Pediatric Nursing

Peds, part 39: Nervous Disorders - ADHD and Autism - LevelUpRN

Peds, part 39: Nervous Disorders - ADHD and Autism

Cathy Parkes

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and autism. The symptoms, treatment, nursing care, and family teaching for these disorders.

Peds, part 39: Nervous Disorders - ADHD and Autism

Cathy Parkes

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and autism. The symptoms, treatment, nursing care, and family teaching for these disorders.

Peds, part 38: Nervous Disorders - Trisomy 21, Fragile X, Duchenne's Muscular Dystrophy - LevelUpRN

Peds, part 38: Nervous Disorders - Trisomy 21, Fragile X, Duchenne's Muscular Dystrophy

Cathy Parkes

The following genetic disorders: Trisomy 21 (Down Syndrome), Fragile X, and Duchenne's Muscular Dystrophy. The pathophysiology, risk factors, signs/symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment associated with each of these disorders.

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Peds, part 38: Nervous Disorders - Trisomy 21, Fragile X, Duchenne's Muscular Dystrophy

Cathy Parkes

The following genetic disorders: Trisomy 21 (Down Syndrome), Fragile X, and Duchenne's Muscular Dystrophy. The pathophysiology, risk factors, signs/symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment associated with each of these disorders.

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Peds, part 37: Nervous Disorders - Spina Bifida, Cerebral Palsy - LevelUpRN

Peds, part 37: Nervous Disorders - Spina Bifida, Cerebral Palsy

Cathy Parkes

Spina Bifida, including the following 3 types of Spina Bifida: spina bifida occulta, meningocele, and myelomeningocele. The risk factors, diagnosis, treatment, nursing care, and patient teaching associated with spina bifida....

Peds, part 37: Nervous Disorders - Spina Bifida, Cerebral Palsy

Cathy Parkes

Spina Bifida, including the following 3 types of Spina Bifida: spina bifida occulta, meningocele, and myelomeningocele. The risk factors, diagnosis, treatment, nursing care, and patient teaching associated with spina bifida....

Peds, part 36: Nervous Disorders - Reye's Syndrome, Lead Poisoning - LevelUpRN

Peds, part 36: Nervous Disorders - Reye's Syndrome, Lead Poisoning

Cathy Parkes

Reye's syndrome and Lead Poisoning. The risk factors, signs/symptoms, lab values, treatment, nursing care, and family teaching associated with these disorders.

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Peds, part 36: Nervous Disorders - Reye's Syndrome, Lead Poisoning

Cathy Parkes

Reye's syndrome and Lead Poisoning. The risk factors, signs/symptoms, lab values, treatment, nursing care, and family teaching associated with these disorders.

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Peds, part 35: Nervous Disorders - Meningitis - LevelUpRN

Peds, part 35: Nervous Disorders - Meningitis

Cathy Parkes

Meningitis. The pathophysiology, risk factors, prevention, signs/symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, and nursing care associated with meningitis.

Peds, part 35: Nervous Disorders - Meningitis

Cathy Parkes

Meningitis. The pathophysiology, risk factors, prevention, signs/symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, and nursing care associated with meningitis.

Peds, part 34: Nervous Disorders - Head Injury - LevelUpRN

Peds, part 34: Nervous Disorders - Head Injury

Cathy Parkes

Head injuries. The pathophysiology of a head injury, including the primary and secondary injury that occurs with a severe head trauma. The risk factors, signs/symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, and nursing care...

Peds, part 34: Nervous Disorders - Head Injury

Cathy Parkes

Head injuries. The pathophysiology of a head injury, including the primary and secondary injury that occurs with a severe head trauma. The risk factors, signs/symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, and nursing care...

Peds, part 33: Nervous Disorders - Seizures - LevelUpRN

Peds, part 33: Nervous Disorders - Seizures

Cathy Parkes

Seizures. The pathophysiology and risk factors associated with seizures. The following types of seizures: tonic clonic seizure, absence seizure, myoclonic seizure, atonic seizure, and status epilepticus. The diagnosis, treatment, and...

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Peds, part 33: Nervous Disorders - Seizures

Cathy Parkes

Seizures. The pathophysiology and risk factors associated with seizures. The following types of seizures: tonic clonic seizure, absence seizure, myoclonic seizure, atonic seizure, and status epilepticus. The diagnosis, treatment, and...

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Peds, part 32: Nervous Disorders - Visual and Hearing Impairments - LevelUpRN

Peds, part 32: Nervous Disorders - Visual and Hearing Impairments

Cathy Parkes

The following visual impairments: myopia, hyperopia, astigmatism, amblyopia, and strabismus. The signs/symptoms of vision loss, diagnostic testing for vision loss, treatment, and nursing care for patients with visual impairments. Next,...

Peds, part 32: Nervous Disorders - Visual and Hearing Impairments

Cathy Parkes

The following visual impairments: myopia, hyperopia, astigmatism, amblyopia, and strabismus. The signs/symptoms of vision loss, diagnostic testing for vision loss, treatment, and nursing care for patients with visual impairments. Next,...

Peds, part 31: Nervous Disorders - Conjunctivitis, Retinopathy of Prematurity - LevelUpRN

Peds, part 31: Nervous Disorders - Conjunctivitis, Retinopathy of Prematurity

Cathy Parkes

Conjunctivitis (or pink eye), including the pathophysiology, signs/symptoms, treatment, and family teaching associated with this eye disorder. Retinopathy of Prematurity (ROP), including the pathophysiology, risk factors, signs/symptoms, treatment, and prevention...

Peds, part 31: Nervous Disorders - Conjunctivitis, Retinopathy of Prematurity

Cathy Parkes

Conjunctivitis (or pink eye), including the pathophysiology, signs/symptoms, treatment, and family teaching associated with this eye disorder. Retinopathy of Prematurity (ROP), including the pathophysiology, risk factors, signs/symptoms, treatment, and prevention...

Peds, part 30: Nervous Disorders - Pediatric Nervous Diagnostic Tests - EEG, Lumbar Puncture, ICP Monitoring - LevelUpRN

Peds, part 30: Nervous Disorders - Pediatric Nervous Diagnostic Tests - EEG, Lumbar Puncture, ICP Monitoring

Cathy Parkes

The following nervous system diagnostic tests: electroencephalogram (EEG), lumbar puncture, and intracranial pressure (ICP) monitoring.

Peds, part 30: Nervous Disorders - Pediatric Nervous Diagnostic Tests - EEG, Lumbar Puncture, ICP Monitoring

Cathy Parkes

The following nervous system diagnostic tests: electroencephalogram (EEG), lumbar puncture, and intracranial pressure (ICP) monitoring.