NCLEX Topics – Peds Eye, Ear and Throat

Peds: Eyes, Ears, and Throat

Peds – Eye, Ear and Throat

This content is in Saunders.
Sixth Edition – Page 468 – Questions are on page 471
Seventh Edition – Page  – 457 Questions are on page 460

Overview –

https://quizlet.com/4410247/nclex-practice-questions-eyes-ears-nose-mouth-flash-cards/

Slides – https://www.slideshare.net/MisguidedGhosts18/eye-ear-and-throat-disorders

Strabismus – Squint / Cross eye

Normal finding in infants but should not be present after about 4 months.

http://www.merckmanuals.com/professional/eye-disorders/conjunctival-and-scleral-disorders/overview-of-conjunctivitis

http://www.merckmanuals.com/professional/pediatrics/eye-defects-and-conditions-in-children/strabismus

Teaching – http://kidshealth.org/en/parents/strabismus.html

Conjunctivitis – “pink eye”

Infection control is very important.

http://www.merckmanuals.com/professional/eye-disorders/conjunctival-and-scleral-disorders/overview-of-conjunctivitis

Questions (eye disorders) – https://nurseslabs.com/nclex-exam-eye-disorders-care-26-items/

Tonsillitis and Adenoiditis –

Post op frequent swallowing could indicate bleeding.

Teaching – https://childrensnational.org/choose-childrens/conditions-and-treatments/ear-nose-throat/tonsillectomy-and-adenoidectomy

http://www.merckmanuals.com/professional/ear,-nose,-and-throat-disorders/oral-and-pharyngeal-disorders/tonsillopharyngitis

Epistaxis –

1. Stay calm
2. Have the child sit (not lying down).
3. Apply continuous pressure for ten minutes to the nose with thumb and forefinger.
4. Insert cotton into each nostril – use ice to the bridge of nose if bleeding persists.

http://www.merckmanuals.com/professional/ear,-nose,-and-throat-disorders/approach-to-the-patient-with-nasal-and-pharyngeal-symptoms/epistaxis