NURS 6512: Advanced Health Assessment and Diagnostic Reasoning

NURS 6512: Advanced Health Assessment and Diagnostic Reasoning

Assignment 1: Case Study Assignment: Assessment Tools and Diagnostic Tests in Adults and Children

Scenario Assignment Option 2: Child Health Case: Overweight 5-year-old black boy with overweight parents who work full-time, and the boy spends his time after school with his grandmother.

Include the following:

For this Assignment, you will consider the validity and reliability of different assessment tools and diagnostic tests. You will explore issues such as sensitivity, specificity, and positive and negative predictive values. You will also consider examples of children with various weight issues. You will explore how you could effectively gather information and encourage parents and caregivers to be proactive about their children’s health and weight.

An explanation of the health issues and risks that are relevant to the child you were assigned.

Describe additional information you would need in order to further assess his or her weight-related health.

Identify and describe any risks and consider what further information you would need to gain a full understanding of the child’s health. Think about how you could gather this information in a sensitive fashion.

Taking into account the parents’ and caregivers’ potential sensitivities, list at least three specific questions you would ask about the child to gather more information.

Provide at least two strategies you could employ to encourage the parents or caregivers to be proactive about their child’s health and weight.

Students will:

Evaluate validity and reliability of assessment tools and diagnostic tests.

Analyze diversity considerations in health assessments.

Apply concepts, theories, and principles related to examination techniques, functional assessments, and cultural and diversity awareness in health assessment.

Apply assessment skills to collect patient health histories.

Review this week’s Learning Resources and consider factors that impact the validity and reliability of various assessment tools and diagnostic tests. You also will review examples of pediatric patients and their families as it relates to BMI.

If you are assigned Assignment Option 2 (Child), consider what health issues and risks may be relevant to the child in the health example.

Based on the risks you identified, consider what further information you would need to gain a full understanding of the child’s health. Think about how you could gather this information in a sensitive fashion.

Consider how you could encourage parents or caregivers to be proactive toward the child’s