Infant and Child Case Discussion
Order Description
For this discussion, choose a pediatric disease process or injury process of interest to you. Please choose a process that has not already been addressed. Think about the person experiencing this process and include the following elements in your discussion.
? What is the pediatric condition/disease process/injury?
? What signs and symptoms do you expect?
? Provide a history of present illness (HPI).
? What do you include in your focused assessment for this infant/child?
? What equipment do you need?
? Describe the expected findings.
? What age is this infant/child?
? What developmental stage is your patient in?
? How do you adapt your assessment for this stage?
? What cultures do your patient and his/her family belong to?
? How will you adapt your care for the cultures?
? Is there a potential legal/ethical issue? Why is it a potential issue?
? Include 1 holistic teaching point, why it is important, and who you will teach.