Children’s Functional Health Pattern Assessment

Erickson’s Developmental Stage:

Erickson’s Developmental Stage:

Erickson’s Developmental Stage:

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.

1. Toddlers can develop trust or mistrust in their parents.
2. Toddlers rely on their caregivers for comfort and protection

1. Children begin to explore their surroundings.
2. Children begin to develop interests in various activities.

1. Children continue to become more aware of themselves as individuals.
2. They also understand more about their environment e.g time and space.
3. The toddler lacks trust due to abandonment from care givers.
4. Children lag in development meant for their stages.

1. Lack of interest in activities common among preschoolers.
2. Withdrawal and isolation from other peers.
3. Slow in learning school work.
4. Some children may have self-esteem issues due to early developmental problems.

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.

1. Children at this stage are fed with soft foods.
2. They eat little amounts but several meals in a day.

1. They become capable of eating a wider variety of foods since they are developing.
2. Children add eat more quotients of foods since they become more active.
3. Children may begin to be selective on what they are eating.
4. A nurse will realize children have different perception about nutrition.
5. Malnutrition disorders due to lack of proper feeding.
6. Slowness in physical development due to malnutrition.

1. Difficulties in eating due to lack of appetite.
2. A significant priority in snacks rather than nutritious foods.
3. Nutritional disorders such as anorexia and obesity.
4. Lack of confidence caused by nutritional problems.

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.

1. Toddlers will detach from negligent people.
2. The process of elimination may be gradual.

1. They also carry out elimination process gradually.
2. Some may take too long or too fast.

1. Since they have self awareness, they choose what and how to eliminate.
2. Elimination pattern might be influenced by guardians.
3. Some toddlers might take too long before they implement elimination process.
4. Not all toddlers will eliminate people who are negligent to them.

1. Some children might not have eliminated some things due to lack of influence.
2. Other will experience a slow process in eliminating some things due to lack of motivation.
3. Some children might be reluctant to eliminate some things they are supposed to.
4. Due to lack of an effective elimination pattern, development is negatively affected.

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.

1. Toddlers begin movements such as walking on their own.
2. Activities and exercises are characterized with injuries.

1. Children learn games and how to play with toys.
2. Parents or caregivers participate in the activities of these children.
3. Children participate in sports and may develop a pattern of daily exercise.
4. Most of these children develop interest in one specific sport or activity and concentrate on it.

1. Late locomotion development that might be due to poor nutrition.
2. Resistance in learning activities due to mistrust.

1. Lack of interest in playing with peers.
2. Slow learning of common activities such as using the bathroom on their own.
3. Lack of interest in social activities due to self-esteem issues.
4. Poor academic performance due to lack of healthy social activities.

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.

1. Toddlers express innocent behavior in what they do. For instance, crying when hungry.
2. They express a certain level of curiosity leading them to do wrong and dangerous things.

1. Children learn more activities such as talking, using bathroom and eating on their own.
2. They develop more interest in their environment hence; explore more (Jarvis, 2008).
3. Develop more cognition and they can learn more in school.
4. Children continue to understand their personality better and make more personal decisions.
5. Dullness and lack of interest in toddler-related activities.
6. Mistrust and lack of confidence.

1. Lagging in developmental stages of this level.
2. Withdrawal and isolation.
3. Poor performance in academic work.
4. Lack of interest in understanding their environment.

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.

1. Toddlers sleep for long hours during the day (Jarvis, 2008).
2. A large number of them wake up once or severally during the night.

1. Hours of sleep reduce during the day due to engagement in more activities.
2. Majority of them take a nap especially in the afternoon.
3. They only sleep at night since day time they are at school.
4. They are capable of staying awake late at night or waking up early hours.

1. Sleeping less hours if they have a problem such as illness.
2. Toddlers could also sleep for long unusual hours if they are ill.

1. Children at this age might be unable to rest due to a distractive environment.
2. Lack of adequate rest and sleep will affect overall growth and development.
3. Children can sleep unusually long hours if they are stressed.
4. They could also be uneasy due to various problems they are experiencing.

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.

1. Toddlers do not have much sense of self perception or concept.
2. They will engage in any activity whether feminine or masculine.

1. They begin to understand themselves more.
2. They develop interest in certain activities such as subjects, sports or games.
3. Children are conscious about their outward image.
4. They take time to understand their interest and what they want.

1. Expressing no sense of self perception and concept at all.
2. Lack of interest in any activity.

1. Passive life with no engagements.
2. Lack interest in self perception (Jarvis, 2008).

1. Lack of hobbies, friends or participation in social activities.

2. Paying no attention to personal hygiene or outward expression.

List two normal assessment findings that would be characteristic for each age group.

List 2 potential problems that a nurse may discover in an assessment of each age group.

1. Toddlers trust their caregivers for protection and comfort.
2. They will develop mistrust if they are neglected.

1. They establish a close relationship with family members.
2. They also begin to make friends.

1. Children can be allocated duties at home.
2. They are capable of establishing relationships with opposite gender.

1. Neglected toddlers will distance themselves from people who try to be close to them.
2. They develop relationship problem even in their later life.

1. Difficulty in relating with family.
2. Difficulties in following instructions from caregivers.

1. Children might develop relationship problems at home, school and in the society.
2. Resistance of taking up roles at home or school.

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.

1. They are not aware of their sexuality.
2. They do not know their gender.

1. They might be born as transgendered children.
2. This issue will cause difficulties in determining actual sexuality

1. Their characters become more defined.
2. Regardless of the gender they interact freely.

1. Some children might not have defined character as per their gender.
2. Some might not understand exactly their gender.
3. They become fully aware of their sexuality.
4. Children begin to develop attraction to the opposite gender.

1. A large number of children lack control of their sexuality and might engage in irresponsible actions.
2. Sexuality is likely to make these children have wrong priorities.

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.

1. Toddlers cope by responding with crying.
2. They could also cope by trusting or mistrusting caregivers, depending on their relationship.

1. Children could cope by interacting with the environment (Jarvis, 2008).
2. They can also cope by withdrawal and isolation.

1. Children are likely to talk to people they trust about their stressors.
2. They could also cope by engaging in fun activities.

1. Toddlers cannot make a definite way of expressing apart from crying.
2. In case of mistrust, this will affect the child’s development.

1. Children at this stage might also suffer depression.
2. If this happens, they will be unable to cope with the rest of activities in their lives.
3. If unable to cope they can commit suicide.
4. They might also suffer depression if they are unable to cope.

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.

1. Toddlers begin value and belief from the relationship with caregivers.

2.They believe and value their caregivers

1. As these children grow they value and believe what their care givers tell them.
2. The environment is also a determinant of their beliefs and values.
3. They might choose what to believe and value and not necessary be influenced by others.
4. Parents, teachers and the rest of society have a role in influencing what they value and believe.

1. Difficulty in establishing values and beliefs of toddlers due to their tender age.
2. They might be having mistrust due to negligence.

1. Some children might have no values and negative beliefs due to environment.
2. They are unable to distinguish between good and negative values or beliefs.
3. They might choose negative beliefs and values regardless of their awareness.
4. Some lack guidance in choosing what to believe and value.