Interpretation Of Child Health Assessment

It is very important that every child must be examined regularly for physical, social and mental well being and health for normal functioning in every day life may it be physcial or mental activity. The examiner of the person conducting health assessment of the child must give him or her enough time to become well acquainted with the surroundings and medical practitioner so the the child is able to share true information with the practitioner more comfortably without any hesitation or reluctance. Every child is an individual and must be approached and examined with a view point that he is a normal person with normal senses and ability to understand. The tone of interview or conversation must be polite, slow and quiet. The question and answer session must be carried out slowly in a friendly environment as it is very important to make the child relaxed so that he shares true information without hiding anything important for the development of his health assessement or examination. The approach of interview or examination has no fixed pattern or rule and may vary depending upon the age of the child. Therefore it is very important for effective assessment of the child that the age of the child must be kept in mind before starting the examination and asking relevant questions. For children of very young age, the assessor or medical practitioner will have to be more observant and receptive as children belonging to the age of 8 months to 3 years will not be able to communicate very well. On the other hand children above 5 years will be more cooperative and open towards questions.Interpretation Of Child Health Assessment