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The .principles .of .growth .and .development .include .all
of .the .following .except:
a. .Each .child .grows .and .develops .according .to .a .general
orderly .pattern .that .tends .to .resemble .that .of .others .of .the
same .age, .sex .and .nationality
b. .Development .proceeds .in .a .cephalocaudal .and
proximodistal .manner
c. .Development .proceeds .from .the .specific .to .the .general
d. .Growth .and .development .are .interrelated .and
interdependent .- .(correct .answer) .-c. .Development .proceeds .from .the .specific .to .the .general
The .period .of .greatest .growth .is .from:
a. .Birth .to .one .year
b. .Toddlerhood .to .preschool .years
c. .School .age .to .preadolescence
d. .The .beginning .to .the .end .of .adolescence .- .(correct .answer) .-a. .Birth .to .one .year
A .developmentally .appropriate .3 .½ .year .old .child .is
likely .to .be .most .fearful .of .which .of .the .following
activities:
a. .Chest .x-ray
,b. .Rectal .temperature
c. .Bed .bath .by .the .nurse
d. .Blood .pressure .- .(correct .answer) .-b. .Rectal .temperature
The .neonatal .period .begins .at .birth .and .lasts .for .4
weeks. .During .this .time, .the .infant .adapts .to .the
extrauterine .environment. .Which .one .of .the
following .is .true .about .the .neonate?
a. .The .sense .of .hearing .is .immature
b. .Myelinization .of .the .brain .is .complete
c. .The .anterior .fontanel .will .close .within .a .month
d. .Temperature-regulating .mechanisms .are
immature .- .(correct .answer) .-d. .Temperature-regulating .mechanisms .are
immature
Four .year .old .Juan .is .being .admitted .today .for .a
tonsillectomy. .You .know .that .Juan .is .in .which
developmental .stage .according .to .Erikson:
a. .Initiative .vs. .guilt
b. .Identity .vs. .role .confusion
c. .Industry .vs. .inferiority
d. .Autonomy .vs. .shame .and .doubt .- .(correct .answer) .-a. .Initiative .vs. .guilt
Which .of .the .following .criteria .is .used .in .assessing
readiness .for .toilet .training?
a. .The .child .should .be .at .least .2 .years .old .before .toilet
training
b. .The .child .can .demonstrate .an .awareness .that .she .is
,urinating .and .defecating
c. .The .child .should .have .a .dry .diaper .through .the .night
d. .The .child .should .have .resolved .her .fears .about .what
might .happen .when .she .flushes .the .toilet .- .(correct .answer) .-
b. .The .child .can .demonstrate .an .awareness .that .she .is
urinating .and .defecating
Thomas .is .a .6 .month .old .who .weighed .6 .lbs .at .birth.
Based .on .your .knowledge .of .pediatric .growth, .you
know .that .his .weight .today .should .be .at .least
a. .9 .lbs
b. .12 .lbs
c. .16 .lbs
d. .18 .lbs .- .(correct .answer) .-b. .12 .lbs
You .are .preparing .to .measure .the .length .of .12-month-old
William. .His .mother .tells .you .he .was .20 .inches .at .birth.
Based .on .your .knowledge .of .normal .growth .parameters
you .would .expect .his .length .to .be .approximately:
a. .25% .greater .than .his .birth .length
b. .50% .greater .than .his .birth .length
c. .75% .greater .than .his .birth .length
d. .Double .his .birth .length .- .(correct .answer) .-b. .50% .greater .than .his .birth .length
Dana .is .a .30-month-old .female .whose .length .you .are
plotting. .You .measured .her .using .a .length .board. .Which
growth .chart .would .you .choose?
a. .Girls: .0-36 .months
b. .Girls: .2-18 .years
, c. .Either .a .girls .0-36 .months .or .a .2-18 .years .growth .chart;
it .does .not .matter
d. .You .must .plot .on .both .charts .since .she's .in .the
transitional .period .- .(correct .answer) .-a. .Girls: .0-36 .months
When .performing .a .well-child .assessment .of .a .4
month .old, .which .one .of .the .following .represents .a
normal .assessment .finding?
a. .Closed .anterior .and .posterior .fontanel
b. .Open .anterior .and .posterior .fontanel
c. .Closed .anterior .and .open .posterior .fontanel
d. .Open .anterior .and .closed .posterior .fontanel .- .(correct .answer) .-
d. .Open .anterior .and .closed .posterior .fontanel
A .bottle-fed .infant, .age .3 .months, .is .brought .to .the
pediatrician's .office .for .a .well-child .visit. .During .the
previous .visit, .the .nurse .taught .the .mother .about .infant
nutritional .needs. .Which .statement .by .the .mother .during
the .current .visit .indicates .effective .teaching?
a. ."I .started .the .baby .on .cereals .and .fruits .because .he .wasn't .sleeping
through .the .night."
b. ."I .started .putting .cereal .in .the .bottle .with .formula .because .the .baby
kept .spitting .it .out .when .I .gave .it .with .a .spoon."
c. ."I'm .giving .the .baby .iron-fortified .formula .and .a .fluoride .supplement
because .our .water .isn't .fluoridated."
d. ."I'm .giving .the .baby .skim .milk .because .he .was .getting .so .chubby." .- .(correct .answer) .-
c. ."I'm .giving .the .baby .iron-fortified .formula .and .a .fluoride .supplement
because .our .water .isn't .fluoridated."
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