Age-Specific Physical Assessment

1. Discuss the age specific physical assessment/s properly completed this week. State techniques you used in completing the physical assessment of your patient. Often these techniques will differ from an examination of an adult.

* L. was a 3 month old female, diagnosed with a central line infection. Prior before performing the physical assessment, I gathered information her diagnosis, in order to assess her appropriately. When I walked into the room, I introduced myself to the mother and told her that I would be assessing L. from her head to feet. I observed L. by looking at her appearance and behavior. L. was very calm because the mom was their touching her and talking to her during the assessment. The mom was very involved during the physical assessment by answering questions appropriately and being knowledgeable about L.’s diagnoses. Her face was symmetric with a normal skin color for ethnicity and anterior fontal were soft and flat along with the posterior fontal. L. L. was deaf and was unable to respond to sound or to mom’s voice. I assessed her mucus membranes, which were pink and moist. I auscultated

The young child thinks by using words as symbols, but logic is not well developed. The vocabulary and comprehension increases greatly, but the child shows egocentrism the ability to see things from the perspective of another. Rudimentary problem solving, creative thought, and an understanding of cause and effect relationship. M. is meeting the normal cognitive norms because he appeared to have a broad vocabulary for his age. M. was able to verbally communicate with me when I asked him simple questions. Also, M. was worried about going to the play room other than taking his medications and vital signs because that’s what he wanted to do. b. According to your patient’s age, state their expected psychosocial level according to the text and give examples of how they are meeting or not meeting their expected psychosocial