Development Assessment of School-aged Children

Running head: DEVELOPMENTAL ASSESSMENT AND THE SCHOOL-AGED CHILD 1
DEVELOPMENTAL ASSESSMENT AND THE SCHOOL-AGED CHILD
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DEVELOPMENTAL ASSESSMENT AND THE SCHOOL-AGED CHILD2
Development Assessment of School-aged Children
Children during growing age have different development ability and thus, exhibit
varied need during the care process. Wilson et al. (2018) opined that the needs of pediatric
patient vary depending on age, developmental stage and thus, the assessment expectation
needs to be altered. The aim of the paper is to discuss the development assessment of school-
aged children. This involves a comparison evaluation of the target group of people, a
description of a particular child of 7 years of age and application of Piaget theory.
Discussion
Different school-aged children are found to have different needs as a result; physical
assessment needs to be varied. The factor that is taken into consideration while assessing are:
 Emotional
 Physical
 Mental ability
Nippold (2016) opined that school-aged children have a strong motor skill and thus, there
is a variance in endurance, coordination, physical abilities and balance. These skills affect the
ability of the child to conduct various activities on a daily basis. The age group who have
different needs and demands. Infant and toddler that is taken into account are 5 to 12 years. In
the case of 5 to 7 years old children, communicative strategies for assessment need to be done
in addition to physical evaluation that includes inspection, percussion, palpitation and
auscultation. For children of age group, 8 to 12 years, the physical assessment is based on the
pain or problem reported in addition to an assessment of the vital stats that will help in
identification of the medical condition (Medlineplus.gov, 2017). Children of 13 to 15 years
have a high level of development ability and thus, can report the issue in a specific manner.
Thus, the examination of shape, size, skin scar, abdominal movement, visible peristalsis,