1. What is the most common cardiac anomaly in peds? What is a common NSG dx you would see with this abnormality?
2. When should the foramen ovale and
... [Show More] ductus arteriosus close?
3. What should be included in the history of any child with a suspected cardiac defect? When do symptoms typically present?
4. What are some red flags/clinical indications of cardiac anomalies?
5. What are some key assessments you as the nurse should do during the cardiorespiratory section of your assessment on a suspected cardiac patient?
6. What are some other assessment findings you will typically find with children who have cardiac dysfunctions?
7. What should be done daily for all children with cardiac dysfunctions?
8. What cardiac diagnostics tests are used? What is the gold standard assessment tool?
9. What is required for cardiac catherization? What are some potential complications?
10. Most nursing care for cardiac catherization revolve around pre and post op care. What is the pre and post op nursing interventions for cardiac catherization?
11. What are the 4 classifications of congenital heart defects?
12. 12. What are the increased pulmonary blood flow defects?
13. What is an atrial septal defect (ASD)? How do these patients typically present? How is it fixed and when?
14. What is a ventricular septal defect? How common is it? What are some key assessment findings? How is it treated?
15. What is a Patent Ductus Arteriosus (PAD)? Common symptoms? Where is there an increased workload
16. How does Indomethacin treat patent ductus arteriosus?
17. What are the Obstruction of Blood Flow heart defects?
18. What is Coarctation of the Aorta? What is a key VS/assessment finding you will see with this defect?
19. What is Aortic Stenosis? What are the common negative side effects?
20. What is Pulmonary stenosis? What are the common signs?
21. What is the decreased pulmonary blood flow defect? How do these babies typically present at birth?
22. What are the 4 anomalies associated with Tetralogy of Fallot?
23. What is a key difference in the ventral septal defect seen in Tetralogy of Fallot compared with a regular Ventral septal defect?
24. What are common signs with Tetralogy of Fallot?
25. Does Tetralogy of Fallot cause mixing of blood?
26. What are tet spells? What typically causes it? What is going on with the heart? What is our greatest concern?
27. What is the nursing priority during a tet spell? What makes it better? What meds can we give?
28. How is Tetralogy of Fallot in severe cases repaired? What shunts are used?
29. When is the traditional timing of Tetralogy of Fallot repair? What do they do? What are some complications these patients are prone to even after repair?
30. What are the mixed blood flow heart defects? What are common issues with these patients?
31. What is Transposition of the Great Vessels?
32. When do patients with Transposition of the Great Vessels receive surgery?
33. What other cardiac defects must the patient with Transposition of the Great Vessels have in order to survive?
34. What signs are common with a child who has Transposition of the Great Vessels?
35. How is Transposition of the Great Vessels treated surgically and pharmacologically?
36. What is hypoplastic left heart? What other congenital abnormality does the infant have?
37. Where and how is Hypoplastic Left heart treated?
38. What is the prognosis for kiddos with hypoplastic left hearts?
39. How does congestive heart failure present in children?
40. What is congestive heart failure in kids? What are some causes?
41. What does right sided heart failure look like in children? Left sided?
42. What is the cardiac drug of choice for children? What are the 3 primary functions of this drug? Why can this drug be risky?
43. What is the safe dose limit for Digoxin in infants? What is the dose calculated in?
44. When giving Digoxin, what must you do? What are the pulse limits for giving this drug?
45. What electrolyte levels must you monitor when giving Digoxin to children? What happens if these levels are out of whack?
46. What are the signs of Digoxin toxicity? What should parents do? What is the antidote?
47. What are other common pharmacological treatments for CHF? Less common ones to be aware of?
48. What nursing care is required for kids with congenital heart defects?
49. What are the fluid considerations for children with cardiac issues/congenital cardiac abnormalities?
50. What are feeding considerations for infants and children with congestive heart failure?
51. How should the nurse provide pre- op care to a child undergoing heart surgery?
52. What post- op care should a nurse provide to a child after heart surgery?
53. What parental teachings should the nurse provide to parents after their child undergoes cardiac surgery?
54. What is infective endocarditis? What group of children are at a higher risk? What is the mortality rate?
55. How does infective endocarditis manifest in children?
56. What is the definitive diagnosis criteria for infective endocarditis?
57. What is the treatment for infective endocarditis?
58. What prophylactic therapy must be done for every child who has ever had infective endocarditis? And CHD?
59. What key nursing care do you provide for a child with infective endocarditis?
60. What is acute rheumatic fever? What can it cause?
61. What are the clinical manifestations of rheumatic fever?
62. What lab findings will you see with rheumatic fever?
63. What is the primary treatment of rheumatic fever? What lifelong prophylactic may be needed to prevent ARF or ARF returning?
64. What is Kawasaki's disease? What should you ask parents? What must we do as soon as we suspect KD?
65. What are the three phases that Kawasaki's disease manifests in?
66. During the 1st stage (the acute stage) of KD, what will you see?
67. During the 2nd stage (sub- acute stage) of KD, what will you see?
68. During the 3rd stage of KD (the convalescent stage) what will you see? What are we worried about long- term? What will they have for life?
69. What is the therapeutic management and nursing care for kids with KD?
70. Should kids with mild cardiac anomalies/CHD be restricted in activities? [Show Less]