CASE STUDY ASSIGNMENT: ASSESSMENT OF NUTRITION IN CHILDREN

When seeking to identify a patient’s health condition, advanced practice nurses can use a diverse selection of diagnostic tests and assessment tools; however, different factors affect the validity and reliability of the results produced by these tests or tools. Nurses must be aware of these factors in order to select the most appropriate test or tool and to accurately interpret the results.

Not only do these diagnostic tests affect adults, body

measurements can provide a general picture of whether a child is receiving adequate nutrition or is at risk for health issues. These data, however, are just one aspect to be considered. Lifestyle, family history, and culture-among other factors-are also relevant. That said, gathering and communicating this information can be a delicate process.

For this Assignment, you will consider examples of children with various weight issues. You will explore how you could effectively gather information and encourage parents and caregivers to be proactive about their children’s health and weight.

 

RESOURCES

 

Be sure to review the Learning Resources before completing this activity. Click the weekly resources link to access the resources.

 

TO PREPARE

 

• Review this week’s Learning Resources and consider factors that impact the validity and reliability of various assessment tools and diagnostic You also will review examples of pediatric patients and their families as it relates to BMI.

 

• Based on the risks you might identify 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
• Consider how you could encourage parents or caregivers to be proactive toward the child’s

 

THE ASSIGNMENT

 

Assignment (3-4 pages, not including title and reference pages):

Assignment:  Child Health Case:

Include the following:

• An explanation of the health issues and risks that are relevant to the child you were
• Describe additional information you would need in order to further assess his or her weight-related
• Identify and describe any risks and consider what further information you would need to gain a full understanding of the child’s Think about how you could gather this information in a sensitive fashion.
• Taking into account the parents’ and caregivers’ potential sensitivities, list at least three specific questions you would ask about the child to gather more
• Provide at least two strategies you could employ to encourage the parents or caregivers to be proactive about their child’s health and

BY DAY 6 OF WEEK 3

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Case Studies

1. 8-year-old overweight male foster child with normal weight foster parents and overweight biological parents
2. 10-year-old severely underweight male in 3nd grade who lives with her normal weight mom on the weekends and her underweight father during the week.
3. 2-year-old normal weight female who lives with her obese mother and normal weight father