NURS 3130 Study Guide - Final Guide: New York Heart Association Functional Classification, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, Mild Cognitive Impairment
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Chapter 20: health risks across the life span child and adolescent. Discuss major health problems of children and adolescents. Describe nursing measures to promote child and adolescent health within the community. Alteration of behavior and mental health problems. Approximately 17% (or 12. 7 million) of children and adolescents aged 2 19 years are obese. The prevalence of obesity among children aged 2 to 5 years decreased significantly from 13. 9% in 2003-2004 to 8. 4% in 2011-2012. Obese: at or above 95 percentile. Percentage of children ages 6 17 who are obese by race and hispanic origin, selected years 1976 . Common causes of death in children from unintentional injuries. Overweight: at or above 85 percentile. Infants (second highest: second highest injury rate of all groups of children and are at risk because of they are small, have small airways, are handled on high surfaces, and have immature motor skills.
