Pediatric Health and Physical Assessment
Whether the setting is a hospital or other healthcare facility, it is important to gather information regarding the child’s history and current status.
Whether the setting is a hospital or other healthcare facility, it is important to gather information regarding the child’s history and current status.
Infants who fail to gain weight and who shows signs of delayed development are classified as failure-to-thrive infants.
Here are a few ways a nurse will goof around with medical equipment on a slow day.
Obesity is an excess accumulation of body fat at least 20% over average desired weight for age, sex, and height or a body mass index of greater than 27.8 for men and greater than 27.3 for women. Here are 4 nursing care plans for obesity.