HealthCheck Training
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Post-Test
Overview
Health Supervision
- Introduction
- Health History
- Physical Examination
- Screening Services
- Laboratory Tests
- Immunizations
- Health Education
Special Health Issues
- Introduction
- Mental Health
- Introduction
- The Provider's Role
- Ages and Stages
- Infancy
- Introduction
- Surveillance
- Screening Tools
- Developmental Checklist
- Bright Futures Approach
- Office Practices
- Early Childhood
- Introduction
- Suviellance
- Screening Tools
- Developmental Checklist
- Bright Futures Approach
- Office Practices
- Middle Childhood
- Introduction
- Suviellance
- Screening Tools
- Developmental Checklis
- Bright Futures Approach
- Office Practices
- Adolescence
- Introduction
- Suviellance
- Screening Tools
- Developmental Checklist
- Bright Futures Approach
- Office Practices
- Referrals
- Documentation
- Autism Spectrum Disorders
- Introduction
- Screening
- Disorders
- Social Withdrawal
- Autistic Disorder
- Rett’s Disorder
- Childhood Disintegrative Disorder
- Asperger’s Disorder
- Pervasive Developmental Disorder
- Commonly Associated Disorders
- General Interventions
- Referrals
- Resources
- Early Intervention
- Substance Use and Abuse
- Introduction
- Substance Use, Abuse and Dependence
- Commonly Associated Problems
- General Interventions
- Referrals
- Resources
- Dental Health
- Overweight and Obesity
- HIV Guidelines
- Child Abuse & Neglect
- Transition
- Language Barriers
- TEFRA/Katie Beckett
Documentation
Go To Resources »
Health and Developmental History: Specific Visits:
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The 9 Month Visit |
You can use the following questions during the 9 month visit to gather more information about the infant’s history and to invite discussion:
Note: Ask the parent for a prenatal and delivery history if not previously documented.
Family
- How are things going in your family?
- Have there been any changes in your family since your last visit?
- When do you make time for yourself?
- Who do you turn to when you need help caring for your baby?
- How is your child care working out for you? For your baby?
- What
are the main concerns in your life right now?
- Housing? Finances? Transportation?
- Do you need any help with any of these issues?
Nutrition
- What is your
baby eating?
- How much
does she eat or drink at a time?
- What foods
does she feed herself?
- Does she
ever eat clay, dirt, paint chips?
If breastfeeding:
- How is your
milk supply?
If bottlefeeding:
- How much
formula does your baby drink?
- Do you have any questions about taking her off the bottle?
- Are you concerned
about having enough money to buy food or formula?
- Would you like information about food assistance or nutrition programs?
- Do you
need help applying for these programs?
Development and Behavior
- What questions or concerns do you have about your baby today?
- What new things is she doing?
- Tell me about
your baby’s sleeping habits.
- Does she wake up during the night?
- Is she
on a regular schedule now?
- How does she let you know what she wants?
- How does she act around family members? Around strangers?
- Do you think she hears all right? Sees all right?
- What kinds of things does she do when she is playing?
Healthy and Safe Habits
- Does your
child ride in a rear-facing safety seat?
- Is it
in the back seat of the car?
- Is it
in the back seat of the car?
- Do you put her on her back to sleep?
- What have you done to make your home safer as your baby moves around more?
- Does your
baby play in a house with peeling paint?
- Is there
a gun in your home?
- Is it unloaded and locked up?
- Do you think it could be a danger to children and other family members?
- Have you thought about not owning a gun?
Dental
Care
- Has your
baby had any teething problems?
- How many
teeth does your baby have now?
- Are you brushing
her teeth (with a soft toothbrush and water only)?
- Are you cleaning
her gums with a clean wet cloth?
