Module 3.1 Flashcards
Toddlers like
routines
is also characteristic of the toddlers of development
separation anxiety
TRUE OR FALSE: Patient education for infancy through toddlerhood need to be illness related.
FALSE
In toddler stage, less time is devoted to teaching parents about illness care, and considerably more time is spent teaching aspects of
1.
2.
3.
4.
normal development
safety
health promotion
disease prevention
health teaching should take place in an environment familiar to the child, such as the
home
day-care center
For short term learning of toddler, what should you do?
Read simple stories from books with lots of pictures.
• Use dolls and puppets to act out feelings and behaviors.
• Use simple audiotapes with music and videotapes with cartoon characters.
• Role-play to bring the child’s imagination closer to reality.
How long should the teaching session of the toddlers?
no longer than about five minutes each
What should the teaching session be like in toddlers?
cluster teaching sessions
What should you avoid in toddlers?
avoid analogies and explain things in straightforward and simple terms
What should you do for long-term learning?
Focus on 1.___, 2._____, 3.______ in the form of words and actions to hold the child’s attention.
Use 4.________ as an opportunity for children to achieve permanence of learning through practice
- rituals
- imitation
- repetition of information
- reinforcement
What teaching methods should you use as a means by which children can learn about the world and test their ideas over time?
gaming and modeling
Preschooler are kids ages?
3-6 years old
Who continue with development of skills learned in the earlier years of growth?
Preschool children
What becomes clearer in preschoolers?
sense of identity
Children in this developmental category acquire new behaviors that give them more independence from their parents and allow them to care for themselves more autonomously.
Preschoolers
Learning during this time period occurs through interactions with others and through mimicking or modeling the behaviors of playmates and adults
preschoolers
The nurse’s interactions with preschool children and their parents are often _____, usually occurring during occasional well-child visits to the pediatrician’s office or when minor medical problems arise.
sporadic
Who can be a great asset to the nurse in working with children in preschooler phase, and they should be included in all aspects of the educational plan and the actual teaching experience?
Parents
______ can serve as the primary resource to answer questions about children’s disabilities, their idiosyncrasies, their favorite toys—all of which may affect their ability to learn
What stage?
Parents
Preschooler
is uppermost in their (preschooler) minds, whether they arewell or ill
children’s fear of pain
bodily harm
What words should you avoid in dealing with preschoolers?
cut or knife
are often thought by children to have magical healing powers
bandages
are the recipients of the majority of the
nurse’s teaching efforts. They will be the learners to assist the child in achieving desired health outcomes
primary caretakers (usually mother and father)
What are the strategies to employ for short term learning of the preschoolers?
Provide physical and visual stimuli because language ability is still limited, both for expressing ideas and for comprehending verbal instructions.
Relate information needs to activities and experiences familiar to the child.
• Encourage the child to participate in selecting between a limited number of teaching–learning options, such as playing with dolls or reading a story, which promotes active involvement and helps to establish nurse–client rapport.
Arrange small group sessions with peers as a way to make teaching less threatening and more fun.
• Give praise and approval, through both verbal expressions and nonverbal gestures, which are real motivators for learning.
