Exam 4 Study Guide:
Section 4: Health Promotion of Preschool, School-age, and Adolescent
Preschool:
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Best way to perform a physical exam on a 3-year-old
What is Erickson’s development stage for Preschooler? Provide examples of how you can foster the
development of that stage.
popular foods known to cause food allergies
Provide examples of primary prevention strategies to prevent child abuse
Genetic disorders, when are they likely to be diagnosed during preschool years
What is the thinking pattern of preschooler (think concrete vs abstract)
Health promotion examples to prevent burns in this age group
How to handle enuresis (peeing in bed at night) with a preschooler
School-age:
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common deficiencies in a school-age diet
Importance of oral hygiene with this age group. (Think Healthy People 2030)
Review children at risk for encopresis (pooping in pants after being potty trained)
Review discipline techniques with this age group
approximate statistics (in the book) on the number of school-age children who try smoking
Review state health insurance programs for this age group
what should be included in an educational program about accidents for this age group
Review growth and development for this age group
Adolescents:
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Review risk factors and education for prevention of Type 2 diabetes
Review Erickson’s developmental tasks for this age group.
Review the onset of puberty in teenage girls. What is happening in their bodies?
Review parenting/discipline techniques for teenagers
Review Piaget developmental stage for this group
Review possible signs and symptoms (think how these symptoms would pop up in a physical assessment)
of substance abuse in this age group
Review statistics of teenage pregnancy
Nutrition:
 which age group would be at risk for low calcium intake?
 factors that contribute to children becoming overweight
 Review interventions for obese children
 review children at risk for iron-deficiency anemia.