Nursing Care for Children vs. Adults

Nursing Care for Children vs. Adults

• Child development is distinct from adult development; children are not simply small adults.
• Nurses interacting with children may need to fulfill multiple roles: nurse, nurturer, friend, caregiver, and confidant.
• Childcare involves understanding developmental milestones across multiple domains.

Developmental Milestones

• Physical Maturation: Focuses on gross and fine motor skills, height/weight changes, head circumference, maturation of body systems, puberty, and immunization schedules.
• Cognitive Maturation: Involves language development and understanding of various developmental theories such as those proposed by Erikson, Piaget, Freud, and Kohlberg for comprehension on learning/development and disabilities.

This quiz explores the distinct differences in nursing care for children compared to adults. It covers developmental milestones in physical and cognitive maturation and the various roles nurses play in child care. Test your knowledge about childhood development theories and nursing practices.