Worksheet
1. Briefly describe the following:
- Sickle Cell Anemia
- Complications and management
- Aplastic anemia
- Iron deficiency anemia
- Hemophilia
- Immune thrombocytopenia
- Thalassemia major
2. Explain care management of a child with leukemia—symptoms, chemotherapy side effects and management of symptoms
3. What are the side effects of chemotherapy on a child with leukemia?
4. Describe care management for Osteogenic sarcoma
5. What are the signs and symptoms of Hodgkin’s disease?
Wilms tumor – Clinical manifestations and nursing care management
6. Discuss the causes and mechanism of edema formation in nephrotic syndrome
7. Discuss Idiopathic nephrosis, childhood nephrosis, and minimal-change nephrotic syndrome
8.Discuss the effect of decreased colloidal osmotic pressure in the capillaries of a child with nephrotic syndrome.
9. How does this impact the vascular hydrostatic and the pull of the colloidal osmotic pressure?
10. Relate this information to cause of fluid accumulating in the interstitial spaces (edema) and body cavities, particularly in the abdominal cavity (ascites).
11. Compare clinical manifestations therapeutic management of a child with nephrotic syndrome and acute glomerulonephritis.
12. What are the similarities and differences in manifestations?
13. Discuss the reasons for proteinuria, edema and ascites as seen in a child with minimal change nephrotic syndrome
14. List the signs and symptoms of acute renal failure compared to chronic renal failure.
15. Identify the primary nursing intervention in an unconscious child.
16. Differentiate between concussion and contusion
17. Discuss nursing care intervention of a child experiencing seizure
18. Discuss the manifestations of viral and bacterial meningitis and preventions.
19. What is Reye’s syndrome? What are the clinical manifestations preventive strategies?
20. Differentiate between types 1 and 2 diabetes mellitus.
21. Discuss complications, preventions, patient educations and self-care management appropriate to a child’s developmental level.
22. Differentiate between hypoglycemic and hyperglycemic reaction. Discuss treatment for diabetic ketoacidosis
23. Discuss post-operative care of a child with neural tube defect.
24. What is a fracture? Discuss the care interventions of a child in a cast
25. Discuss patient education for a child being discharged in a full cast.
26. Describe skin and skeletal fraction
27. What is compartment syndrome?
28. Discus treatment options for congenital hip dysplasia and talipes equinovarus