Children’s Functional Health Pattern Assessment

Children’s Functional Health Pattern Assessment Functional Health Pattern Assessment (FHP) | Toddler Erickson’s Developmental Stage: Autonomy vs. Shame and Doubt Toddlers acquire new abilities and a chance to shape self-confidence and independence. | Preschool-Aged Erickson’s Developmental Stage: Initiative vs. Guilt The longing to do what adults to creates awkward circumstances. | School-Aged Erickson’s Developmental Stage: Industry vs. Inferiority Cultivate fresh abilities and understandings, which lead to industry. | Pattern of Health Perception and Health Management: List two normal assessment findings that would be characteristic for each age group. List two potential problems that a nurse may discover in an assessment of each age group. | 1. Are capable of distinguishing and naming few parts of the body 2. Afraid to visit hospitals. When sick, they like to be cared by everyone | 1. Have a very good idea about the human body 2. Can easily term common organs like the heart, stomach, etc. | 1. Better knowledge about human anatomy and about taking care of it. 2. Afraid of being ill | | 1. Wounds 2. Infections | 1. Are nervous about parts of the body 2. Afraid of injury and loss of life | 1. Malnourishment. 2. Infection and illness. | Nutritional-Metabolic Pattern: List two normal assessment findings that would be characteristic for each age group. List two potential problems that a nurse may discover in an assessment of each age group. | 1. Eat only food which is liked. 2. Like to have what their parents consume | 1. Different types of food items are eaten 2. Like non homely foods more | 1. Rejects iron-rich foods like vegetable and spices | | 1. Growth is much slower 2. Concentration is low and appetite is deprived. | 1. Overweight 2.Tooth related problems | 1. Obesity. 2. Malnutrition. | Pattern of Elimination: List two normal

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