- Review this week’s Learning Resources and consider factors that impact the validity and reliability of various assessment tools and diagnostic tests. 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 fashion.
- Consider how you could encourage parents or caregivers to be proactive toward the child’s health.
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 assigned.
- Describe additional information you would need in order to further assess his or her weight-related health.
- Identify and describe any risks and 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 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 information.
- Provide at least two strategies you could employ to encourage the parents or caregivers to be proactive about their child’s health and weight.
ANSWER
In recent days the issues of body weight and obesity-related changes have become an essential topic of concern, especially for young adults such as college students. as provided in the case study, perception of body weight with reference to one’s age has also become a crucial aspect that in one way of the other affects the mental well-being of the individual whose body weight is much higher than individual it should be with respect to their age. Also, some people have developed low esteem and evasive thinking about themselves because of being underweight compared to their friends of the same age. As per the world health organization, body weight can be classified into various categories depending on one’s BMI. People whose BMI is below 18.5 are considered underweight. …….please click the icon below to access entire answer at $15