child health school age Flashcards
coping with concerns related to normal growth
school experience teachers parents latchkey children limit setting and discipline dishonest behaviour stress and fear
school experience
second only to the family as socializing agent
important for nurse to understand how family unit operates
how the family system and school system work together
difference in values between school and family
transmission of values of the society
peer relationships become increasingly important
latchkey children
children who provide their own care to themselves before or after school if parents work
anticipatory guidance and family centered teaching
nutrition sleep and activity dental health safety and injury prevention sex education illness prevention and checkups
nutrition
picky eating
vitamin D
what type of meals are they eating at school (parents can be unaware of what their child is actually eating)
exposed to more choices and more foods in general
important they eat healthy at home
sleep and activity
sleep patterns
activity
screen time
acquisition of skills
sleep patterns
bed wetting = how often, how old are they, how does the child react to it
routines/habits
still need many hours of sleep
no longer napping so they need to get their hours during the night
start to resist bedtime or want to do other things instead of sleep
activity
children become more daring in their activities
physically able to do a lot more things
can get overuse injuries
screen time
more exposure to screens
may be using more devices at school
acquisition of skills
learning new skills and getting better at old ones
like to compete
prideful of their accomplishments
dental health
eruption of permanent teeth
regular dental examinations
good dental hygiene (moving from supervised to less supervised) trauma
prevention of dental caries
fluoride
children may begin to compare with peers (lots of pressure to lose teeth, slower development may impact children and their understanding of themselves)
safety and injury prevention
motor vehicle injuries drowning poisoning bike safety bodily damage social media (bullying, online predators) head injuries and concussions
sex education
middle childhood is an ideal time for formal sex education
lifespan approach
information on sexual maturity and process of reproduction
effective communication with parents
nurses role in sex education
treatment of sex as normal part of growth and development
questions and answers
differentiation between sex and sexuality
values
problem solving skills
open communication with parents
illness prevention and check ups
immunizations/health teaching related to types of vaccines
OTC medications
vision
hearing
