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Assignment: Part 1: Developmental Assessment and the School-Aged Child

The needs of the pediatric patient differ depending on age, as do the stages of development and the expected assessment findings for each stage.

Purpose: Examine the needs of a school-aged child between the ages of 5 and 12 years old and discuss the following:

1. Compare the physical assessments among school-aged children.

a. Describe how you would modify assessment techniques to match the age and developmental stage of the child.

2. Choose a child between the ages of 5 and 12 years old, identify the age of the child, and describe the typical developmental stages of children that age.

Applying developmental theory based on Erickson explain:

3. How you would developmentally assess the child.

a. Include how you would offer explanations during the assessment, strategies you would use to gain cooperation, and potential findings from the assessment.

Part 2: Breast Cancer

The purpose of the case study is to have you expand upon the pathophysiological disease process by searching for evidence-based practice treatment and advanced practice nursing role implications related to the disease.

Mandatory Include:

1. A discussion of the pathophysiology of the disease, including signs and symptoms.

2. An explanation of diagnostic testing and rationales for each.

3. A review of different evidence-based treatment modalities for the disorder obtained from guideline.gov or a professional organization.

Next, address the following questions:

4. How does the information in this case inform the practice of a master's prepared nurse?

5. How should the master's prepared nurse use this information to design a patient education session for someone with this condition?

6. What was the most important information presented in this case?

7. What was the most confusing or challenging information presented in this case?

8. Discuss a patient safety issue that can be addressed for a patient with the condition presented in this case.

The use of medical terminology and appropriate graduate level writing is expected.

Part 3: Pharmacology 2

1. Describe the process you went through and the results in comparison to last week that you got based on the different decisions you made as James.

2. State how James became addicted and what both the patient and the caregivers could have done to prevent this.

Integrate at least three scholarly resources within your paper that support prevention of opioid addiction.