User Account

All Pages

Summarize how a nurse would handle physical assessments

Assignment Help Other Subject
Reference no: EM131321963

Children's Functional Health Pattern Assessment

Short Answer Questions

1) Compare and contrast identified similarities as well as differences in expected assessment across the childhood age groups.

2) Summarize how a nurse would handle physical assessments, examinations, education, and communication differently with children versus adults. Consider spirituality and cultural differences in your answer.

Functional Health Pattern Assessment (FHP)

Pattern of Health Perception and Health Management:

  • How does the person describe current health?
  • What does the person do to maintain health?
  • What does person know about links between lifestyle and health?
  • How big a problem is financing health care for this person?
  • Can this person report his/her medications and the reason for taking them?
  • If this person has allergies, what does he/she do to prevent/manage them?
  • What does the person know about medical problems in his/her family?
  • Have there been any important illnesses/injuries in this person's life?

Nutritional-Metabolic Pattern:

  • Is this person well-nourished?
  • How does this person's food intake compare with recommended food intake?
  • Does this person have any disease that affects nutritional/metabolic function?

Pattern of Elimination:

  • Are the person's excretory functions within normal range?
  • Does the person have any disease of the digestive system, urinary system, or skin?

Pattern of Activity and Exercise:

  • How does this person describe his/her weekly pattern of: Activity/Leisure?--Exercise/Recreation?
  • Does this person have any disease that affects his/her: Cardio/Respiratory System?--Musculoskeletal System?

Cognitive/Perceptual Pattern:

  • Does this person have any sensory deficits? If yes, are they corrected?
  • Can this person express himself/herself clearly and logically?
  • What is this person's level of education?
  • Does this person have any disease that affects mental or sensory functions?
  • If this person has pain, describe it and its causes.

Pattern of Sleep and Rest:

  • Describe this person's sleep/wake cycle.
  • Does this person appear physically rested and relaxed?

Pattern of Self-Perception and Self-Concept:

  • Is there anything unusual about this person's appearance?
  • Does this person seem comfortable with his/her appearance?
  • Describe this person's feeling state.

Role-Relationship Pattern:

  • How does this person describe his/her various roles in life?
  • Has, or does this person presently have positive role models for these roles?
  • Which relationships are most important to this person at this time?
  • Is this person presently going through any changes in role or relationships?If yes, describe changes.

Sexuality - Reproductive Pattern:

  • Is this person satisfied with his/her situation related to sexuality?
  • Does this person have any disease/dysfunction of the reproductive system?
  • Is this person satisfied with his/her plans regarding children?

Pattern of Coping and Stress Tolerance:

  • How does this person cope with difficult situations/problems?
  • Do these coping mechanism/actions help or make things worse?
  • Has this person had any treatment for emotional distress?

Pattern of Value and Beliefs:

  • What principles did this person learn as a child that are still important to him/her?
  • Does this person identify with any social, religious, ethnic, regional, cultural, or other groups?
  • What support systems does this person currently have?

Attachment:- Assignment.rar

Reference no: EM131321963

Questions Cloud

What are the most common causes of missing data : What are the most common causes of missing data, and what difficulties do missing data cause? What can be done if data are missing?
Implement function using and gates or gates and inverter : Show the truth table for a two-input exclusive OR function and implement this function using AND gates, OR gates, and inverters.
Optimum climb speed : How does VOPT(Optimum Climb speed) compare to VY(Max Rate of Climb)?  Most transport airplane climb schedules are based on what type profile and why?
Difference between descriptive and inferential statistics : What is the difference between descriptive and inferential statistics?- Describe the most common descriptive statistics.
Summarize how a nurse would handle physical assessments : Summarize how a nurse would handle physical assessments, examinations, education, and communication differently with children versus adults. Consider spirituality and cultural differences in your answer
How platos four cardinal virtues might help make our society : Compare the plight of the people who live in Plato's cave with the uneducated people of our world. You may use any type of education that you think the uneducated people of our world are missing out on and how it might help them change their belie..
Simple harmonic mass on spring lab : What are some type of errors in the simple harmonic mass on spring lab?
How does the sample size influence the extent : How does the sample size influence the extent to which the sample data can be used to accurately estimate population parameters?
Construct truth table for a four-input odd-parity function : Prove that the NAND gate is universal by showing how to build the AND, OR, and NOT functions using a two-input NAND gate.

Reviews

Write a Review

Other Subject Questions & Answers

  What is - the stages of change model

"Can The Stages of Change Model help victims or clients involved in domestic violence or a client who is in a abusive relationship?" If so explain how "The Stages of Change Model" may helps client involved in domestic violence ?

  Develop a set of 6 knowledge-level objectives

Develop a set of 6 knowledge-level objectives for a unit for grades 6-8. Then, develop 6 objectives at a higher level (that is, NOT knowledge level) for grades 9-12. Refer to Bloom's Taxonomy for cue words to include. Also, generate a rationale fo..

  How does the concept of wisdom in nursing informatics

How does the concept of wisdom in nursing informatics compare to the concept of professional nursing judgment?

  America global economic goals

Describe some of America's global economic goals; be sure to include natural resources, trade, and foreign relations.

  View of social stratification

Explain fully both the FUNCTIONALIST (Davis & Moore) view and the CONFLICT (Tumin and Simpson) view of social stratification. Which view do you think more accurately describes stratification in American society today, and why?

  Publicly traded entity

You are an ethics officer at O'Donnell and Smith (OS), a publicly traded entity that imports fabric and clothing from various countries to the United States.

  Federal interest computer designation

What are the two elements that the government must prove in order to secure a conviction under this statute? What are the two legal criteria that must be met in order for a computer to receive the federal interest computer designation?

  Causes of human diseases

We learned that causes of human diseases can be divided into six (6) categories: Heredity, Trauma,  Inflammation/infection and Hyperplasia's/neoplasms

  Governmental and private social work organizations

What are the strengths and weaknesses of both governmental and private social work organizations?

  Attracted and committed to ethical organizations

Do you believe that employees are more attracted and committed to ethical organizations? Are you? Why or why not? Make a list of the companies you would prefer to work for, and state the reasons why.

  What skills and traits-business plan

hat skills and traits do you have that would make you a good small business owner? What skills/traits do you need work on? What is a business plan? Where can you get help putting together a business plan?

  Achieving both excellence-service in moral-efficient manner

This needs to be at least 500 words in length. What role does structure play in achieving both excellence and service in a moral and efficient manner?

Free Assignment Quote

Assured A++ Grade

Get guaranteed satisfaction & time on delivery in every assignment order you paid with us! We ensure premium quality solution document along with free turntin report!

Submit Assignment

Academics

Major Subjects

Majors

Get In Touch

whatsapp: +1-415-670-9521

Phone: +1-415-670-9521

Email: [email protected]

TERMS & POLICIES

HELP & SUPPORT

All rights reserved! Copyrights ©2019-2020 ExpertsMind IT Educational Pvt Ltd