Title: Perform age-specific procedures related to the pediatric client.
Course: Practical Nursing III (14052-III) > Section: Applying the Nursing Process to the Pediatric Client

Performance should include

- measurement
- elimination
- hygiene
- restraints and orthopedic devices
- client communications.

Process/Skill Questions:

- How would one obtain measurements including weight, length, girth, head circumference, and vital signs of the pediatric client?
- How would one monitor urine and bowel elimination, including diaper changing and child weighing?
- How would one perform procedures related to hygiene, including bathing techniques for specific age groups?
- What are the names of various restraints, and where are they placed?
- When are orthopedic devices used, including crutches, braces, Pavlik harness, splints, Bryant’s traction, Buck’s traction, and balanced suspension skeletal traction?