Surviving SW Nursing School : I Believe The Children Are Our Future

Peds

Did I mention I have five kids? Oh yeah, and I was a teacher for sixteen years. So I am obviously an expert on peds nursing, right? WRONG! One thing NCLEX study guides tell you not to do is to relate the question back to your own experiences. Remember the question is about the NCLEX perfect world. Every baby walks between 10-12 months (and doesn't wait until 15 months sending her parents into paroxysms of fear), speaks in 3-4 words sentences at 3 (my three-year-old could say, "And now for our feature presentation," she watched way too many videos), and ties his shoelaces at 5 (I don't think my left-handed child could tie his shoe laces until 8th grade).

So, know those NCLEX milestones: The anterior fontanel closes between 12 and 18 months, the posterior fontanel by 8 weeks, the Moro reflex should be gone by 4 months, the two-year-old is 50% of her adult height (I am 5'10', I must have been a GIANT two-year-old, now I think about it), can throw a ball at 18 months, has 20 teeth at 3, has head control by 4 months, doubles her birth weight at 6 months, sits by 8 months, triples birth length by 12 months

This IS a class where some small detail might become a test question and you'd better know your vaccination schedule backwards and forwards.

Then there's the infamous peds test 3. You may have heard talk about it. It's legendary.

Yes, THIS one: PEDS TEST 3

Almost nothing you study will be on the test (it will however, be on the final). I saw friend in the hallway after the test and she said, "Well, that was random." That perfectly summed up the whole experience. I went home and cried because I had surely failed it, then sat at the computer and through my tears refreshed PAWS every ten seconds until the grades were posted. I passed. I fell off my computer chair.

Here is a lovely link from the CDC, it's a vaccination schedule and developmental milestones all-in-one chart:

Lovely Link

Jean Piaget is from my hometown. Apparently he used to ride his bike around town, maybe I saw him while I was in my concrete operational and formal operational phases. EVERY SINGLE preschool in Geneva is named after him. I say this because you had better know his theory. And Erickson's and Freud's.

Here is a nice little chart comparing the three theories with some Kohlberg thrown in:

Nice Little Chart

This is an Amazing Resources-videos and aricles

Growth And Development

The general consensus from people who took this class is that this book:

Is very helpful. This book is available to check out at the Memphis Public Library or you can get an old version on Amazon.
Evolve also has some FREE resources that go with this book. This includes chapter tests and downloadable chapter guides.