1. What are the main components of a comprehensive pediatric assessment? How would you perform one on a child with a chronic condition? - A comprehensive pediatric assessment includes the following components: history, physical examination, developmental screening, nutritional assessment, psychosocial assessment, and family assessment. To perform one on a child with a chronic condition, the nurse should also consider the impact of the condition on the child's growth, development, education, socialization, and quality of life, as well as the family's coping skills and resources. 2. What are some common pediatric emergencies that require immediate intervention? How would you recognize and manage them? - Some common pediatric emergencies that require immediate intervention are: respiratory distress or failure, shock, cardiac arrest, seizures, anaphylaxis, poisoning, trauma, and meningitis. To recognize and manage them, the nurse should use the ABCDE approach (airway, breathing, circulation, disability, exposure) and follow the appropriate protocols and guidelines for each condition. 3. What are some principles of family-centered care in pediatric nursing? How would you apply them in your practice? - Some principles of family-centered care in pediatric nursing are: respecting the family's preferences and values, involving the family in decision making and care planning, providing information and education to the family, supporting the family's coping and adaptation, collaborating with other health care professionals and community resources, and advocating for the family's rights and needs. To apply them in practice, the nurse should communicate effectively with the family, listen to their concerns and questions, provide individualized and holistic care to the child and the family, empower the family to participate in care delivery and self-management, and facilitate continuity and coordination of care across settings. 4. What are some developmental milestones for children from birth to 18 years? How would you assess them using standardized tools? - Some developmental milestones for children from birth to 18 years are: smiling, cooing, rolling over, sitting up, crawling, walking, talking, toilet training, dressing self, playing with peers, reading, writing, abstract thinking, moral reasoning, identity formation, and career planning. To assess them using standardized tools, the nurse should use age-appropriate screening instruments such as the Denver Developmental Screening Test (DDST), the Ages and Stages Questionnaire (ASQ), or the Pediatric Evaluation of Disability Inventory (PEDI). 5. What are some common pediatric health problems that affect children's growth and development? How would you prevent and manage them? - Some common pediatric health problems that affect children's growth and development are: failure to