Children's Immobility Management
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What are the primary effects of immobilization in children?

  • Decreased muscle size
  • Distension and difficulty in feeding
  • Decreased need for oxygen
  • Venous stasis (correct)

    • What are the nursing considerations for immobilized children?

  • Decreased circulation
  • Diminished vital capacity
  • Encouraging frequent position changes (correct)
  • Altered oxygen–carbon dioxide exchange

    • What are the respiratory system effects of immobilization in children?

  • Decreased circulation
  • Distension and difficulty in feeding
  • Altered oxygen–carbon dioxide exchange (correct)
  • Decreased need for oxygen

    • What are the integumentary system effects of immobilization in children?

    <p>Pressure leading to tissue injury</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are the major musculoskeletal consequences of immobilization in children?

    <p>Significant decrease in muscle size</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What can circulatory stasis combined with hypercoagulability of the blood lead to?

    <p>Thrombus and embolus formation</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a significant complication of immobilization related to circulatory stasis and hypercoagulability of the blood?

    <p>Deep vein thrombosis</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is essential for growth and development during childhood?

    <p>Physical activity</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What should be routinely worn to prevent complications of immobilization?

    <p>Antiembolism stockings</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What can lead to alteration of gravitational force and urinary retention in immobilized children?

    <p>Immobilization</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What can cause alteration of gravitational force and urinary retention in immobilized children?

    <p>Immobilization</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What can result in decreased joint mobility in immobilized children?

    <p>Contractures</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are some effects of immobilization on children, as mentioned in the text?

    <p>Regulation of feelings and exerting control over inner tensions</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a crucial aspect of development that is affected by immobilization in children?

    <p>Mobility</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How does immobilization affect families of immobilized children?

    <p>Disrupts function and taxes resources and coping abilities</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are some strategies for preventing skin breakdown in immobilized children?

    <p>Use of antiembolic stockings and intermittent compression devices</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What role do nurses play in the care of immobilized children?

    <p>Anticipating family needs and coordinating care</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the Braden Q Scale used for in the context of immobilized children?

    <p>Assessing pressure injury development</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What may children do in reaction to immobility, as mentioned in the text?

    <p>Become depressed and seek attention through developmental behaviors</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are some potential consequences of prolonged immobilization in children?

    <p>Skin breakdown and increased risk for DVT</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How does immobilization impact sensory perception in children?

    <p>Leads to sensory deprivation and altered perception of environment</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What skills are crucial for children's development that may be affected by immobilization?

    <p>Speech and language skills</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are some potential effects of immobilization on children's intellectual and psychomotor responses?

    <p>Sluggish intellectual and psychomotor responses</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are some potential emotional reactions of children to immobilization?

    <p>Depression and seeking attention through developmental behaviors</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is recommended for children unable to move?

    <p>Passive exercise and movement</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is essential to prevent negative nitrogen balance caused by decreased mobility?

    <p>High-protein, high-calorie foods</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is effective in combating anorexia resulting from immobility?

    <p>Appetite stimulation through small servings of preferred foods</p> Signup and view all the answers

    When are supplementary feedings or IV fluids reserved?

    <p>For serious disability when oral intake is difficult</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is crucial in promoting bowel and kidney function and preventing complications?

    <p>Adequate hydration, an upright position, and remobilization</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a valuable tool for educating small children about immobilization methods?

    <p>Using dolls or puppets</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What benefits hospitalized children?

    <p>Transporting children outside their room, using specially designed wheelchairs, and providing stimulating activities</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What minimizes family disruption for hospitalized children?

    <p>Allowing children to wear their own clothes, resume school activities, and have family members stay overnight</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a useful intervention to help children cope with immobility and maintain autonomy?

    <p>Participation in self-care</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is beneficial in the home to help children achieve independence and normalization?

    <p>Consultations with various specialists and creating an enabling environment</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What can be challenging and often necessitate home modifications and suitable child care?

    <p>Family support and home care for children with complex or chronic conditions causing immobility</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which system is affected by immobility through decreased efficiency of neurovascular reflexes, diminished vasopressor mechanism, and altered distribution of blood volume?

    <p>Cardiovascular system</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a predictable consequence of immobilization in children?

    <p>Decreased exercise tolerance</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are the most frequent reasons for immobility in children, as mentioned in the text?

    <p>Congenital defects, degenerative disorders, and infections or injuries</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the increasing trend in health care regarding therapeutic interventions for immobilized children?

    <p>Early mobilization, rehabilitation, discharge, and outpatient treatment</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a significant consequence of immobility in children related to decreased muscle mass and tissue breakdown?

    <p>Disuse atrophy and loss of muscle mass</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a crucial nursing consideration for the effects of immobilization on the cardiovascular system?

    <p>Monitoring peripheral pulses and skin temperature changes</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a potential consequence of prolonged immobilization in children related to decreased food intake and negative nitrogen balance?

    <p>Decline in nutritional state</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a recommended nursing consideration for the effects of immobilization on the musculoskeletal system?

