Title: Examine health and wellness considerations for infants through preschoolers. Definition Examination should include • well-child checkups • immunizations • common childhood illnesses • ways to relay signs and symptoms of problems to medical personnel
Course: GRADS – Family Focus (19905-36) > Section: Providing Childcare

Examination should include

- well-child checkups
- immunizations
- common childhood illnesses
- ways to relay signs and symptoms of problems to medical personnel
- methods to monitor administration of medication
- measurement of child’s temperature using a thermometer
- evaluation of alternatives in providing care and medical treatment for ill children
- identification of community resources designed to meet family health care needs
- navigation of various resources in the health care systems.

Process/Skill Questions

Thinking

- Why is it important to keep an up-to-date record of all immunizations?
- What could be the consequences of administering medications incorrectly?

Communication

- Why is it difficult for some parents to communicate with medical personnel?
- What skills do you need to communicate well with medical personnel?

Leadership

- How can a parent research and evaluate alternative ways to provide care and medical treatment for ill children?
- How can a parent locate community resources to meet family healthcare needs?

Management

- What are the signs and symptoms of common childhood illnesses?
- How do you treat the common cold, light fever, headache, constipation, and diarrhea without the doctor’s care?
- How can a parent learn the correct method of measuring a child’s temperature using a thermometer?