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Infant
Infants develop at a very fast rate. Their pulse rate is 90-180 bpm and their respiratory rate is 30-60 breaths/min. Their blood pressure depends on weight (gain 30 grams per day). Their psychosocial changes begin at birth-environmental interaction and bonding with parents. -
Toddlers
Their pulse rate is 90-150 bpm and their respiratory rate is 20-25 breaths/min. Their neuromuscular growth makes a lot of progress and they lose their passive immunity. At this age, they learn to speak, play gamrs, and understand cause and effect. -
Child
Their pulse rate is 70-120 bpm and their respiratory rate is 15-20 breaths/min. They gain preconventional and conventional reasoning, and self esteem. -
Teen
Teens go through lots of growth spirts and their vitals are similar to adults. Psychosocial changes include: a privacy issue, self-consciousness, the need to create their own identity, and they are at a higher risk of depression. -
Early Adults
They have normal vitals. Their lifelong habits are solidified. Psychosocial changes include: life centers around work, family, and stress. -
Middle Adults
-Vulnerable to vision/hearing loss
-diabetes
-focus on achievinglife goals, readjust lifestyle as kids leave -
Late Adults
-life expectancy is constantly changing
-vital signs depend on patient
-heart rate decreases
-blood volume decreases
-breathing becomes labor intensive
-taste decreases
-motor and sensory nerves become slower
-hearing aids/glasses
-psychosocial: financial limits, isolation and depression