Differences Between Toddler And The Preschool Child

In interviewing a child is different from interviewing and adult. Because of the developmental level of the toddler and the preschool child and because of the challenges that comes with it, the caregiver should be present when the nurse does the physical assessment, examination and education and the nurse should take into consideration, the culture of the client. According to Jarvis, “When a nurse is assessing a child the nurse has to remember that she is attending to two people; the caregiver and the child” (Jarvis, 2016).

The nurse should make eye contact at all times and try to be at the same eye level as the child. When discussing medical information it should be kept simple; short sentences should be used and words containing no more