Ch. 21 School-Aged Children (6-12 years)
Height growth per year for school-age children
What is 2in per year?
How many inches does the typical adolescent grow during the prepubertal growth spurt?
Females 2 to 8 inches and Males 4 to 12 inches
Risks for alterations in health for young adults
What are substance use disorders, periodontal diseases, unplanned pregnancies, STIs, infertility, work-related injuries or exposures, and violent death and injuries?
Nutrients that middle adults should increase
What are vitamin D, calcium, whole grains, fresh fruits, and veggies?
Erikson's psychosocial developmental stage for older adults
What is integrity vs despair?
Age that permanent teeth erupt
What is 6 years old?
Erikson's psychosocial developmental stage for adolescents
What is identity vs role confusion?
Erikson’s Psychosocial Development stage
What is intimacy vs isolation?
Skin turgor, subcutaneous fat, and melanin (increase or decrease)
Decrease
3 alterations in neurologic physical development for older adults
Slower reactions time; decreased touch, smell, and taste sensations; decline is visual acuity; inability to hear high pitched sounds; reduced spatial awareness
Erikson's stage of psychosocial development
What is industry vs inferiority?
3 age appropriate activities for adolescents
What are nonviolent video games, music, movies, sports, social events, caring for a pet, career-training programs, and reading?
Nutritional intake that should be monitored in females
What is calcium?
Erikson's stage of psychosocial development
What is generativity vs stagnation?
3 ways to prevent injuries at home
Install bath rails, remove throw rugs, practice safe medication use, eliminate clutter from walkways, properly se mobility aids, ensure adequate lighting.
Health screening for school-aged children
What is scoliosis?
What nutrients tend to be deficient during this stage of life
What are iron, calcium, vitamin A, and vitamin C?
Muscles function optimally at what age
Ages 25-30
Health screening for middle adults
What are osteoporosis, eye exam for glaucoma, and mental health screenings?
Annual health screenings for older adults
What are hearing; fecal occult blood test; digital and prostate specific antigen; DXA scanning for osteoporosis; eye exam?
Age appropriate activities for 9-12 year olds
What are crafts, reading books, building models, video games, team sports, jigsaw puzzles, and musical instruments.
Changes in mood/performance that parents should look out for
Poor school performance, lack of interest of previous interests, social isolation, disturbances in sleep or appetite, and expression of suicidal thoughts
Primary vaccination for young adults
What are the annual influenza vaccine, tetanus, diphtheria, and pertussis?
Middle-aged women go through this
What is menopause?
Slowed neurotransmission leads to
What are delirium, dementia, and depression?