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1
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When communicating with a child, the most important consideration is

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The child’s developmental level

2
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List appropriate ways to communicate with children

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Get at child’s eye level
Approach
Use transitional objects
Always be truthful
Give choices as appropriate
Avoid metaphors
Be positive
Avoid medical jargon
3
Q

What is an infants age range?

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0-12 months

4
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What is the appropriate developmental communication methods for infants?

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Minimal,consistent caregivers
Reduce stimuli
Hold face close, speak soothingly: motherese
Swaddle
Sucking opportunities
Parent involvement
Familiar objects
Routines
5
Q

Appropriate toddler developmental communication methods?

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Rituals
Familiar objects
Simple, concrete explanations
Parental involvement
Minimal consistent caregivers
Allow 2 choices when appropriate
6
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Preschool?

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Crying and yelling okay
Eye level, move slowly
Good job!
Explain noises and machines
Set simple limits up front
Explain what child may see, hear etc.
Make it fun!
Regression
Focus on child’s accomplishments
7
Q

When is the best time to get a cardio and resp. assessment on a child>

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When the child is asleep?

8
Q

Age range of school age children?

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6-11

9
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Communication with school aged children?

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Allow choices when possible
Set up procedures for success
Provide privacy
Peer contact
Promise only what you can deliver
Focus on accomplishments
Reassure body is intact, if it is
Provide activities that promote expression of feelings
10
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Adolescents age group?

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12-18

11
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Communication with adolescents?

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Involve patient in as many decisions as possible
Talk to child alone
Provide privacy
Be honest
Be tactful
Include stress and anxiety reduction with patient teaching

12
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What is the Denver Developmental Screening Test?

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It does not assess intelligence, it is a standardized test to compare children.

13
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What should you considered before giving the test?

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Environment

Child’s overall health status

14
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Test Administration

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Explain to parents
Build rapport
Follow described procedures exactly
Avoid leading questions
Order of testing: Least active to most active
Give easy task first
Observations count
Avoid distractions
15
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When do you stop the test?

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Stop when failed in 3 things in each domain.