Question

Daichi is a community health nurse who works with children who live in almost every conceivable form of family constellation (e.g., nuclear, blended, single-parent). Specifically, Daichi works with children at risk who suffer from neonatal drug withdrawal, abuse and neglect, chronic medical conditions, and mental conditions.
Today, Daichi visits the Spears family, which has three children: a newborn, a toddler, and an adolescent. The Spears live in low-income housing in an urban area. Because of illiteracy issues and restricted finances, Mr. and Mrs. Spears find it difficult to provide health care for their children.
1. Daichi assesses Michael, the family’s newborn, who weighed 4 pounds and 3 ounces at birth. Daichi teaches the Spears that Michael is at risk for which of the following? (Select all that apply.)
A. Seizure disorders
B. Developmental delay
C. Learning disabilities
D. Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder E. Visual and hearing defects
F. Depression
2. Daichi assesses Dana, the family’s 3-year-old. What major type of risk does Dana’s age pose? How can Daichi decrease this risk? Discuss.
3. Daichi knows that Lisa, the adolescent of the Spears family, is also at risk because of her age. What types of risk are prevalent for those Lisa’s age? Discuss

Answer 1

1.The normal birth weight should range between 5.8 to 10.1 pounds . A baby weighing less than that can have problems in future especially will have a slow development compared to normal weight child. Seizure disorder, learning disabilities, ADHD,depression, visual and hearing defects can occur if there is problem with the central nervous system.

Ans:Developmental delay

2.The children at the age three should be able to interact, communicate their needs ,show affection,language development, etc.,In case if this development is not normal it can lead to risk for developmental delay.

Some of the ways to reduce risk are

• Encourage the child to communicate by talking to the child
• The child should be let to play with others
• Help to build language development by using new words
• Help child to tackle small problems

3.The risk associated in adolescence period are peer pressure, identity vs confusion ,substance abuse,illegal use of drugs ,sexual involvement, infectious diseases, rash driving ,anxiety, depression, eating disorders, suicidal behavior, violence, etc., All this has to be address and helped to make the adolescent grow in a healthier way both physically and psychologically.