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Birth Weight
6 to 8 lbs -
Period: to
Neonate
Pulse Rate: 90 to 180 BPM
Respirations: 30 to 60 Breaths per Minute
Systolic BP: 50 to 70 mmHg
Temperature: 98 to 100 °F -
Gain Weight
30 grams a day -
Reflexes
Moro- when caught off guard, the neonate spreads arms wide
Rooting- when touched cheek, neonate turns towards it
Palmar Grasp- grabs things when placed in palm
Sucking- when neonates lips are stroked, they suck (feeding) -
Period: to
Infant
Vital Signs:
Pule Rate: 100 to 160 BPM
Respirations: 25 to 50 Breaths per Minute
Systolic BP: 70 to 95 mmHg
Temperature: 96.8 to 99.6 °F -
2 Month Characteristics
Can recognize farmiliar faces; able to track objects with eyes -
3 Month Characteristics
Can bring objects to mouth; can simle/frown -
4 Month Characteristics
Reaches to people; drools -
5 Month Characteristics
Can tell family from strangers; sleeps through the night -
6 Month Characteristics
Teething begins; sits upright in a chair; one syllable words -
7 Month Characteristics
Afraid of strangers; mood swings -
8 Month Characteristics
Responds to "no"; can sit alone; plays peek-a-boo -
9 Month Characteristics
Pulls themselves up; placecs objects in mouth -
10 Month Characteristics
Responds to name; crawls -
11 Month Characteristics
Starts to walk without help; frustrated with restrictions -
12 Month Characteristics
Knows name; can walk -
Period: to
Toddler
Vital Signs:
Pulse Rate: 90 to 150 BPM
Respirations: 20 to 30 Breaths per Minute
Systolic BP: 80 to 100 mmHg
Temperature: 96.8 to 99.6 °F -
Language
Is learning to express ones self -
Health and Development
Loss of passive immunity
Potty Training -
Period: to
Preschool Age
Vital Signs:
Pulse Rate: 80 to 140 BPM
Respirations: 20 to 25 Breaths per Minute
Systolic BP: 80 to 100 mmHg
Temperature: 98.6 °F -
Parental Relationships
Separation Anxiety -
Period: to
School Age
Vital Signs
Pulse Rate: 70 to 120 BPM
Respirations: 15 to 20 Breaths per Minute
Systolic BP: 80 to 110 mmHg
Temperature: 98.6 °F -
Reasoning
Preconventional- acting to avoid punishment
Conventional- approval from peers and society
Postconventional- decisions guided by conscience -
Growth
Growing 4 lbs a year and about 2.5 inches -
Period: to
Adolescent
Vital Signs
Pulse Rate: 60 to 100 BPM
Respirations: 12 to 20 Breaths per Minute
Systolic BP: 90 to 110 mmHg
Temperature: 98.6 °F -
Body Changes
2-3 year growth spurt
Maturation of reproductive system (menstruation)
Muscle mass and bone density near adult levels
Secondary sexual development: public hair, breasts -
Psychological Changes
Privacy becomes an issue as teens get involved with unsafe habits while trying to find themselves. This may include drugs, alcohol, and unsafe sex. Depression is more common among teens because of their struggle to find their identity. "Responsibility of an adult, freedom of a two year old" -
Period: to
Early Adult
Vital Signs
Pulse Rate: 60 to 100 BPM
Respirations: 12 to 20 Breaths per Minute
Systolic BP: 90 to 140 mmHg
Temperature: 98.6 °F -
Psychosocial Changes
Work, Stress, Family. These three words describe this period of life. People begin to settle down and have their own children. -
Period: to
Middle Adult
Vital Signs
Pulse Rate: 60 to 100 BPM
Respirations: 12 to 20 Breaths per Minute
Systolic BP: 90 to 140 mmHg
Temperature: 98.6 °F -
Physical Changes
Vulenrable to vision and hearing loss.
Cardiovascular health becomes an issue to many.
Menopause begins in women. -
Psychosocial Changes
Focus on achieving lifes goals.
Epmty nest syndrome -
Period: to
Late Adult
Vital Signs
Pulse Rate: Depends on Health
Respirations: Depends on Health
Systolic BP: Depends on Health
Temperature: 98.6 °F -
Physical Changes
Life span has been expended due to diets, advances in medical care, and personal behaviors. Coronary vessles begin to calcify
Surface area of alveoli decreases
Metabolism increases
Kidney function declines
Dibilitating nervous system diseases -
Psychosocial Changes
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5 years preceding death, brain function drops off. This is known as terminal drop hypothesis
Elderly patients need to face their own mortality. This can be a very challenging issue. Depression once again becomes an issue.