Children's Functional Health Pattern Assessment Functional Health Essay

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Children's Functional Health Pattern Assessment

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.

Can formulate words with meaning

Feeds self

Climbs by themselves

Uses crayons and scissors

Runs, jumps and climbs

Reads at appropriate level

Not talking

Can't sit alone

Not toilet trained

Speech problems

Unable to tie shoes

Small vocabulary

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.

Eating proper amounts

Eating on a regular basis

Trying new foods

Eating regularly

Eating proper amounts

Eating regularly

Lack of weight gain

Excessive weight gain

Lack of weight gain

Excessive weight gain

Lack of weight gain

Excessive weight gain

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.

Regular elimination

Normal color

Regular elimination

Normal color

Regular elimination

Normal color

Narrowed urination stream

Irregular urine color

Irregular urine color

History of urinary tract infections

Bedwetting

Painful urination

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.

Sleeps soundly

Appropriate amount of physical activity

Sleeps soundly

Appropriate amount of physical activity

Sleeps soundly

Appropriate amount of physical activity

Night terrors

Lack of physical activity

Not sleeping soundly

Lack of physical activity

Excessive sleepiness

No energy for physical activity

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.

Able to express self clearly

No sensory deficits

Able to express self clearly

No sensory deficits

Expresses self clearly and logically

Appropriate education level

Sensory deficits

Not able to express self clearly

Sensory deficits

Not able to express self clearly

Can't express self clearly

Not at appropriate education level

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.

Appears well rested

Has regular sleep patterns

Appears well rested

Has regular sleep patterns

Appears well rested

Has regular sleep patterns

Appears tired

Has irregular sleep patterns

Appears tired

Has irregular sleep patterns

Appears tired

Has irregular sleep patterns

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.

Appears happy

Looks appropriate

Appears happy

Looks appropriate

Appears happy

Looks appropriate

Appears sad or disturbed

Looks inappropriate

Appears sad or disturbed

Looks inappropriate

Appears sad or disturbed

Looks inappropriate

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.

Appears to fit into family unit

Has positive role models

Appears to fit into family unit

Has positive role models

Appears to fit into family unit

Has positive role models

No positive role models….....

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