child health adolescents Flashcards
anticipatory guidance
teaching could include effective coping strategies for parents
teaching parents their adolescent is developing into their own unique person with their own identity and might have different values and beliefs and behaviours than the family does
information needs regarding developmental changes and process of detachment
parents possible need for help in letting go
sometimes adolescents won’t be as receptive to parents and will be more receptive to their friends and nurses
harder to build trust and therapeutic relationships with because they have more life experience
interviewing adolescents
confidentiality and privacy
interview without the parents
show concern for their perspective
offer a nonthreatening explanation for the questions you ask
maintain objectivity
avoid assumptions, judgments and lectures
ask open-ended questions and move to more directive questions if necessary
begin with less sensitive issues and proceed to more sensitive ones
use language you both understand
restate
family centered teaching
nutrition sleep and activity dental health safety and injury prevention illness prevention and checkups
nutrition
eating habits and behaviours
body image
eating disorders
introduction of alcohol and drugs/tabaco
common for adolescents to have higher blood pressure due to hormones
eating habits and behaviours
parents may have less involvement in meal choice and preparation in what their kids are eating
they may have their own money and choose to buy unhealthy options
onset of puberty may change diet and how calories are absorbed by the body
eating disorders
overeating or undereating
eating as a coping mechanism for stress
why food habit s have to be good
in order to avoid heightening blood pressure even further and risk development of hypertension
sleep and activity
sleep duration declines
sleep hygiene
physical activity
screen time
sleep hygiene
might neglect certain things during times of stress
personal hygiene is important but there is often competing factors for it
poor hygiene could lead to infection or illness
physical activity
more types
could be a time of increased or decreased activity depending on the child
one child might be participating in competitive sports while another is more sedentary because of school and studying and other commitments
dental health
regular dental examinations good dental hygiene trauma prevention of dental caries introduction of tabaco use and alcohol
safety and injury prevention
motor vehicle related injuries (as passengers and now as drivers) other vehicle related injuries firearms sports injuries body art tanning
illness prevention and checkups
substance use drug use/misuse/addiction sexual health STIs suicide/self-harm stress
