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In this Pediatrics episode, we walk through Chapter 23, which focuses on cardiovascular dysfunction in infants and children, including both congenital and acquired heart disorders. We’ll review normal fetal and postnatal circulation, altered hemodynamics, and how defects affect blood flow, oxygenation, and cardiac output. You’ll also hear an overview of common congenital heart defects categorized...

In this Pediatrics episode, we walk through Chapter 22, which focuses on gastrointestinal dysfunction and fluid and electrolyte balance in children. We’ll review body fluid distribution, dehydration, diarrhea, vomiting, and nutritional concerns. You’ll also hear how nurses assess hydration status, manage fluid therapy, and support families during GI illness. This episode provides a detailed, exam-...

In this Pediatrics episode, we walk through Chapter 21, which focuses on respiratory dysfunction and infections in children. We’ll review upper and lower respiratory infections, risk factors, assessment findings, and nursing interventions. You’ll also hear an overview of conditions such as RSV, pneumonia, croup, and asthma-related infections. This episode provides an exam-focused review to help nu...

In this Pediatrics episode, we walk through Chapter 20, which focuses on essential pediatric nursing interventions and clinical skills. We’ll review informed consent and assent, procedure preparation, medication administration, specimen collection, and age-appropriate communication. You’ll also hear how nurses support safety, comfort, and family involvement during procedures. This episode provides...

In this Pediatrics episode, we walk through Chapter 19, which focuses on the child’s response to illness and hospitalization. We’ll review stressors such as separation anxiety, loss of control, pain, and fear, along with developmental responses to hospitalization. You’ll also hear strategies nurses use to reduce stress, promote coping, and support family-centered care during illness and recovery....

In this Pediatrics episode, we walk through Chapter 16, which focuses on common health problems affecting school-age children and adolescents. We’ll review elimination disorders such as enuresis, psychosocial stressors, and chronic conditions that impact daily functioning. You’ll also hear an overview of assessment, treatment approaches, and nursing interventions that support both the child and fa...

In this Pediatrics episode, we walk through Chapter 15, which focuses on health promotion during adolescence. We’ll review puberty, physical maturation, cognitive and psychosocial development, and Erikson’s stage of identity versus role confusion. You’ll also hear an overview of risk behaviors, mental health considerations, nutrition, sleep, sexuality education, and injury prevention. This episode...

In this Pediatrics episode, we walk through Chapter 14, which focuses on health promotion during the school-age years. We’ll review physical growth patterns, cognitive development, peer relationships, school performance, nutrition, physical activity, and safety. You’ll also hear how nurses support children and families through anticipatory guidance, injury prevention, and healthy lifestyle habits....

In this Pediatrics episode, we walk through Chapter 13, which focuses on common health problems affecting toddlers and preschool-aged children. We’ll review sleep disturbances, ingestion of injurious agents, poisoning risks, and injury prevention strategies. You’ll also hear how nurses support families through education, environmental safety, and early recognition of health concerns. This episode...

In this Pediatrics episode, we walk through Chapter 12, which focuses on health promotion during the preschool years and the continued development of physical, cognitive, and psychosocial skills. We’ll review growth patterns, gross and fine motor development, language acquisition, and Erikson’s stage of initiative versus guilt. You’ll also hear an overview of school readiness, nutrition, sleep, pl...

In this Pediatrics episode, we walk through Chapter 11, which focuses on health promotion during the toddler years and the rapid physical, cognitive, and psychosocial changes that occur between 12 and 36 months of age. We’ll review key aspects of toddler growth and development, including gross and fine motor skills, language acquisition, autonomy, and emotional regulation. You’ll also hear an over...

In this Pediatrics episode, we walk through Chapter 10, which focuses on common health problems affecting infants, with an emphasis on nutrition, growth, and feeding-related disorders. We’ll review nutritional and vitamin imbalances, including iron deficiency, vitamin D deficiency, and mineral disturbances, as well as conditions such as food allergies, cow’s milk protein allergy, and anaphylaxis....

