Communication and Development Flashcards
Bad ACEs score
4+
risk for health issues
Neonate
birth - 27 or 28 days
Infant
0 to 12 months
Toddler
1 to 3 years
Preschool
3 to 6 years
School-age
7 to 11 years
Adolescence
11 to 18 years
Cephalocaudal development
Head to toe
Proximodistal
Midline to periphery
Which measure is a very good index of health in children?
weight
When to monitor growth changes most carefully
infancy
Nipissing District Developmental Screen
fam physician or NP
routinely during growth
assesses developmental status during the first 6 years at 13 different stages
Factors that influence growth and development (many)
SES
housing insecurity
environment
social Environment
culture
hereditary Traits
gender
family
health inequities
Normal growth and development in INFANCY
basic needs
security
sucking
safety - strange, environment
separation anxiety
teeth: 8 months
Interventions to do during assessment of infants
have parents present
familiar objects
cuddling
rocking
music
sucking
soft, slow voice
Normal growth and development in TODDLERHOOD
motor skills developing faster than intellectual
sense of autonomy
separation from mother
anal stage- seeking control, ritualistic, tantrums
major stressors - separation, fear of bodily harm, and alteration in routine
Interventions to do during assessment of toddlers
familiar objects
parents present
allow for appropriate choices
use simple term – child’s language
Normal growth and development in PRESCHOOL
independence
imagination
self-image
imitation
peers
major stressors- fear of bodily harm, loss of control, heightened imagination leads to increased anxiety
Interventions to do during assessment of preschoolers
simple explanations
allow for appropriate choices
familiar objects
parental presence
be patient
focus on the present not the future
Normal growth and development in SCHOOL-AGE
development of logical thinking
interest outside of family
sense of industry – challenges, achievement
major stressors – loss of control, bodily injury, pain, separation
Interventions to do during assessment of school-age children
explain procedures
honesty
privacy
include in decision making
parental presence
Normal growth and development in ADOLESCENCE
independence
physical and sexual maturity
major stressors- loss of control, threats to independence
Interventions to do during assessment of adolescents
explain procedures
involve in decision-making
privacy
avoid authoritarian approach when possible
great time for health teaching
promote positive attitudes
need feedback that they are normal and healthy
