Functional Health Pattern Assessment (FHP)

Toddler

Erickson’s Developmental Stage:

Preschool-Aged

Erickson’s Developmental Stage:

School-Aged

Erickson’s Developmental Stage:

Pattern of Health Perception and Health Management:

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.

Whenever a child feels that he or she is sick, they have the ability of reporting it

Brushing teeths and washing hand are some of the activities that a caregiver or parent directs or instructs a todller to d

At this age and when in pain, a child has the ability of verbally informing an adult

Preschool children are already aware of their external and internal body parts

At this age, a child is aware of his or her body functions

Culture is the main factor which greatly influences their health status

Tooth cavities are some of the common problems they encounter when their teeth are not taken care of

A toddler is likely to be injured because of the environmental hazards

A child may be infected in case their immune system is not taken care of

In case preschoolers are somehow smaller age wise, they have the likelihood of missing or feeling of target.

At this age, a person does not seriously take care of their health status or appearance

At this age, a school-aged child has the possibility of coping poor health habits in case his or her parents are not practicing better health habits.

Nutritional-Metabolic Pattern:

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.

At this age it is perceived that the child has the potential of usings either their hand or spoons or a cupt to feed themselves.

It is normal for their body to have relatively low minerals and vitamins. This is because of the sudden shift to cow milk from breast feeding

Parents should be able to give their children healthy meals and snacks

It is common for them to consume meals unhealthy meals away from home

At this age, a child has the ability of understanding the differences which exists between healthy and unhealthy

Eating fast foods and not home-made meals is a common trend as this age. This is because of the busy lifestyle which in return can result to obesity and other metabolic problems

Trouble chewing and swallowing meals

If a child keeps on vomiting when feeding, that can be a sign of food allergies

Preschool-aged child may show signs of underweight or obesity

At this age, the majority of preschool-aged children have a huge a appetite for junk meals

A child may suffer from anorexia and obesity because of poor eating habits

Making food to be readily available may make a child to be unhealthy particularly when he or she comes from a poor family

Pattern of Elimination:

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.

Instructing a child on how to use the toilet begins at this age

Ensuring that a child is dry for at least two hours is one of the daily routine that a parent should take into greater consideration

At this age, a child should be already informed on how to use a toilet on daily basis

Although a child can forget to flush the toilet after using it, he or she should be informed about proper hygiene

At age of five years, a child should already be having full control of his or her bladders and bowel.

Bladder and bowel patterns starts to similar as that of an adult

A child may encounter bladder problems in case his or her parent rushes in training him or her about toilet usage

A child has the potential of failing in the future in case his or her parents fails or are not calm

In case the child is not properly trained about toilet usage, he or she can be scare as a result of bullying from other kids

A child can forget to flush the toilet or wash their hands when he or she is done using the toilet

Although a child can still be wetting the bed, at the age of four years that can be problematic

 A child may encounter constipation and urination problems in the future as a result of poor health

Pattern of Activity and Exercise:

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.

When not sleeping, a child should be more energetic

At this age, a toddler is supposed to be have progressed from their intial few steps to running, riding a bicycle and so on

At this age, a child has the potential of exploring imaginary friends independently

A this age, a child can independently go out and participate in various sports

Physical activities is a common trend for them at this age

Changes in motor skill occurs at this age which enables a child to participate in various physical activities

Due to the fact that a child at this age may not be aware of his or her limits, he or she is at of getting injured

Since a child is exposed to a new environmental, he or she is subjected to unintended injuries for instance drowning or poisoning.

Children are likely to have social problems in future as a result of playing alone at this age

In case a child takes a lot of time watching non-educational programs, it will decrease his or her future level of learning

As a result of desiring to watch TV programs all day long and other bad eating habits, a child can be obese in the future

A child can encounter a lot of pressure from parent or coaches as a result of subjecting him to physical activities

Cognitive/Perceptual Pattern:

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.

A toddler is able to learn about objects and how to use them.

A child at this age has a clear understanding of things particualrly objects and their names

At this age, a child should be able to play in a social way as well as relating about real-life event encounters

A child is more inquisitive about his or her everyday encounter as well as using their language to communicate

Culture and environment starts to encourage or discourage school-aged children from learning

At this age, a child should be in the position of distinguishing right from wrong

If the parent/s are not learned the child can have developmental problems

A child is at higher risk of getting injured because of the physical and developmental changes

A child has poor memory skills because of the number of things he or she has to learn about.

Preschool-aged children have imaginary animal or friends

At this age, the majority of the children lack the capabilities which they need

Preschool-aged child can encounter difficulties to speak, write or read

Pattern of Sleep and Rest:

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.

