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Infant
infants: ages 1 month to 1 year, develop at a startling rate
Vital signs: at birth pulse rate of 90 to 180 beats/min and respiratory rate of 30 to 60 breaths/min. by one year respiratory rate slows to 20 to 30 breaths/min
Blood pressure: directly corresponds to the patients weight.
Weight: neonate usually weighs 6 to 8 pounds at birth, growth of about 30 g per day, weight triples by the end of the first year.
pulmonary system: infants younger than 6 months are prone to nasal congestion. ri -
Toddlers
Toddlers: pulse 80 to 140 beats/min. weight gain should level off, passive immunity is lost, neuromuscular makes considerable progress, teething. the start to speak and express themselves, -
School Age
School Age: vitals are 60 to 100, ages 6 to 12, permanent teeth coming in, thinking things through, look for approval from peers and society, start getting self-esteem, self concept, start to decide what they want to do -
Adolescent
Adolescents: vital signs 120 over 80 2 to 3 year growth spurt, girls finish by 16, boys by 18. Voice starts to change, , menstruation begins, acne can occur, may struggle to create own identity, privacy becomes an issue, self consciousness increases. smoking, illicit drug use, unprotected sex, eating disorders, code of ethics develops, high risk of suicide and depression, -
Early Adult
Early Adult: 19 to 40 vital signs stay normal, 19 to 25 is optimal level lifelong habits are solified, settling down. -
Middle Adults
MIddle adults: vulnerable to vision and hearing loss, cancer incidence increases, diabetes, hypertension, weight problems.focus on achieving goals, caring for kids, and adults. -
Late Adult
Late adult: 61 and older, need medications, medical conditions become worse, overall health, heart rate, and cardiac output decreases, vascular system becomes stiff, blood volume and blood cells decline, heart gets worse, size of airway increases, alveoli decreases, natural elasticity of the lungs decreases, intercostal muscles are used more to breathe, breathing becomes more labor intensive, aspiration and obstruction become more likely, insulin production drugs drop off, metabolisms decreases,
