseling and treatment programs, and involving the family.
- Criticizing their past choices.
- Ignoring their desire to change.
- Telling them not to ask such questions.
- Validating their feelings, encouraging expression of emotions, and connecting them with child life specialists or therapists.
- Dismissing their concerns.
- Changing the subject.
- Telling the child it's a game.
- Explaining the procedure in simple terms, using distraction, and ensuring NPO status if required.
- Restraining the child without explanation.
- Allowing the child to eat right before the scan.
- Administer orally.
- Administer via nebulizer daily to thin respiratory secretions.
- Administer only when sick.
- Mix with other medications.
- Placing the infant in a flat position.
- Administering humidified oxygen as prescribed, and maintaining semi-Fowler's position.
- Restricting oxygen.
- Encouraging prolonged crying.
- Normal adolescent vital signs.
- Cardiac compromise due to electrolyte imbalances and starvation, requiring urgent medical stabilization.
- Increased physical activity.
- Rest.
- Forcing the child to check.
- Involving the child in the process, using positive reinforcement, making it a routine, and explaining the importance in an age-appropriate way.
- Telling the child it's a punishment.
- Allowing the child to skip checks.
- Discontinue when symptoms improve.
- Administer the full prescribed course, and discuss potential side effects (e.g., mood changes, increased appetite) and weaning if prescribed.
- Use as a rescue inhaler.
- Take only when coughing.
- Avoiding any discussion about the mass.
- Providing honest, age-appropriate information, answering questions, and allowing parents to participate in care decisions.
- Giving false reassurance.
- Telling them to search online for information.
- Giving large boluses of water.
- Offering small, frequent feedings or administering IV fluids as prescribed.
- Restricting all fluids.
- Only giving formula.
- Delaying pain medication.
- Administering ordered analgesics around the clock, not just PRN, and providing non-pharmacological comfort measures.
- Encouraging the child to "tough it out."
- Limiting hydration.
- Explaining the procedure in complex medical terms.
- Providing age-appropriate explanation, therapeutic play, and adequate pain/sedation management.
- Restraining the child without explanation.
- Performing the procedure in a noisy environment.
- Antibiotics.
- Benzodiazepines (e.g., lorazepam) for short-term relief, and teaching coping mechanisms.
- Antidepressants (for acute relief).
- Laxatives.
- Giving a full meal.
- Withholding oral intake (NPO) as prescribed, and educating parents about the procedure.
- Administering a sedative without order.
- Encouraging crying.
