Children’s Functional Health Pattern Assessment
Functional Health Pattern Assessment (FHP) Toddler
Erickson’s Developmental Stage:
Autonomy
versus shame and doubt

Preschool-Aged
Erickson’s Developmental Stage:
Initiative
versus guilt School-Aged
Erickson’s Developmental Stage:
Industry
Versus inferiority

Pattern of Health Perception and Health Management:

List two normal assessment findings that would be characteristic for each age group.

List two potential problems that a nurse may discover in an assessment of each age group.

“Toddlers depend on their parents/caregivers for health management, overall health influenced by their parents” (Edelman & Mandle, 2010).
“Able to have independent toileting routine, flush the toilet, wash hands”
(Edelman & Mandle, 2010). “School age children have full bladder and bowel control”
(Edelman & Mandle, 2010).

“Control involves the ability to undress, dress, wipe, flush, and clean hands”
(Edelman & Mandle, 2010).

“Parents punish the child for undesired behavior, by scolding, spanking, or other punitive measure” (Edelman & Mandle, 2010).

“Parents refer to elimination as dirty yucky”
(Edelman & Mandle, 2010). “Preschoolers should not be teased or punished for not performing independently”
(Edelman & Mandle, 2010).

“If clothing becomes soiled have the child change themselves, gently reminded of ways to avoid the problem” (Edelman & Mandle, 2010). “Bed wetting may occur and teasing from classmates and siblings” (Edelman & Mandle, 2010).

“This can profound effects on life socially, emotionally, and behaviorally” (Edelman & Mandle, 2010).

Pattern of Activity and Exercise:

List two normal assessment findings that would be characteristic for each age group.

List two potential problems that a nurse may discover in an assessment of each age group.

“Toddler’s activities are repeated over and over. Busy always, emptying drawers,