Childrens Functional Health Pattern Assessment

The pre-school, as well as the school-aged child, may embrace poor hygiene habits from those around him, in terms of physical activity the children at all stages need to be active. Toddlers remain energetic when not asleep with the subsequent learning of skills in active mode. The preschoolers remain active and playful either alone or with others as they learn to socialize. The school-aged are very active in the three age groups and this promotes the musculoskeletal developments (Jarvis, 2012). A number of differences are imminent across the age groups. Summarize how a nurse would handle physical assessments, examinations, education, and communication differently with children versus adults. Consider spirituality and cultural differences in your answer. Taking care of pediatric patients calls for a unique approach as the nurse is also indirectly taking care of the parent or the caregiver.

To win the child’s consent and trust nurses need to talk to the parent in the presence of the child, especially for the toddler and the pre-school aged children. This enables the kid to understand that the parent has indeed consented to the therapy. Mandle, L. Health Promotion throughout the Life Span (7th ed). Retrieved from https://pageburstls. elsevier. com. Harbke, C. A review of measures of Erikson’s stages of psychosocial development: Evidence for a general factor.  Journal of Adult Development, 24(1), 58-76.