Exam 1- Health Promotion in the Toddler, Preschooler, School Aged Child, and Adolescent Flashcards
toddler age range
12 months through 36 months
Toddler – Physical Development
Physical growth – 5 lb./yr weight 3 in/yr Ht
Physiologic anorexia
Anterior fontanel closes 12 to 18 months
Achieves 50% of adult height by 2 years
Toddler – Gross Motor
Walking by 15 months
Climbing on anything
Removing clothing
Stoops and recovers
Toddler – Gross Motor
By 18 months
Runs clumsily, falls often
Walks up stairs with hand held
Jumps in place with both feet
Toddler – 24 mo – Gross Motor
Throws ball over hand. Kicks ball.
Goes up and down stairs with 2 feet on each step
Toddler – Gross Motor
By 30 months –
Jumps from chair, steps, anything
Stands on one foot momentarily
Fine Motor
Scribbles
Can use a spoon and toothbrush, but messy
2 yr. wash and dry hands
Toddler- Negativism and Ritualism
Really want to be an adult
Ask them to do something and they will say “no”
Ask them to help you the adult do something they are doing, and you will get a Big Yes
Critical Tasks of Toddler Period
Recognition of self as a separate person with own will
Control of impulses and acquisition of socially acceptable ways to communicate wants and needs
Control of elimination
Toleration of separation from parent
Preoperational Thinking
Egocentrism – views everything in relation to self and is unable to consider another’s point of view
Animism– Believes that inert objects are alive and have wills of their own
Preoperational
Irreversibility – Cannot see a process in reverse order. Can not follow a line of reasoning back to its beginning.
Magical thought – wishing something will make it happen
Believe that their thoughts are all powerful
Preoperational
Centration – Tends to focus on one aspect of an experience. May have difficulty putting together a puzzle. Focuses on dominant characteristics of an object
Moral and Spiritual
Kohlberg
Preconventional or Premoral phase
Whether an action is good or bad depends on whether it is rewarded or punished
Fowler
Spirituality is based on images and imagination
Language/communication
15 – 18 mo – Putting two words together (25% intelligible)
Understands simple directions
2 – 3 word phrases by 2 years (50% intelligible)
3 – 4 word sentences by 3 years (75% intelligible)
Own first and last name can be stated by 2 ½ to 3 years
Communicating with the Toddler
Ask parents what his words for things like urination are
Tell exactly what you are going to do just before you are going to do it
A combination of words and gestures for expressing wants–Holographic speech
Are learning to name body parts
Concerned about body
Boo boos
Male vs. female
Well-Child Visit
Blood Lead Level at 1 year & 2 year visit
Hgb/Hct
Vision – cover, uncover test
Parenting Issues – Toddler years
Discipline
Toilet Training
Temper Tantrums
Discipline
Consistent limits
Positive reinforcement
Immediate consequences
Redirection or distractions
Time outs: 1 minute per year of age
Readiness for toilet training
Can remove own clothing
Is willing to let go of a toy when asked
Has been walking well for one year
Notices when diaper is wet
Communicates need to go to bathroom
Wants to please parent by staying dry
Family not under major stressors
Temper Tantrums
Limited language leads to frustration
Anticipate
Inconsistent parental practices increase frequency of tantrums
Isolate safely and ignore
Anticipatory Teaching
Regular meal times with utensils that fit, with family
Soft toothbrush, non-fluoride toothpaste
Sleep about 12 – 14 hr/day, 1 nap
Limit TV viewing to < 1 hr day
Bedtime routine
Nutrition
Toddlers have the highest number of taste buds and the higher degree of taste sensitivity.
