Homework: Pediatric Clinical Pearl Case Study
Purpose
The purpose of the homework is to guide students in identifying behaviors and interactions that commonly occur during the health history portion of a well-child exam. In doing so, students can develop strategies to improve anticipatory guidance and health education by using effective, non-biased, and non-judgmental communication.
Activity Learning Outcomes
Through this homework, the student will demonstrate the ability to:
Synthesize information in which addresses child health promotion, developmental surveillance, observation of parent-child interaction, anticipatory guidance, social determinants of health, and/or cultural competence.
I. As you view the video, observe the parent-child and the parent-provider interactions. Pay particular attention to the parent's responses to the provider's questions making note of inappropriate and appropriate responses.
II. Choose five topics from the following categories to complete the homework:
1. Cognitive Developmental Milestones
2. Physical Developmental Milestones
3. Social-Emotional Developmental Milestones
4. Safety
5. Alcohol/Substance Use
6. Environmental Health Risks
7. Temper Tantrums and Discipline
8. Sleep Routines
9. Car Seat Safety
10. Healthy Teeth
III. You will develop and complete a table for each one of the five categories using the example below as a guide. (Note: There are at least 10 categories addressed in the video, you must choose five and create a separate table for each one).
IV. For each of the tables, complete each section:
i. Issue: Category name
ii. Negative interaction/behavior: What did you see or hear that was inappropriate?
iii. Positive interaction/behavior: What did you see that was appropriate?
iv. Guidelines/recommendation: What does the research recommend?
v. Scholarly reference: Must be in APA format within the table.
vi. Professional/Ethical Communication: How will provide non-judgmental and non-bias education regarding the issue identified? Needs to be at least 3 sentences. Helpful Hints: Acknowledge how they feel, state the facts, and provide education or re-frame the approach.
v. Scholarly references should be peer-reviewed, preferably a Clinical Practice Guideline (CPG), intended for providers (MDs, NPs) and no more than 5 years old (unless it is a clinical practice guideline's most recent update).
Format your homework according to the give formatting requirements:
1. The answer must be double spaced, typed, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides.
2. The response also includes a cover page containing the title of the homework, the course title, the student's name, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
3. Also include a reference page. The references and Citations should follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.