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Maternity and Pediatric Nursing Final Jersey College; Questions & Answers The newborn or neonatal period of infancy is defined as Answer-The period from birth until 28 days of age. Infancy is defined as the period from Answer-Birth to 12 months of age Growth refers to Answer-An increase in p...

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Maternity and Pediatric Nursing Final Jersey
College; Questions & Answers
The newborn or neonatal period of infancy is defined as Answer-The
period from birth until 28 days of age.



Infancy is defined as the period from Answer-Birth to 12 months of age



Growth refers to Answer-An increase in physical size



Development refers to Answer-The sequential process by which infants
and children gain various skills and functions



Maturation refers to Answer-An increase in functionality of various body
systems or developmental skills



When assessing the growth and development of a premature infant
Answer-Use the infants adjusted age to determine expected outcomes. To
determine adjusted age, subtract the number of weeks at the infant was
premature from the infant chronological age.



The average newborn weighs Answer-3.4 kg, or 7.5 pounds.

, Maternity and Pediatric Nursing Final Jersey
College; Questions & Answers


Newborns may expect to lose - percentage of their body weight over the first
week of life Answer-5% to 10%



The average newborn gains- Grams a day for the first 10 days Answer-
About 20 to 30 g a day.



The newborn regains his or her birthweight by Answer-7 to 10 days of age



Most infants double their birth weight by Answer-4 to 5 months of age



Most infants triple their birth weight by Answer-One years old



The average length of a newborn is Answer-50 cm or 20 inches



By 12 months of age the infants length has increased by Answer-50%

, Maternity and Pediatric Nursing Final Jersey
College; Questions & Answers
The average head circumference of a full term newborn is Answer-35 cm
or 13.5 inches



And infants head circumference increases about - centimeters from birth to one
year of age Answer-10



States of consciousness In infants; deep sleep Answer-Sleeping with eyes
closed and no movement



States of consciousness in newborns; light sleep Answer-Sleeping with
eyes closed, rapid eye movements and a regular movements may be noticed



States of consciousness in infants; drowsiness Answer-Eyes may be closed
or be half-lidded, the infant may be dozing



States of consciousness in newborns; quiet alert state Answer-The infants
eyes are wide open, and the body is called.

, Maternity and Pediatric Nursing Final Jersey
College; Questions & Answers
States of consciousness in infants; alert state Answer-The infants eyes are
open, body movements occur



States of consciousness in infants; crying Answer-The infant cries or
screams and is difficult to gain the infants attention.



At six months of age the infants brain weighs - that of an adult brain
Answer-Half



At 12 months of age and infants brain weighs Answer-2.5 times what it
was at birth



The anterior fontanelle remains open until Answer-12 to 18 months of
age



Myelination of the spinal cord and nerves continues over Answer-The first
two years



The Babinski reflex disappears around Answer-One year of age

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