Eating jags
1 Tbsp of solid food per year of age
Ritualism = regular meal times
Whole milk at 1 year – 24 – 30 oz/day
100% juice – 4 – 6 oz/day – Cup only
Domestic mimicry –Symbolic Play
Imitating parent of same sex in household tasks – domestic mimicry
Deferred imitation is imitating the parent after they have left their sight
Toddler – Age Appropriate Toys
Noise-making, push-pull toys, riding toys, work bench, toy hammers, musical anything, drums, pots and pans
blocks, puzzles with very few large pieces
finger paints, crayons, clay
dolls/stuffed animals
Toy telephones
Storybooks with pictures
Acetaminophen Poisoning
Most common accidental drug poisoning in children
Toxic dose is 150mg/kg or greater in children
Multiple formulation and concentrations make chronic acetaminophen toxicity a significant problem
Acetaminophen Poisoning
Treatment:
Antidote N-acetylcysteine (Mucomyst) can usually be given orally
Dilute with fruit juice or soda
Give loading dose, then 17 maintenance doses
“The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued an important warning related to the safety of acetaminophen. The FDA recommended that healthcare professionals discontinue prescribing and dispensing prescription combination drug products that contain more than 325 mg of acetaminophen per tablet, capsule, or other dosing formulations.”
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Lead Blood Levels
Blood test done if infant is at risk at any time
Universal Lead Serum Test is done at 1 year and 2 years
Lead Poisoning
Children who are iron deficient absorb lead more readily than those with sufficient iron stores
Lead interferes with the binding of iron onto the heme molecule
Long-term neurocognitive signs of lead poisoning
Developmental delays
Lowered IQ (intelligence quotient)
Reading skill deficits
Visual-spatial problems
Visual-motor problems
Learning disabilities
Hospitalization and Toddler
Interferes with the developmental task of developing a sense of control and autonomy
Major Fears
Loss of Control
Separation
Nursing supportive Interventions for Toddler and Family
Minimize separation from parents
Explain and maintain consistent limits
Simple brief explanations
Ask about home routines & rituals
Nursing supportive interventions for Toddler and Family
Teach parents to explain their plans to the child (“I will be back after your nap.”)
Provide sensory play (water play, finger painting)
Trips to the playroom – mobility is very important to their development
Expect regression
Normal Vital Signs for Toddlers
Heart Rate: 90 – 140
Respiratory Rate: 24 – 40
Systolic BP: 80 – 112
Diastolic BP: 50 – 80
Preschool – 3 yr – 6 yr
A Powerhouse of gross motor activity.
Play and fantasy are important.
Has a fear of abandonment.
Physical Development
Growth still about the same as in the toddler period.
5 lb/yr (2.25kg) Weight
Average wt. of 3 yr. old is 32 lb. ( 14 – 15 kg)
2 -3 inches Ht per year
Teeth – now at age 3 has all 20 primary teeth
May have achieved night time bowel and bladder control
Preschool Gross Motor
Runs well
A 3 year old can ride a tricycle
Hops on one foot at about 4 yr
Walks up and down stairs well
Preschool Fine Motor
Uses scissors at 4 years
Ties shoelaces at 5 years
Washes hands
Scribbles and draws. Important for learning to read.
Psychosocial
Starting to develop an ability to separate from parents for a while
Preschoolers much more sociable and willing to please than toddlers
Kohlberg
Preschoolers: Premoral (or Preconventional) before the age of 4yr – based on punishment or reward
Have a concrete sense of justice and fairness
Language
Uses 3 and 4 word sentences.
(the age + 1 = # of words in sentence)
3yr old + 1 = 4 word sentences
Vocabulary increases from 300 words at 2 yr of age to 2100 word at 5 yr
Bilingual children reach language milestones at the same time as monolinguals
By 4 yr should be counting and naming colors
Speech
Most critical period for speech development occurs between 2 and 4 years
Stammer as they try to say a word they are already thinking of – developmental stuttering
Communication with Preschooler
Simple sentences
Careful with what words you use
Use play in explaining
Starting to speak in full sentences
Social/Emotional
Imaginary playmates
Play very important
Aggressiveness at 4 years is replaced by more independence at 5 years.
Sex education
Sexual curiosity
Masturbation is normal
Interested in anatomical differences
Find out what children know and think
Be honest, use correct names for anatomical parts
Development of gender identification
Gender identification – identify with same sex parent while developing strong attachments to opposite sex parent
Gender identification occurs around 3 yr.