Erickson's Functional Health Pattern Assessment Paper
Children’s Functional Health Pattern Assessment
Functional Health Pattern Assessment (FHP)
Toddler
Erickson’s Developmental Stage:
Autonomy vs doubt and shame
Age 1-3
Preschool-Aged
Erickson’s Developmental Stage:
Initiative vs guilt
Age 4-5
School-Aged
Erickson’s Developmental Stage:
Industry vs inferiority
Age 5-12
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.
Caregiver is establishing health patterns like washing hands before eating
Caregiver brushes teeth before bed
Child recognizes that hands are dirty and need to be washed. …show more content…
List two potential problems that a nurse may discover in an assessment of each age group.
Caregivers provide healthy balanced diet Transitioning from milk to table food
Parents encourage balanced diet with food from all food groups
Caregivers limit the amount of sweets a child consumes
Parents encourage balanced diet with food from all food groups
Child eats 1200-1800 calorie per day
Parents are allowing child to choose all of their own foods
Parents are still providing diet mostly of milk
Allowing child to eat whatever they want
Child is not beginning to learn about eating a balanced diet
Child eats diet mostly of fast food
Child makes all of their own food choices
Pattern of Elimination:
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.
Parents wait for child to show signs of being ready to toilet train
Caregiver gives positive encouragement when child starts to attempt potty …show more content…
Rather than just focusing on one individual a nurse must build rapport with two people. Initially address the parent, this will allow the child to observe you and learn that you are safe from your interaction with the parent. Children are not good historians so most of the history and information will be gathered from the parents. Nonverbal cues are more important to children than adults. Avoid wearing a very formal uniform if possible. Keep in mind the child’s language and development when communicating. Allow the child to sit in the parents lap and pull your chair up so you are knee to knee with them. Save painful or invasive parts of the exam for last to avoid upsetting the child before your exam is complete. Teaching should be done both at the level that the child will understand and to the adult on their level that they will understand. The child will have learned cultural and spiritual norms from their parents so it is appropriate to take some time at the beginning of the first exam to talk to the parent and find out how they want to be treated. Address the child by first name and the adults by surname unless asked to address them by first name. Use an interpreter, if available, when patients speak limited English. (Jarvis
Functional Health Pattern Assessment (FHP)
Toddler
Erickson’s Developmental Stage:
Autonomy vs doubt and shame
Age 1-3
Preschool-Aged
Erickson’s Developmental Stage:
Initiative vs guilt
Age 4-5
School-Aged
Erickson’s Developmental Stage:
Industry vs inferiority
Age 5-12
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.
Caregiver is establishing health patterns like washing hands before eating
Caregiver brushes teeth before bed
Child recognizes that hands are dirty and need to be washed. …show more content…
List two potential problems that a nurse may discover in an assessment of each age group.
Caregivers provide healthy balanced diet Transitioning from milk to table food
Parents encourage balanced diet with food from all food groups
Caregivers limit the amount of sweets a child consumes
Parents encourage balanced diet with food from all food groups
Child eats 1200-1800 calorie per day
Parents are allowing child to choose all of their own foods
Parents are still providing diet mostly of milk
Allowing child to eat whatever they want
Child is not beginning to learn about eating a balanced diet
Child eats diet mostly of fast food
Child makes all of their own food choices
Pattern of Elimination:
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.
Parents wait for child to show signs of being ready to toilet train
Caregiver gives positive encouragement when child starts to attempt potty …show more content…
Rather than just focusing on one individual a nurse must build rapport with two people. Initially address the parent, this will allow the child to observe you and learn that you are safe from your interaction with the parent. Children are not good historians so most of the history and information will be gathered from the parents. Nonverbal cues are more important to children than adults. Avoid wearing a very formal uniform if possible. Keep in mind the child’s language and development when communicating. Allow the child to sit in the parents lap and pull your chair up so you are knee to knee with them. Save painful or invasive parts of the exam for last to avoid upsetting the child before your exam is complete. Teaching should be done both at the level that the child will understand and to the adult on their level that they will understand. The child will have learned cultural and spiritual norms from their parents so it is appropriate to take some time at the beginning of the first exam to talk to the parent and find out how they want to be treated. Address the child by first name and the adults by surname unless asked to address them by first name. Use an interpreter, if available, when patients speak limited English. (Jarvis