ATI: RN Nursing Care of Children

4 Detailed Critical Points

1. I read RM NCC RN chapter 3 to better understand home safety for children.

a. When educating parents about activities that will enable their children to grow and develop, it is

essential that the nurse stress the importance of safety. When the baby is placed on the floor, the area

must be free of small objects, electrical cords, and other hazards that could injure the infant. In the

same way, objects given to the child for small development must not pose a choking threat.

i. Small objects that can become lodged in the throat (grapes, coins, candy) should be avoided.

ii. Check clothing for any safety hazards. Sharp objects should be kept out of reach. Anchor heavy

objects and furniture so they cannot be overturned on top of the infant.

b. Parents should be encouraged to learn emergency action skills for choking, infant and child CPR, and

first aid. Parents will become guilt ridden if they are unable to help their children during a lifethreatening emergency.

c. Children should never be left unattended in a care, even for a few minutes. They may be abducted or

may be locked in the car by mistake. Children left in a car may die from overheating or freezing.

d. Babies require constant supervision when lying on elevated surfaces and when in such apparatuses as

strollers and high chairs. Gates should be placed at tops and bottoms of all stairs and should be

attached to all windows. Infant walkers should never be used.

i. Crib mattresses should be kept in the lowest position possible with rails all the way up.

2. I read RM NCC RN chapter 36 to better understand communicable diseases.

a. Isolation practices are required when caring for children with many diseases.

i. Standard Precautions: at all times, HCPs are expected to perform basic infection control

measures that prevent the transmission of infectious organisms between patients and