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ch 34: school age: 6-12 yo Flashcards

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what is the age of the school age?

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6-12 yo

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2
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when does the school age start physiologically?

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shedding of first deciduous teeth

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when does the school age end physiologically?

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ends at puberty with final permanent teeth

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what is the height rate and total height gained of the school age?

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height increases by 2 inches per year with total height gain of 1-2 feet

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what is the weight rate of school age?

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2-3 kg/year or 4.5-6.5 lbs/year

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what is the average 6 year old lbs and height?

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46 lbs, 45 inches

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what is the average 12 year old lbs and height

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88 lbs, 59 inches

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what type of bones are growing at a faster rate? what results in that?

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long bones –> tripping, clumsiness, won’t know where limbs are
- they continue to ossify

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9
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how are school age kids changing in facial proportions?

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they lose their baby fat & it lengthens

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10
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what is happening to their bladder?

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increases capacity
- teachers try to only let them go 2-3 times
- peeing so much is not good educationally
- parents might think they have DM

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what is happening to their heart?

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it is smaller to the rest of the body

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how is their immune system?

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it is increasing it effectiveness –> only sick 2-4x a year

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what do we need to remember about physical maturity & emotional + social maturity?

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they are not correlated

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when does prepubescence start?

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2 year before 13 yo (10-12 yo, varies)

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what age does puberty begin in girls?

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10 yo

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16
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what age does puberty being in boys?

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12 yo

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17
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what stage of Freud is school age in? What does he describe it as?

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latency – a time of tranquility

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in the latency period where do school age kids’ relationships revolve around?

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same sex parents& peers

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19
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what stage of Erikson is school age in?

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industry vs inferiority

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what is the industry part of industry vs inferiority all about for school age kids?

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accomplishment + peers approval
- develop skills and participate in work
- personal and interpersonal competence
- growing sense of independence
- copies peers

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what is the inferiority part of industry vs inferiority all about for school age kids?

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if they can not accomplish their assumed responsibilities
- they all feel some degree of inferiority when it comes to skills they can not master (they can’t be like everyone else)
- parents can worsen this feeling ^^

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22
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what stage of Piaget are school age kids in?

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concrete operations

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what are concrete operations all about

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big collections + concrete thinking
- understands relationships b/w things & ideas –> cause & effect
- can make judgement based of reasoning
- masters the concept of conservation –> thinks ab the world, recycling
- classification skills

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what stage of Kohlberg are school age kids in?

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rewards and punishment (6-7 yo)

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25
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what can older school age judge based on moral development?

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judge an act by the intentions that prompted it
- rules & judgements become more founded on needs and desires of others

26
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who is very important to school age kids in their social development?

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their peer group
- are strongly influenced by peer relationships

27
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what happens in clubs & peer groups?

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  • formalized groups
  • bullying, cyber bullying –> boys/girls only club
28
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who are the primary influences in shaping school age kids’ personality, behavior, & value system?

A

parents

29
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what is the parents primary goal?

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increasing independence - they are NOT friends

30
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what types of play do school age kids do?

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  • rules & rituals (board games & team sports)
  • team play
  • quiet games & activities
  • ego mastery
31
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what is happening with a school age’s child development of self?

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  • conscious awareness of abilities, values & appearance
  • positive self concept –> self respect, self confidence, & happiness
  • adults can help them succeed
32
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what is happening with a school ages’ child development of body image?

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  • they like their physical selves less as they grow
  • increased awareness of differences and might make them feel inferior
33
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what is the most important part of their body?

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head – hair & eye color

34
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who is influencing a school age body image?

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significant others

35
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who are the primary sources of sex education?

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parents & peers
- sex play curiosity is normal

36
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what is your job as the nurse when it comes to sex education?

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  • knowing that sex is normal part of growth & development
  • know between sex vs sexuality
  • problem solving skills
  • open communication
37
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what is happening during the school experience?

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school is second to family as their socializing agent
- values of society as transmitted in school
- peers become super important

38
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what are latchkey children? what type of children should we not allow?

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children that go home from school by themselves
- do not let these children do this: autism, disability, kindergarten

39
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what kind of behavior is increasing in school age? is this normal? what type of behaviors result if they get caught?

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being dishonest in order to avoid punishment
- older kids might lie to meet expectations
- they become stressed & fearful

40
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what kind of nutrition do school age children need?

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balanced diet to promote growth

41
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what is a trick to make children eat, but can also risk of fast weight gain?

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to let them eat in front of the tv because they won’t think about what’s on their plate

42
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what should the plate look like for school age children?

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colorful & bite sized

43
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how many hours of sleep should school age children get?

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9-11 hours

44
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what age do school age children tend to resist going to bed? and why?

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8-11 yo
- they are very hard wired & wants to be on the phone

45
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when are kids resistant to bed times?

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12 yo +

46
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what type of activities do school age kids like?

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competition

47
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what can disrupt growth?

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anything the disrupts the growth hormone –> risk of infection
- endocrine dysfunction
- chromosome aberration
- chronic disease
- stress
- poor nutrition

48
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how can being taller than everyone affect a school age kid?

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can cause anxiety and be perceived as a social handicap

49
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what can you assume about kids being smaller than average/ everyone else?

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  • first manifestation of underlying disorder
  • common cause of malnutrition
  • related to chronic disease, endocrine dysfunction, primary gonadal failure
    (however there might be no consequence to health)
50
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what is school phobia? what age is it common?

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does not want to go to school at all because of anxiety or fear of school, common @ 10 yo +

51
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what are the s/s of school phobia?

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  • physical symptoms that go away when staying at home
52
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what is enuresis & how do you as a nurse treat it?

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cant control pee –> pee in bed
- education, behavior modification, reassurance
- medications & complementary + alternative medication

53
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what is encopresis & how do you as a nurse treat it?

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uncontrollable pooping yourself because of constipation
- rule out structure issues
- find cause
- diet modifications
- bowel retraining
- behavior therapy

54
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what is pediculosis capitis?

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LICE – they love their oiy hair
- black = eggs
- mostly behind ear

55
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what are scabies?

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bugs that lay ends under the skin
- super itchy
- in creases of skin

56
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how do you treat scabies?

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using a special lotion all over the skin –> sleep –> shower it off –> repeat 2-3x

57
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what is tinea corporis & tinea capitis?

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a fungal infection that shows as a pink circle, can be called “ring worm”

58
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how do you treat tinea corporis & tinea capitis?

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Griseofulvin (anti fungal)

59
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what is molluescum contagiosum?

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a disease that shows pink circle donut like bumps – face, arms & legs

60
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how is molluescum contagiosum spread?

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through touch

61
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how do you treat molluescum contagiosum?

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usually get resolved on its on
- antibiotics

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