Assignment:
• Where applicable reference any work that is not your own using the style described in the student handbook
• Where applicable create a bibliography at the back of your work to show where you have accessed information used in your assessment
Instructions
Answer all of the questions using your own words and ensure you use the correct medical terminology. There is no word count; however answer each question and its relevant dot point in full, bullet points are not an acceptable form of answer.
• Choose 2 of the following body systems and explain how the ageing process affects the system and its associated components.
• Cardiovascular
• Respiratory
• Digestive
• Endocrine
• Reproductive ?
• Integumentary
• Nervous
• Immune
• Urinary
• Musculo-Skeletal
• Lymphatic
• Explain the health care needs,variations in daily activities'and identify gender specific healthcare needs for each of the following groups
• Newborns
• Smallchildren
• Adolescents
• YoungAdults
• Adults
• Senior Citizens
• For each group consider and explain the impact cultural, religious and spiritual beliefs and practices has on their health care
• Explain the impact hospitalisation can have on a child and their family and explain how you can support the families health care needs.
• Describe the developmental stages of childhood
• Explain the physical growth and cognitive and motor development of a healthy infant from birth to 12 months of age
• Describe the growth, psychosocial development, cognitive development and motor development of each of the following groups:
• Toddler
• Pre school
• School aged children
• Explain the role of play in a child's development and how you can use this when nursing a child
9. List the developmental stages of adolescence and describe the major issues for each stage. Are there any major issues that are gender specific- justify your answer
10.List the developmental stages of adulthood and describe the major activities that take place in each stage
11.Discuss the impact infertility
12.The concept of nature or nurture is often discussed in human development. Explain the influences that genetics(nature) and environment (nurture) has on human development
13.Choose 2 differing approaches to the understanding of human growth and development and provide a brief overview of them and explain which approach resonates with you and explain why