Primary well-being : case studies for the growing child

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This book offers solutions on how to enhance the normal development of the well child incorporating complementary medicine. The primary care provider is the only healthcare professional to see every child (0-18) and their parent, and can assess the child’s health and advise parents on how to provide a healthy environment and important practices to nurture healthy children. The book provides realistic scenarios encountered by new nurse practitioners in their clinical training. It is structured in a question and answer framework to help practitioners critically think through the best practices to be implemented during the well child visit and develop a plan of action for the family. This book provides assessment and diagnostic criteria and tools and presents common developmental and behavioral issues for each age group. The book promotes the role of professional as advocate by making recommendations for broad social policies to help all children succeed. . Read more... Abstract: This book offers solutions on how to enhance the normal development of the well child incorporating complementary medicine. The primary care provider is the only healthcare professional to see every child (0-18) and their parent, and can assess the child’s health and advise parents on how to provide a healthy environment and important practices to nurture healthy children. The book provides realistic scenarios encountered by new nurse practitioners in their clinical training. It is structured in a question and answer framework to help practitioners critically think through the best practices to be implemented during the well child visit and develop a plan of action for the family. This book provides assessment and diagnostic criteria and tools and presents common developmental and behavioral issues for each age group. The book promotes the role of professional as advocate by making recommendations for broad social policies to help all children succeed Front Matter ....Pages i-xiv Front Matter ....Pages 1-1 Introduction (Deborah Kramer)....Pages 3-5 Overview of the Well-Child Visit (Deborah Kramer)....Pages 7-14 Role of Development (Deborah Kramer)....Pages 15-23 Health History and Physical Exam (Deborah Kramer)....Pages 25-44 The Primary Care Provider as Advocate (Deborah Kramer)....Pages 45-48 Complementary Medicine (Deborah Kramer)....Pages 49-81 Front Matter ....Pages 83-83 Newborn Visit (Deborah Kramer)....Pages 85-102 Two-Week Visit (Deborah Kramer)....Pages 103-109 Two-Month Visit (Deborah Kramer)....Pages 111-120 Four-Month Visit (Deborah Kramer)....Pages 121-131 Six-Month Visit (Deborah Kramer)....Pages 133-140 Nine-Month Visit (Deborah Kramer)....Pages 141-147 One-Year Visit (Deborah Kramer)....Pages 149-156 Eighteen-Month Visit (Deborah Kramer)....Pages 157-165 Two-Year Visit (Deborah Kramer)....Pages 167-172 Thirty-Month Visit (Deborah Kramer)....Pages 173-178 Three-Year Visit (Deborah Kramer)....Pages 179-185 Four-Year Visit (Deborah Kramer)....Pages 187-192 Five-Year Visit (Deborah Kramer)....Pages 193-197 Six-Year Visit (Deborah Kramer)....Pages 199-204 Seven-Year Visit (Deborah Kramer)....Pages 205-209 Eight-Year Visit (Deborah Kramer)....Pages 211-217 Nine-Year Visit (Deborah Kramer)....Pages 219-223 Ten-Year Visit (Deborah Kramer)....Pages 225-229 Eleven-Year Visit (Deborah Kramer)....Pages 231-237 Twelve-Year Visit (Deborah Kramer)....Pages 239-243 Thirteen-Year Visit (Deborah Kramer)....Pages 245-249 Fourteen-Year Visit (Deborah Kramer)....Pages 251-254 Fifteen-Year Visit (Deborah Kramer)....Pages 255-258 Sixteen-Year Visit (Deborah Kramer)....Pages 259-263 Seventeen-Year Visit (Deborah Kramer)....Pages 265-267 Eighteen-Year Visit (Deborah Kramer)....Pages 269-272 Back Matter ....Pages 273-277