Description should include
- using preventive measures
- chronic disorders
- nursing interventions for developmental disorders
- characteristics of special-needs children.
Process/Skill Questions:
- What preventive measures are appropriate to pediatric clients, such as immunizations, well-baby visits, and client and/or family education?
- How would chronic disorders (e.g., diabetes, asthma, cancers) requiring long-term follow-up and special nursing interventions on a regular basis be described?
- What are the nursing interventions for children with developmental disorders?
- How would one describe behavioral and developmental characteristics of the special needs child, such as
- Down syndrome, autism
- attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)
- mental retardation?