Health Promotion for The Preschooler

What is the normal temperature for a child aged 3-6 years?

• 97.5-98.6 F or 36.4-37

  (Axillary)

• 97.6-98.6 F or 35.4-37

  (Axillary)

• 97.5-90.6 F or 36.4-37

  (Axillary)

• 95.5-97.6 F or 36.4-37

  (Axillary)

What is a normal Pulse Rate and Respiratory Rate for a child aged 3-6 years? Select 2

• Pulse Rate: 65-130 BPM

• Respiratory Rate: 20-25 Breaths PM

• Pulse Rate: 65-110 BPM

• Respiratory Rate: 15-25 Breaths PM

What is a normal Systolic and Diastolic BP for a child aged 3-6 years? Select 2

• Diastolic: 60-75 mmHG

• Diastolic: 65-85 mmHG

• Systolic: 55-75 mmHG

• Systolic: 95-110 mmHG

What factors are associated with a normal physical assessment of a preschooler? Select all that apply

• Start using standing scale at age 6

• Start using standing scale at age 2

• More cooperative and high coordination

• Routine BP begins at 3 years during well-child visits

• Routine BP begins at 3 years at home

What factors are associated with the basic concepts of growth and developmental during the preschool years? Select all that apply

• Growth occurs more rapidly in the legs than in the trunk

• Accumulation of adipose tissue declines, and the child’s appetite decreases, so the

  preschooler loses the potbelly appearance

• Muscles grow faster than bones. Muscle strength is influenced by nutrition,

  genetic makeup, and opportunity to exercise

• Knock-knees are common in 3-year-olds and are commonly associated with

  stumbling and falling: maturation of the knee and hip joints usually corrects by

  age 4 or 5 years

What factors are associated with the basic concepts of growth and developmental during the preschool years? Select all that apply (Cont)

• Lungs grow and vital capacity increases, decreasing the respiratory rate

• Cardiovascular maturation enables the preschooler to engage in more sustained

  and strenuous activity

• Knock Knees are common in 7 year olds

What factors are associated with Piaget's Cognitive Development of the Preschooler? Select all that apply

• Still operational (2-7 years)

• Can retain a mental image

• Moving to social awareness

• Understands the viewpoint of others

• Makes judgement based on appearance

In Piaget's Cognitive Development Theory of the Preschool, what factors are associated with what continues for a preschooler? (what's their thought process at this moment in time according to Piaget) Select all that apply

• Egocentrism : don’t understand another’s point of view

• Animism : things are alive

• Irreversibility : can’t see things in reverse order

• Centration : center on one part and ignore the others

• Magical thinking : thoughts cause events to happen

What factors are associated with Erickson's Pyschosocial Development of the Preschooler? Select all that apply

• Initiative versus guilt

• Like to explore or seek out new experiences

• Like to see how things work

• Good/bad behavior

• Loves the word No

What factors are associated with the general sequence and normal physical examination of the preschooler? Select all that apply

• Vital signs (Temp, Pulse, Respirations)

• Anthropometric measurements

• Skin, hair, nails

• Head, neck, face

• Lymph nodes