In this Pediatrics episode, we walk through Chapter 9, which focuses on health promotion during infancy and the rapid physical, cognitive, and psychosocial changes that occur during the first year of life. We’ll review patterns of growth and development, including gross and fine motor milestones, sensory development, nutrition, sleep, and safety considerations. You’ll also hear an overview of infa...

In this Pediatrics episode, we walk through Chapter 8, which focuses on common and high-risk health problems affecting newborns during the transition to extrauterine life. We’ll review birth-related injuries, neurologic complications, fractures, paralysis, cranial deformities, and structural defects such as cleft lip and cleft palate. You’ll also hear an overview of common neonatal conditions incl...

In this Pediatrics episode, we walk through Chapter 7, which focuses on health promotion and the physiologic adaptation of the newborn during the transition to extrauterine life. We’ll review immediate newborn adjustments involving the respiratory and circulatory systems, along with thermoregulation, fluid and electrolyte balance, and the function of major body systems in the neonatal period. You’...

In this Pediatrics episode, we walk through Chapter 6, which focuses on childhood communicable and infectious diseases and the nurse’s role in prevention, assessment, and management. We’ll review principles of infection control, including standard precautions, transmission-based precautions, and proper hand hygiene to reduce the spread of disease. You’ll also hear an overview of common pediatric i...

In this Pediatrics episode, we walk through Chapter 5, which focuses on the assessment and management of pain in infants, children, and adolescents. We’ll review how nurses assess pain using behavioral, self-report, and multidimensional pain scales, including age-appropriate tools such as FLACC, Wong-Baker FACES, numeric rating scales, and pain assessment methods for nonverbal and cognitively impa...

In this Pediatrics episode, we walk through Chapter 4, which focuses on effective communication and physical assessment techniques when caring for children and their families. We’ll review principles of therapeutic communication, interviewing strategies, and age-appropriate approaches for interacting with infants, children, and adolescents. You’ll also hear how nurses adapt assessment techniques b...

In this Pediatrics episode, we walk through Chapter 3, which focuses on how growth, development, and genetic factors influence child health promotion across the lifespan. We’ll review foundational concepts of growth and development, including developmental stages, patterns and principles of growth, and individual variations among children. You’ll also hear an overview of major developmental theori...

In this Pediatrics episode, we walk through Chapter 2, which focuses on how social, cultural, religious, and family factors influence child health promotion and nursing care. We’ll review different definitions and structures of families, including nuclear, blended, single-parent, extended, and nontraditional families, and discuss how family dynamics affect a child’s health and development. You’ll...

In this Pediatrics episode, we walk through Chapter 1, which introduces the foundations of pediatric nursing and the unique principles that guide care for children and their families. We’ll review key concepts such as family-centered care, atraumatic care, health promotion, disease prevention, and the nurse’s role in advocacy and ethical decision-making. You’ll also hear how developmental stages,...

This Week 5 review covers a wide range of complications that can arise during pregnancy, with a focus on assessment, medical and nursing management, and discharge teaching. Guided by Professor Ureno’s materials, we’ll review high-risk concerns like preterm labor, PROM, chorioamnionitis, incompetent cervix, and multiple gestations. You’ll also get an overview of complex conditions such as hyperemes...

In this episode, we cover Chapter 7: infections that can impact pregnancy, labor, and fetal development. You’ll learn about key pathogens—such as TORCH infections, Group B Streptococcus, chlamydia, gonorrhea, syphilis, HIV, and more—and how they affect maternal and neonatal outcomes. We’ll review signs and symptoms, diagnostic tests, recommended treatments, and nursing interventions for each infec...

In this episode, we focus on bleeding complications during pregnancy, broken down by trimester. You’ll learn about spontaneous abortion—including its types, risk factors, and clinical signs—as well as ectopic pregnancy, with emphasis on diagnosis and emergency management. We also explore gestational trophoblastic disease and its nursing care, plus critical third-trimester complications like placen...

In this episode, we review the key maternal infections that can occur during pregnancy, focusing on prevention, early detection, and appropriate treatment to protect both mother and fetus. Based on ATI Chapter 8, we’ll cover screening recommendations and clinical management for infections like HIV, syphilis, gonorrhea, chlamydia, hepatitis, and Group B strep, as well as TORCH infections, trichomon...