Adolescent growth and development milestones for nursing school and nursing exams (HESI, ATI, NCLEX).

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This final video in our series covers some of the important adolescent growth and development milestones and nursing interventions that you need to know.

The adolescent period is from 13 to 18 or 19 years of age. During this period, children go through big changes and massive growth. This time period is also characterized by changes from puberty.

Girls can expect to see the development of hair growth in their private areas, breast development, and fat storage in the abdominal, buttocks, and thigh region. They also see the activation of glands, such as the sebaceous oil glands, which can lead to acne, as well as the apocrine glands, which can lead to body odor.

Boys also see various changes such as hair growth in their genital region, armpits, chest, arms, legs, and face. An increase of muscle mass is also seen in boys, as well as voice changes.Boys also see the activation of sebaceous and apocrine glands during this period.

There are many safety concerns for teens, such as driving, swimming, sports, substance abuse risks, nutritional risks, and more.

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