She seemed not used to be with other people and thus she show signs of low self-esteem.
Meanwhile, if seeing LD as an adolescent (which usually happens to the children under the age 12-18), LD is also different from the other adolescents under this stage. It must be noted that this phase of life (adolescence), issues regarding identity and role confusion usually arises. This is the time when the adolescent integrate the healthy resolution of all earlier conflicts. Adolescents who have successfully dealt with earlier conflicts are ready for the "Identity Crisis," which is considered as the single most significant conflict a person must face (http://psychology.about.com/library/weekly/aa091500a.htm,2006). However, guidance from the older person is very important for a kid to successfully overcome such confusion.
The best possible source of guidance is the parent, and since LD is a girl, a mother is the best possible source of guidance for her. Since LD's mother just died, she has no one to look up to when it comes to 'girl things'.
Hence, LD's peculiar behavior can all be attributed to her situation wherein she has not had any chance of interacting with other children her age and her lack of mother whom she can turn to.
Planning and Implementation
Goal
First of the goal is to achieve normal medical/laboratory test result for LD. She must have normal glucose, potassium other components of the blood tests on her next laboratory test. Second, LD blurry vision and frequent attacks of headaches should be minimize and eventually eliminated. Lastly, LD's confidence or self-esteem must be enhanced in a way that she would learn to talk freely with all other kids her age.
Nursing Intervention and Rationale pediatric nurses are providing outstanding child-focused, family-focused, sensitive, and technologically-proficient care (Selekman, 2000).
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