Gordon's Functional Health Assessment for Children & Erickson's Developmental Stages
This study will use Gordon's Functional Health Assessment for Children and Erickson's Developmental Stages and list normal findings in an assessment and potential problems a nurse would discover in an assessment of the ages groups including toddlers, preschool age and school age children. This work will compare and contrast identified similarities and differences in expected assessment across the childhood age groups and will summarize how a nurse would handle physical assessments, examinations, education, and communication differently with children vs. adults. Considered will be spirituality and cultural differences.
Gordon's Functional Health Assessment
Gordon's functional health patterns are described as "an expression of the bio-psychosocial integration." (Nursing Guide, 2012) Functional patterns are influenced by "biological, developmental, cultural, social, and spiritual factors." (Nursing Guide, 2012) Patterns that are dysfunctional may indicate disease or potentially developing disease. Included in Gordon's functional health patterns are the following:
(1) Health Management Pattern -- addresses assessment, asepsis, safety, and therapeutic relationship. (Nursing Guide, 2012) Normal findings include the patient reporting that they feel well and that they practice health care preventive practices and in children, this could include positively such as washing hands and brushing teeth or negatively failure to attend to these.
(2) The Nutritional Metabolic Patterns focuses on nutrition as well as fluid balance. (Nursing Guide, 2012) The positive findings in this assessment is that of a well-balanced diet in which all food groups are consumed and negatively that the child does not eat fruits and vegetables but only meats and breads. The child's low body weight...
Gordon's Functional Health Pattern (Teen) Adolescent Summary - Gordon's Functional Health Pattern Biographical Data Date of Visit: 8/31/2012, 10:30am. Age DOB: 3/2/1999 Race/Gender Hispanic, Female Weight: 34 kg. Height: 4ft. 7 inches BMI: Normal Range 16.6 kg/m2 Phone [HIDDEN] Reason for Visit: Evidence of exasperated asthmatic conditions. (Not an acute asthma attack). Became overexerted at school, 8/30/12. Restless night and complaints of tightness in chest and inability to catch breath. Slight wheezing can be heard during exhales. Potential asthma complications; albuterol
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