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Compilation of nurses basic knowledge

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Because there are so many more opportunities in adolescence than childhood,

teens sometimes become overwhelmed and
may have difficulty making decisions. As they
mature and gain confidence and experience,
their decision making abilities will improve.

Terence Shane Acod

Nursing Students
BSU-College of nursing
La Trinidad Benguet

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Imagi-

Growth spurt:

nary Audience-

Girls: 11-14 yrs.

Adolescents be-

Boys: 13-17 yrs.

lieve that they Puberty:

are the focus of

Girls: 11-14 yrs.

everyone's atten-

Boys: 12-15 yrs.

tion. As a result,
they become extremely self-conscious and

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easy to embarrass,Terence
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about
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others think, and Nursing
are particularly
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criticism.

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Personal La
Fable-Because
adolescents
Trinidad Benguet
believe that everyone is focused on them, they
develop an inflated opinion of themselves.
They begin to feel as if they are special and
unique. Therefore, no one can possibly understand the difficulties they are going through.
Adolescents also have a false sense of
invulnerability that contributes to risk-taking
behaviors. They may know that certain activities are dangerous, but they do not think that
the consequences of these behaviors could
happen to them.

Dedicated
to that
most capricious
provokingly incorruptible
and
absolutely necessary
person

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CONTENTS

Think hypothetically:
calculate consequences
of thoughts and actions
without experiencing
them; consider a number
of possibilities and plan
behavior accordingly

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Neonate

Two Months

Nine Months

Think logically: identify

and reject hypotheses or
possible outcomes based
on logic

Think hypothetically, abstractly, logically

10

Older

13

School Age

Think about thought: leads to introspection and selfanalysis Insight, perspective taking: understand and
consider others perspectives, and perspectives of
social systems

Oldest

Adolescent

Systematic problem solving: can attack a problem,

consider multiple solutions, plan a course of action

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OLDER

NEONATE

School age

A baby will make love stronger, days shorter,

nights longer, bank balance smaller, home happier,

Rules relied upon to guide behavior and play,

and provide child with structure and security

clothes dirty, the past forgotten, and the future

worth living for.

5-6 yrs.: believe rules can be changed

Albumin= 3.2-5 g/dl
7-8 yrs.: strict adherence to rules

9-10 yrs.: rules can be negotiated

BUN= 7-20 mg/dl

Hemoglobin (g/dl)= 13.5-16.5
(male)
= 12.0-15.0 (female)

Begin understanding social roles; regards them

Neonate
as inflexible; can adapt behavior
to fit different
situations; practices social roles

Hematocrit (%)= 41-50 (male)

Takes on more responsibilities at home

RBC (x 16/ ml)= 4.5-5.5 (male)

= 36-44 (female)

= 4.0-4.9 (female)
Less fantasy play, more team sports, board
games

Older

Platelet count= 100,000-450,000

WBC (cells/ml)= 4500-10,000

NOTES:

Oldest

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OLDER

NEONATE

School age
Electrolytes

Concrete operations:

Calcium= 8.8-10-3 mg/dl

Calcium, ionized= 2.24-2.46
meq/L

Accurate perception of
events; rational, logical
thought; concrete thinking; reflect upon self and 10-12 yrs.: puberty begins for some children
attributes;

Understands concepts
of space, time, dimen- 6-9 yrs.: have questions
sion
about pregnancy, interCan remember events course, sexual wearing,
from months, or years look for nude pictures in
books, magazines
earlier

Chloride= 95-107 meq/ L

Magnesium= 1.62.4 meq/L
Phosphate= 2.5-4.5 meq/L
Potassium= 3.5-5.2 meq/L
Sodium= 135-147 meq/L
RR: 30-60

PR: 120-160

PR

RR

Systolic
BP

Diastolic
BP

1 year

80-160

20-40

65-115

42-80

3 years

80-120

20-30

76-122

46-84

6 years

70-115

16-22

85-115

48-64

10 years

70-110

16-20

93-125

46-68

14 years

60-110

14-20

99-137

51-71

More effective coping

skills
10-12 yrs.: games with
Understands how his peeing, sexual activity
(e.g., strip poker, truth/
behavior affects others
dare, boy-girl relationFriendships are situa- ships, flirting, some kisstion specific
ing, stroking/rubbing, re
intercourse
Understands concepts -enacting
with clothes on)
of right and wrong

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OLDER

NEONATE

School age

Two Months
Social and Emotional

Physical Cognitive Social

Slow ,
s te ady
growth:
3 -4
inches per year

Motor & perceptual skills better integrated

Use language as a communication tool

Perspective taking:

5-8 years: can recognize others perspectives,

cant assume the role of the other .

810 yrs.: recognize difference between behavior

and intent; age

10-11 yrs.: can accurately recognize and consider

others viewpoints

NOTES:

Begins to smile at people

Can briefly calm himself
(may bring hands to
mouth and suck on
hand)
Tries to look at parent

Language/Communication

Coos, makes gurgling sounds

Turns head toward sounds

Movement/Physical Development

Can hold head up and begins to push up when lying on

tummy

Makes smoother movements with arms and legs

Cognitive (learning, thinking, problemsolving)

Pays attention to faces

Begins to follow things with eyes and recognize people

at a distance

Begins to act bored (cries, fussy) if activity doesnt

change

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NEONATE

NEONATE

Nine Months

Nine Months

Cognitive (learning, thinking, problem-solving)

Social and Emotional

Looks for things he sees you hide

May be afraid of strangers

Plays peek-a-boo

May be clingy with familiar adults

Puts things in her mouth

Has favorite toys

Language/Communication

Watches the path of something

as it falls

Understands no
Makes a lot of different sounds
mamamama and bababababa
Copies sounds and gestures of others
Uses fingers to point at things

like

Moves things
smoothly from
one hand to the
other
Picks up
things like cereal os between thumb
and index finger

Movement/Physical Development

Stands, holding on

Can get into sitting position

Sits without support

Pulls to stand
Crawls