NR 577: PRIMARY CARE MANAGEMENT OF
ADOLESCENTS & ADULTS UPDATED EXAM
STUDY GUIDE (WEEK 1-4)
,If you understand the concepts below and how to diagnose, treat, and manage, you will be
successful on the midterm exam.
Week 1: Health Promotion for Adolescents and Adults
▪ Principles of primary care
• health promotion
• prevention of illness
• management of those who become sick
• advocacy for all patients
• community involvement
In broader terms, primary care providers strive to ensure:
• equitable distribution of health care
• community participation
• effective coordination of services with appropriate health care and
• community sectors
• appropriate use of technology
▪ Adolescence
1. Goals of adolescence
HEALTHY PEOPLE 203O GOALS
Completion of puberty and growth
Social, emotional, and cognitive development
Development of abstract thinking
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, Establishment of independent identity
Preparation for career or life work
BASELINE
Increase the proportion of adolescents who have an adult they can talk to about serious
problems — AH-03Links to an external site.
Reduce chronic school absence among early adolescents — AH-07Links to an external
site.
Increase the proportion of children and adolescents who receive care in a medical home
— MICH-19Links to an external site.
Increase the proportion of adolescents who walk or bike to get places — PA-11Links to
an external site.
Increase the proportion of children and adolescents who play sports — PA-12Links to
an external site.
Increase the proportion of high school students who get enough sleep — SH-04Links to
an external site.
DEVELOPMENTAL
Increase the proportion of trauma-informed early childcare settings and elementary and
secondary schools — AH-D01Links to an external site.
Increase the proportion of schools with policies and practices that promote health and
safety — EH-D01Links to an external site.
Reduce the number of young adults who report 3 or more adverse childhood
experiences — IVP-D03Links to an external site.
RESEARCH
Increase the proportion of adolescents in foster care who show signs of being ready for
adulthood — AH-R02Links to an external site.
Increase the proportion of 8th-graders with reading skills at or above the proficient level
— AH-R04Links to an external site.
Increase the proportion of 8th-graders with math skills at or above the proficient level —
AH-R05Links to an external site.
Increase the proportion of parents who follow AAP recommendations on limiting screen
time for children aged 6 to 17 years — PA-R02Links to an external site.
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