NUR 1600 Development
- Classify expected development tasks across the life span. Compare/contrast developmental
abilities by age group.
A person who is considered to have normal development is one who is demonstrating the expected developmental and physical maturation, physiologic function, and/or expected tasks within or across the developmental domains (e.g., physical/physiologic, motor, social, cognitive, and language) that are associated with the individual's chronologic age
- Identify purpose of developmental assessment.
Development occurs in a natural and predictable pattern. Developmental assessments allow providers to com- pare/contrast patient with standardized norm in regard to growth, psychosocial and cognitive development. Deviation from norm may indicate a health problem and requirefurther evaluation.
- Describe preventive services appropriate for various age groups- The U.S. Preventive
Services Task Force is an independent, volunteer panel of national experts in disease prevention and evidence-based medicine. The Task Force works to improve the health of people nationwide by making evidence-based recommendations about clinical preventive services.
Preventative Services for Peds - Floride Water, Behavioral Counseling, Alcohol screening, Depression Screening, etc.
Preventative Services for Teens and Adults - Smoking Cessation, Behavioral Counseling , Depression & Anxiety Screenings, HBV vaccinations, etc.
Preventative Services for Adults - Nutrition Therapy, Activity & Exercise, Diabetes Screening, Behavioral Screenings, etc
- Discuss Determinants of Health/Social Determinants of Health (SDOH) and examples of
life events that affect development
Determinants of health may be biological, behavioral, sociocultural, economic, and ecological.Broadly, the determinants of health can be divided into four, core categories 1 / 2
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nutrition, lifestyle, environment, and genetics, which are like four pillars of the foundation.When any one of the pillars of health determinants becomes weak, a support system is needed.This is considered the fifth determinant of health and involves medical care. (ScienceDi- rect.com)
Social determinants of health (SDOH) are the conditions in the environments where people are born, live, learn, work, play, worship, and age that affect a wide range of health, functioning, andquality-of-life outcomes and risks.
- Determinants of health & SDOH and impact on health and wellbeing
Health is an asset or a resource for everyday life, rather than a standard or goal that ought to be achieved. This redefinition is pertinent for QOL studies because the environmental and social conditions of human habitats do affect human relations, and they can have positive or negative impacts on the health status of groups and individuals.(ScienceDirect.com
- Define safety issues for the pediatric & adolescent population
there are safety issues that apply to and should be addressed to patients and patients at various ages; however, as it relates to the general concept of safety, the goal is Protection from physical and emotional harm or injury.Nurses are responsible for constantly assessing environment and client for hazards, to Plan and intervene to prevent harm and to teach to parents on importance of installing smoke, carbon monoxide detectors
- Define ACE events and levels of prevention related to ACE events
Adverse childhood experiences, or ACEs, are potentially traumatic events that occur in child- hood (0-17 years). For example
experiencing violence, abuse, or neglect witnessing violence in the home or community having a family member attempt or die by suicide.
Also included are aspects of the child's environment that can undermine their sense of safety,stability, and bonding, such as growing up in a household with
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