What health issues and risks may be relevant to the child you selected?

Readings Ball, J. W., Dains, J. E., Flynn, J. A., Solomon, B. S., & Stewart, R. W. (2015). Seidel’s guide to physical examination (8th ed.). St. Louis, MO: Elsevier Mosby. Chapter 6, “Growth and Measurement” (pp. 79-94) In this chapter, the authors explain examinations for growth, gestational age, and pubertal development. The authors also differentiate growth amongst the organ systems. Chapter 7, “Nutrition” (pp. 95-113) This chapter focuses on how nutrition affects growth, development, and health maintenance. The authors also provide guidelines for assessing nutrient intake. Review of Chapter 26, “Recording Information” (pp. 616-631) This chapter provides rationale and methods for maintaining clear and accurate records. The text also explores the legal aspects of patient records. Sullivan, D. D. (2012). Guide to clinical documentation (2nd ed.). Philadelphia, PA: F. A. Davis. Chapter 3, “Adult Preventative Care Visits” (pp. 37–64) Chapter 4, “Pediatric Preventative Care Visits” (pp. 65–90) Seidel, H. M., Ball, J. W., Dains, J. E., Flynn, J. A., Solomon, B. S., & Stewart, R. W. (2011). History subjective data checklist. In Mosby’s guide to physical examination (7th ed.). St. Louis, MO: Elsevier Mosby. (PDF) This History Subjective Data Checklist was published as a companion to Seidel’s guide to physical examination (8th ed.), by Ball, J. W., Dains, J. E., & Flynn, J. A. Copyright Elsevier (2015). From https://evolve.elsevier.com/ Gibbs, H., & Chapman-Novakofski, K. (2012). Exploring nutrition literacy: Attention to assessment and the skills clients need. Health, 4(3), 120–124. Lifshitz, F. (2009). Nutrition and growth. Journal of Clinical Research in Pediatric Endocrinology, 1(4), 157–163. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2012). Childhood overweight and obesity. Retrieved from https://www.cdc.gov/obesity/childhood/ Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2009). Clinical growth charts. Retrieved from https://www.cdc.gov/growthcharts/clinical_charts.htm ================================================================================================================ To prepare: Consider the following examples of pediatric patients and their families: Overweight 5-year-old boy with overweight parents Slightly overweight 10-year-old girl with parents of normal weight 5-year-old girl of normal weight with obese parents Slightly underweight 8-year-old boy with parents of normal weight Severely underweight 12-year-old girl with underweight parents ================================================================================================================ Select one of the examples on which to focus for this Discussion. What health issues and risks may be relevant to the child you selected? Based on the risks you identified, consider what further information you would need to gain a full understanding of the child’s health. Think about how you could gather this information in a sensitive fashion. Consider how you could encourage parents or caregivers to be proactive toward the child’s health. ================================================================================================================ Post an explanation of the health issues and risks that are relevant to the child you selected. Describe aIDitional information you would need in order to further assess his or her weight-related health. Taking into account the parents’ and caregivers’ potential sensitivities, list at least three specific questions you would ask about the child to gather more information. Provide at least two strategies you could employ to encourage the parents or caregivers to be proactive about their child’s health and weight.less

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