Pediatric Nursing

Pediatric assessment basics for nurses — family-centered care, age-appropriate communication, developmental considerations, head-to-toe assessment differences from adults, and NCLEX nursing priorities.

Growth and development milestones for nurses — physical, cognitive, and social milestones from infant through adolescent, with Erikson, Piaget, and developmental red flags for NCLEX.

Pediatric respiratory disorders for nurses — croup, epiglottitis, bronchiolitis, and asthma: assessment findings, airway concerns, nursing priorities, and NCLEX pearls.

Pediatric fluid and dehydration management for nurses — mild, moderate, and severe dehydration signs and symptoms, fluid replacement concepts, and nursing interventions for NCLEX.

Why young children get ear infections (eustachian tube anatomy), acute otitis media vs otitis media with effusion, pain management first, antibiotic decisions, tympanostomy tubes, and family teaching.

Congenital heart defects nursing care covering acyanotic vs cyanotic physiology, left-to-right shunts, tet spells, prostaglandin therapy, and the infant in heart failure.

Pediatric GI disorders nursing care covering pyloric stenosis, intussusception, Hirschsprung disease, and cleft lip/palate feeding and post-op care.

Pediatric and febrile seizures nursing care covering simple vs complex febrile seizures, acute management and positioning, status epilepticus, and parent reassurance.

Childhood communicable diseases nursing care covering measles, varicella, pertussis, and others, plus isolation, immunization essentials, and contraindications.

Nursing care of developmental hip dysplasia (Ortolani/Barlow, Pavlik harness, hip spica) and clubfoot (Ponseti casting, bracing), with device skin and neurovascular care and family teaching.

Adolescent idiopathic scoliosis nursing care: the Adams forward-bend screen, Cobb angle guiding observation vs bracing vs surgery, brace adherence and body image, and post-op spinal fusion care.

Childhood ALL nursing care: the marrow-failure triad (anemia, neutropenia, thrombocytopenia), neutropenic-fever emergency, bleeding precautions, tumor lysis syndrome, and chemotherapy toxicities.

Nursing care of pediatric solid tumors: Wilms tumor (do-not-palpate rule), neuroblastoma, retinoblastoma (leukocoria), and adolescent bone tumors, with key findings and nursing priorities.

Age group comparison chart for pediatric vital signs — heart rate, respiratory rate, and blood pressure from newborn through adolescent with action thresholds for NCLEX and clinical practice.

Side-by-side developmental milestones by age group — physical, cognitive, and social milestones from infant through adolescent with Erikson and Piaget stages for NCLEX.

Side-by-side pediatric dehydration comparison — mild, moderate, and severe dehydration findings including mucous membranes, urine output, mental status, and skin turgor for NCLEX.

Side-by-side comparison of croup, epiglottitis, bronchiolitis, and asthma — hallmark findings, airway risk, and nursing priorities for NCLEX and clinical practice.

Step-by-step bedside checklist for safe pediatric medication administration — weight verification, dose calculation, independent double-check, parent education, and documentation.

Acute otitis media, otitis media with effusion, and otitis externa (swimmer's ear) compared — causes, hallmark findings, the tragus-tenderness discriminator, treatment, and family teaching.

Congenital heart defects sorted by shunt — acyanotic left-to-right (VSD, ASD, PDA) and obstructive lesions vs cyanotic right-to-left/mixing (the five Ts) — by color, classic picture, signature finding, management, and oxygen caution.

Pyloric stenosis, intussusception, Hirschsprung disease, and cleft lip/palate by typical age, hallmark buzzword findings, diagnostic clue, key nursing priority, and feared complication.

Measles, varicella, pertussis, fifth disease, rubella, mumps, and scarlet fever by hallmark finding, isolation precautions, and key nursing concern — with the airborne MTV memory hook.

NIPS/CRIES, FLACC, Wong-Baker FACES, and the numeric rating scale matched to developmental age — by type, method, and scoring, with the self-report-when-able rule.

Developmental dysplasia of the hip, Legg-Calvé-Perthes disease, and slipped capital femoral epiphysis (SCFE) by typical age, presentation, hallmark, and treatment — the three pediatric hip disorders sorted by age.

Leukemia, Wilms tumor, neuroblastoma, retinoblastoma, brain tumors, and bone tumors by typical age, hallmark finding, and signature nursing priority — including the Wilms do-not-palpate rule.

Osteosarcoma and Ewing sarcoma by typical age, bone location (metaphysis vs diaphysis), systemic symptoms, classic imaging, treatment, and nursing priorities — the two primary adolescent bone cancers.

Scoliosis management by Cobb angle — observation, bracing, and spinal fusion thresholds, what each approach does, and the nursing focus for each stage of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis.