Week 2

Question 1

Pre-op teaching for infants

Answer 1

tell them as close to the surgery as possible to avoid undue anxiety

Question 2

Pre-op teaching for pre-school

Answer 2

inform 1-2 days before surgery

Question 3

Pre-op teaching for school age

Answer 3

3-5 days before surgery

Question 4

Pre-op teaching for adolescents

Answer 4

7-10 days beforehand with detailed explanations

Question 5

fluid maintenance calculation

Answer 5

100 mL/kg for the fist 10kg
50mL/kg for the next 10kg
20mL/kg remaining kg

Question 6

recommended dose range for acetaminophen

Question 7

Mild dehydration symptoms (7)

Answer 7

-alert
-Fontanelle soft and flat
-pink and moist mucosa
-elastic skin turgor
-normal HR & BP
-warm, warm, pink, brisk cab refill, in extremities
-possible decreased urine output

Question 8

Moderate dehydration symptoms (9)

Answer 8

-alert to listless
-Sunken fontenels
-eye orbits mild sunken
-Pale and dry oral mucosa
-Decreased skin turgor
-increased HR possibly
-normal BP
-delayed cap refill
-urine output <1 mL/kg/day

Question 9

Severe dehydration symptoms (9)

Answer 9

-alert to comatose
-Sunken fontanels
-deep sunken orbits
-dry, mucosa
-tenting
- increased HR -going to bradycardia
-BP going to hypotension
-Cool extremities, delayed cap refill
-urine output <1mL/kg/day