Chapter 28 School-Age Child G&D (E2) Flashcards
From 6 - 12 years of age, children grow an average of ______ inches per year
2.5
Children 6 - 12 years of age will increase the height by …
at least 1 foot
Children from 6 - 12 years will increase their weight by ______ per year
7 pounds
Brain growth is complete by the time the child is ….
10 years of age
In school-age children, there are fewer respiratory infections due to
respiratory maturity and development of the lungs and alveoli
The frontal sinuses are developed by
7 years of age
The school-age child’s blood pressure ____________ and the pulse rate _______________.
Blood pressure INCREASES
Pulse rate DECREASES
The retention of food for longer periods of time, and fewer GI upsets occur in the school-age child because
Stomach capacity increases
The caloric needs of the school-age child is ____________ than in earlier years
lower
The formula for bladder capacity is …
age in years plus 2 ounces
Prepubescence typically occurs
2 years before the beginning of puberty
Prepubescence is characterized by
the development of secondary sexual characteristics ….
a period of rapid growth for girls
a period of continued growth for boys
Lymphatic tissues continue to grow until
9 years of age
Immunoglobulins A and G reach adult levels around
10 years of age
Ericksons theory in school-age children
Industry vs Inferiority
Piagets theory in school-age children
Concrete operational
Kohlbergs theory in school-age children
Conventional
Stage 3: Interpersonal conforming, “good child, bad child” 7-10yrs
Stage 4: “law and order” 10-12yrs
Freuds theory in school-age children
Latency
Erickson Stage Activites include:
- Interested in how things are made and run
- Success in personal and social tasks
- Increased activites outside home
- Increased interactions with peers
- Increased interest in knowledge
- Needs support and encouragement from important people in childs life
- Needs support when child is not successful
- Inferiority occurs with repeated failures with little support or trust from those who are important to the child
Ocular muscular control, peripheral vision, and color discrimination is fully developed by the time the child is __________ years old
7
Some problems identified in the sensory development of school-age children include:
- amblyopia (lazy eye)
- uncorrected refractive errors
- other eye defects
- Strabismus (malalignment of the eyes)
What is amblyopia?
“lazy eye”
reduced vision in an eye that has not been adequately used during early development
Leading cause of visual impairment in children
Amblyopia (lazy eye)
What is strabismus?
One eye being more nearsighted, farsighted, or astigmatic than the other eye
If amblyopia isn’t treated by age 9 ….
can cause irreversible visual loss.
How is amblyopia treated?
with glasses or patching
How is sense of smell tested in school-age children?
using scents that children in general are familiar with, such as chocolate or other familiar odors
How is sense of touch tested in school-age children?
Using objects to discriminate cold from hot, soft from hard, and blunt from sharp
Health care visits throughout the school-age period focus on ….
expected growth and development
and
anticipatory guidance