Erickson's Functional Health Pattern Assessment: A Case Study
Children’s Functional Health Pattern Assessment
Functional Health Pattern Assessment (FHP)
Toddler
Erickson’s Developmental Stage:
Autonomy vs. Shame and Doubt
(Edelman, Kudzma, Mandle, 2014)
Preschool-Aged
Erickson’s Developmental Stage:
Initiative vs. Guilt
(Edelman, Kudzma, Mandle, 2014)
School-Aged
Erickson’s Developmental Stage:
Industry vs. Inferiority
(Edelman, Kudzma, Mandle, 2014)
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.
When a toddler does not feel good they say they are “sick”. Health management is influenced and dependent on their parents or caregivers.
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(Edelman, Kudzma, Mandle, 2014)
The preschooler can only consider one factor at a time when problem solving.
Preschoolers may create imaginary friend that they blame for bad behavior.
The preschoolers’ brain is still developing and they tend to have poor memory skills.
(Edelman, Kudzma, Mandle, 2014)
School-aged children may suffer from sleep disturbances that include night terrors and sleep walking.
Sleep problems may occur as a result of family history and occur more with boys than girls.
Due to an immature nervous system sleep cycles are not regulated correctly by the brain in school-aged children.
Sleep walking can cause injury to school-aged children.
(Edelman, Kudzma, Mandle, 2014)
Pattern of Sleep and Rest:
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.
Toddlers nap 1-2 times during the day and their need for sleep decreases to 12 hours a day.
Toddlers gain a sense of security and have a need for rituals like bathing and brushing their teeth before
Functional Health Pattern Assessment (FHP)
Toddler
Erickson’s Developmental Stage:
Autonomy vs. Shame and Doubt
(Edelman, Kudzma, Mandle, 2014)
Preschool-Aged
Erickson’s Developmental Stage:
Initiative vs. Guilt
(Edelman, Kudzma, Mandle, 2014)
School-Aged
Erickson’s Developmental Stage:
Industry vs. Inferiority
(Edelman, Kudzma, Mandle, 2014)
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.
When a toddler does not feel good they say they are “sick”. Health management is influenced and dependent on their parents or caregivers.
A toddler …show more content…
(Edelman, Kudzma, Mandle, 2014)
The preschooler can only consider one factor at a time when problem solving.
Preschoolers may create imaginary friend that they blame for bad behavior.
The preschoolers’ brain is still developing and they tend to have poor memory skills.
(Edelman, Kudzma, Mandle, 2014)
School-aged children may suffer from sleep disturbances that include night terrors and sleep walking.
Sleep problems may occur as a result of family history and occur more with boys than girls.
Due to an immature nervous system sleep cycles are not regulated correctly by the brain in school-aged children.
Sleep walking can cause injury to school-aged children.
(Edelman, Kudzma, Mandle, 2014)
Pattern of Sleep and Rest:
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.
Toddlers nap 1-2 times during the day and their need for sleep decreases to 12 hours a day.
Toddlers gain a sense of security and have a need for rituals like bathing and brushing their teeth before