Chapter 32: Nursing Care of A Family With A School-Aged Child
Chapter 32: Nursing Care of A Family With A School-Aged Child
Chapter 32: Nursing Care of A Family With A School-Aged Child
1. Physical Growth
a. Height- School aged children gain about 1-2in in
height
b. Weight- School aged children gain about 3-5lbs per
year
c. Brain Development- Brain growth is complete by 10
which means fine motor coordination becomes
refined.
d. Sexual Maturation- Begins between 8-14 years old.
Girls 12-28, boys 14-20.
e. Teeth- malocclusion or malalignmnet may be
present
1. Be familiar with these changes
2. Developmental Milestones
a. Gross Motor- School aged children are able to
jump, tumble, skip, and hop. They have enough
coordination to walk in a straight line and ride a
bike.
b. Fine Motor- School aged children are able to tie
their shoe laces, draw, writing becomes less
awkward
c. Play
3. Language Development
a. What is expected at this age- Children in this age
group have no problem talking in full sentences
and using language easily. Children like dirty jokes
and bathroom talk
4. Cognitive Development
a. Piaget
1. Accommodation- Accomodation is the ability to
adapt thought process to fit what is perceived
such as understanding that there can be more
than one reason for other peoples actions.
2. Conservation- Conservation is the ability to
appreciate that a change in shape does not
mean a change in size.
3. Class inclusion
1. What is it, how does it progress, what does it
look like in practice and why is it important?
Class inclusion is the ability to
understand that objects can belong to
more than one class.
5. Emotional Development
a. Erickson
1. Home and school setting- Children may stray
more towards friends and find other role
models than their parents. They begin to do
chores sloppily so they have more social time.
2. Structured activities- To increase a sense of
industry, activities like boy scouts and girl
scouts keep the children active.
3. Problem solving- Problem solving is a very
important part of developing industry. Parents
can help develop the sense of industry by
encouraging the child to practice. If the child
asks, “is this the right way to do something?”
the parent should speak to the child about
multiple ways to complete the task rather than
provide a quick solution.
4. Socialization
1. Know what these emotional development
tasks are, what do they look like in practice,
and why are they important?
6. Kohlberg
a. Preconventional Reasoning
1. Be familiar with this theory and what it looks like
in practice Children only understand an action
is wrong in terms of fairness, not because of
the wrong morality of the action. Eg, in
preconventional reasoning, children don’t
understand that stealing is wrong because it
hurts their neighbor, they view it as wrong
because you get arrested.
7. Safety
a. Accidents/Unintentional Injuries-
1. What are the biggest concerns for school-aged
children? Motor vehicle accidents and bicyle
injuries
2. Ways to prevent accidents/injuries
3. Anticipatory guidance for parents
8. Nutritional Needs
a. Caloric needs/Recommended Dietary Intake
b. Healthy Eating
1. Obesity
2. Food allergies
c. Fostering industry and nutrition
9. Common Health Problems of School-aged Children
a. Minor GI and Respiratory
b. Dental cavities
c. Malocculusion
10. Daily Activities
a. Dress
b. Sleep
c. Exercise
d. Hygiene
1. Why are these activities important and antipopery
guidance for parents?
11. Discipline
a. What is appropriate for school-aged children?
1. What is needed at this age to eliminate/reduce the
incidence of discipline problems both at home
and school?
Chapter 33: Nursing Care of a Family With an Adolescent
1. Physical Growth
a. Height
b. Weight
c. Teeth
d. Puberty
e. Secondary Sex Changes
1. Be familiar with these changes
2. Developmental Milestones
a. Gross Motor
b. Fine Motor
1. The same assessment categories of younger
children continue to apply to adolescents
c. Play or Recreation
1. Be familiar with the change in interests during
adolescents and what they look like in action
3. Cognitive Development
a. Piaget
1. Formal operational thought
a. What is it, how does it progress, what does it
look like in practice and why is it important?
4. Emotional Development
a. Erickson
1. Early adolescents
a. Identity
b. Role confusion
c. Body image
d. Self-esteem
e. Value system
f. Social coupling
g. Career Decisions
h. Emancipation from parents
2. Late adolescents developmental task
3. Socialization
*Know what these emotional development tasks are, what do
they look like in practice, and why are they important? *
5. Kohlberg
1. Be familiar with this theory and what it looks like
in practice for adolescents
6. Safety
a. Accidents/Unintentional Injuries
1. What are the biggest concerns for adolescents?
2. Ways to prevent accidents/injuries
3. Anticipatory guidance for parents
7. Nutritional Needs
a. Caloric needs/Recommended Dietary Intake
8. Daily Activities
a. Dress
b. Sleep
c. Exercise
d. Care of teeth
e. Exercise
f. Sun exposure
g. Hygiene
1. Why are these activities important and antipopery
guidance for parents?
9. Common Health Problems
a. Poor posture
b. Fatigue
c. Acne
d. Hypertension
e. Substance use
f. Scoliosis
*How do you assess for theses and what do you do
when these are identified?