At this age a toddler needs at most twelve hours to sleep

A toddler may require normal routines like bathing before bedtime

Naps become less frequent as they get older

Reading books before bedtime assists in transitioning from playing to sleeping

At this age, a child may not need to take a nap but 7-12 hours of sleeping does them better

At this age a child may encounter sleeping difficulties hence the need of changing bedtimes

A toddler may encounter health problems in case he or she sleeps for more than 12 hours

A child can be inactive during the day in case he or she is overtired

At this age nightmare are common

At this age, some of the child encounters sleeping difficulties hence making them to be inactive during the day

Sleep talking and sleepwalking is a common encounter at this age

Since a child can be hurt due to sleepwalking, the parents should guarantee safety to the child during bedtime

Pattern of Self-Perception and Self-Concept:

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.

A toddler mainly leans from what he or she sees or hears

At this age, toddler should be able to respond to his or her name, walk or feed 

In case a child is social accepted, he or she will be more successful

As a result of starting to like or dislike what they hear, a child at this age likes dressing his or her self

School-aged child should have better self-esteem so as to excel academically

At this age, a child desires to grasp all that they do hence becoming more and more competitive

In case a toddler does not respond more effectively to his or her name, he or she might be having sensory problems

A child starts to throw tantrum when his or her parents refuses to give or do something for him or her

At this age, a child is more perceptive to criticism from other

A child starts to get embarrassed with their actions

A child with disabilities worries a lot about what his or her peers thinks about him or her

Other than not caring about their hygiene, at this age a child does not care about his or her overall appearances

Role-Relationship Pattern:

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.

A toodler can be scare of people he or she is not used to

A child willl start to understand or like waht an adult does and possess

At this age, a child shows care for the loved ones

A child will start to understand gender differences focusing on jobs

At this age, a child will start making friends from school and other individuals who are outside the family circle

A child will equally start to understand his or her role in the family hence becoming more responsive as he or she gets more older

Sibling rivalry is some of the frustrations that a child encounters at this age

There is the likelihood of liking one parent more than the other

Preschool-aged child may not be able to associate well with other children of his or her age as a result of learning more from older kids

Preschool-aged children may tend to play independently hence parents should ensure that such a child have sensory or developmental problems

Spending time with friends or peers is a good developmental behaviors for a child at this age

A child may have developmental problems in the future in case the parent/s do not manage to control his or her behaviors

Sexuality – Reproductive Pattern:

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.

Masterbations is a common phenomenon in toddlers at this age although they are not aware of it

A child becomes more curious about their body. Moreover, he or she tend to touch his or her genitals during diaper chang

s

At this age, a child knows that there exists two genders

Equally, a child becomes more curious about the opposite sex

At this age, a child is more curious about sex.

Breast development and pubic hair occurs at this age

Chances of medical issue may evolve in case a child cries too much during diaper changes

A child who does not play with his or her toys should be informed about the social sexual behavioral changes

In order to get sexual attention, a child of this age may be wearing some sort of revealing clothing

Pattern of Coping and Stress Tolerance:

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

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

Because of bening tempreamental, a toddler is able to cope up with any situation he or she will encounter

Because of fear a child can throw tantrums

In order to make sense of security, a child of this age can make use of dolls

With the help of their parents a child of this age is able to execute activities he or she likes doing.

In order to handle some of the problems they encounter, a child of this age makes use of their friends or listen to music

At this age, a child should be in the position of handling their stress

A toddler who is less temperamental will encounter difficulties that habit as they grow up

In case a child acts like this, his or her parent/s sould be abe to control that habit

At this age a child is able to use regressive attitudes to their parent/s

It is a common phenomenon for children of this age to seem withdrawn or to day dream

Homework, family, and competition issues usually overloads a child to the extent of increasing his or her stress

Becoming homeless, death of the parents are some of the problems which increase depression in children of this age

Pattern of Value and Beliefs:

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.

At this age, a child will always seek for positive respeonses from his or her parent

Equally, a child is able to learn what is right from wrong while at home.

At this age, a child will try to control his or her emotions somehow as well as knowing how they should act

A child of this age attends church and other religious places as well as learning from their parents

Religious and cultural values are some of the factors which will influence a child of this age greatly

Other than knowing rights from wrong, a child of this age should be able to choose things carefully

In case a child is perceived as to be behaving badly, it is when a parent attends his or her child

A child will always behave badly in order to get attention because of the rewarding attitude of his or her parents

Although a child of this age can publicly act in ways which are not expected in a public, a parent should take care of that

Watching undesirable TV programs or hearing bad things from age mates induces negative influences on a child of this age

At this age, a child has the potential of lying a lot hence the parent should be able to stop that

At this age a child may not show respect to other people or their parents