9 Health Assessment of the Child: Functional Health

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Children’s Functional Health Pattern Assessment Functional Health Pattern Assessment (FHP) Toddler Erickson’s Developmental Stage: Preschool-Aged Erickson’s Developmental Stage: School-Aged Erickson’s Developmental Stage: Pattern of Health Perception and Health Management: List two normal assessment findings that would be characteristic for each age group. List two potential problems that a nurse may discover in an assessment of each age group. • Able to tell you when they don’t feel good • Able to do things for themselves like cleaning their bodies, face and hand included • Able to express pain • Curious about how their body functions • Perception of illness could be influenced by culture • Understands they have wellness check up with the doctor • Risk for injury and poor health due to parental knowledge deficit • Risk for cavities • Immunizations not up to date • Poor hygiene • Poor hygiene • Poor health habits learned from parents, increases risk for illness and injury Nutritional-Metabolic Pattern: List two normal assessment findings that would be characteristic for each age group. List two potential problems that a nurse may discover in an assessment of each age group. • Weaning from breast feeding • Feeding themselves, with spoon/fork and drink from a toddler cup • Want to help make their lunch for school • They have favorite foods/snacks • Normal weight • Understand the difference between healthy snacks and junk food • Vomiting after they eat • Risk for cavities due to sleeping with bottles with juice in them • Want to eat junk food • Risk for allergies • Obesity • Family feeding them fast food Pattern of Elimination: List two normal assessment findings that would be
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