    <p>Performing passive range-of-motion exercises</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a potential effect of immobility on a child's growth and development, as mentioned in the text?

    <p>Decrease in the functional capabilities of the whole body</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are the primary changes caused by immobility in the musculoskeletal system?

    <p>Tissue breakdown and loss of muscle mass</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a nursing consideration for the effects of immobilization on the respiratory system?

    <p>Maintaining correct body alignment</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following is a primary effect of immobilization in children?

    <p>Decreased muscle strength and mass</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a crucial impact of immobilization on children's development?

    <p>Delayed achievement of age-appropriate milestones</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a significant consequence of immobility in children related to decreased metabolism?

    <p>Decreased bone density</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a potential nursing consideration for the effects of immobilization on the respiratory system?

    <p>Assessing for respiratory complications</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following is a major effect of immobilization in children?

    <p>Decreased muscle strength and mass</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are the primary pathological changes that occur during immobilization in children?

    <p>Decreased muscle strength and mass</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a potential consequence of immobilization in children?

    <p>Delayed age-appropriate milestones</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How do pathophysiological changes during immobilization affect body systems in children?

    <p>They can affect more than one body system</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Study Notes

    Children's Immobility Management

    • Children with illness or undergoing treatment should be encouraged to engage in as much activity as their condition allows.
    • High-protein, high-calorie foods are essential to prevent negative nitrogen balance caused by decreased mobility and gastrointestinal function.
    • Appetite stimulation through small servings of preferred foods can be effective in combating anorexia resulting from immobility.
    • Supplementary feedings or IV fluids are reserved for serious disability when oral intake is difficult.
    • Adequate hydration, an upright position, and remobilization are crucial in promoting bowel and kidney function and preventing complications.
    • Passive exercise and movement are recommended for children unable to move, often in consultation with a physiotherapist.
    • Using dolls or puppets to illustrate immobilization methods is a valuable tool for educating small children.
    • Transporting children outside their room, using specially designed wheelchairs, and providing stimulating activities benefit hospitalized children.
    • Allowing children to wear their own clothes, resume school activities, and have family members stay overnight minimizes family disruption.
    • Participation in self-care is a useful intervention to help children cope with immobility and maintain autonomy.
    • Consultations with various specialists and creating an enabling environment are also beneficial in the home to help children achieve independence and normalization.
    • Family support and home care for children with complex or chronic conditions causing immobility can be challenging and often necessitate home modifications and suitable child care.

    Effects of Immobilization on Children's Health

    • Immobility can lead to primary changes in the musculoskeletal system and secondary alterations in the cardiovascular, respiratory, metabolic, and renal systems.
    • Muscle disuse causes tissue breakdown and loss of muscle mass, leading to decreased strength and endurance, which may take weeks or months to restore.
    • Immobility in otherwise healthy children can have lasting effects on their developmental progress, and the most frequent reasons for immobility in children are congenital defects, degenerative disorders, and infections or injuries.
    • Therapeutic interventions such as traction and spinal fusion can cause prolonged immobilization, but the increasing trend in health care is early mobilization, rehabilitation, discharge, and outpatient treatment.
    • Predictable consequences of immobilization include decreased venous return, decreased cardiac output, decreased metabolism, decreased exercise tolerance, bone demineralization, disuse atrophy and loss of muscle mass, catabolism, loss of joint mobility, weak back and abdominal muscles, and decreased muscle strength, tone, and endurance.
    • Nursing considerations for these effects of immobilization include using antiembolism stockings or intermittent compression devices for promoting venous return, planning play activities to use uninvolved extremities, performing passive range-of-motion exercises, and maintaining correct body alignment.
    • Immobility can also lead to decreased food intake, decline in nutritional state, negative nitrogen balance, impaired healing, hypercalcemia, and decreased production of stress hormones, with corresponding nursing considerations for each.
    • The cardiovascular system is affected by immobilization through decreased efficiency of neurovascular reflexes, pooling of blood in extremities in upright posture, diminished vasopressor mechanism, altered distribution of blood volume, and decreased exercise tolerance.
    • Nursing considerations for these effects on the cardiovascular system include monitoring peripheral pulses and skin temperature changes, providing abdominal support, using antigravitational pants in severe cases, monitoring hydration, blood pressure, and urinary output, and positioning horizontally.
    • Immobilization can have profound physiological effects on a child's growth and development, as homeostatic mechanisms thrive on normal use and need feedback to maintain dynamic equilibrium.
    • Inactivity leads to a decrease in the functional capabilities of the whole body, and immobility can impose lasting effects on a child’s developmental progress.
    • Therapeutic interventions such as traction and spinal fusion are responsible for prolonged immobilization, but the increasing trend in health care is early mobilization, rehabilitation, discharge, and outpatient treatment.

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    Children's Immobility Management Quiz: Test your knowledge on managing immobility in children, including nutrition, physical activity, and psychological support. Explore the effects of immobilization on children's health and learn about therapeutic interventions and nursing considerations. Perfect for healthcare professionals and caregivers working with immobile children.

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