NURS 410 Week 2 Exam Questions And Accurate Answers
Cephalocaudal direction
head -- arms -- legs
Proximodistal direction
from center to periphery
arms -- hands -- fingers
general to specific direction
hold pencil -- draw circle -- write letters
Domains (categories) of development: social
How children interact with others and demonstrate emotion
Language domain
How children express their needs and describe their thoughts as well as comprehend
what is said to them
Cognitive domain
How children learn new things and solve problems, explore their environment to figure
things out
Include academic skills likes learning letters, numbers
Movement/physical domain
How they use their bodies
Developmental groups
Neonate: birth - 1 mo
Infant: 1 mo - 1 year
Toddler: 1 - 3 years
Preschooler: 3-5 years
Physical development trends (infants)
Birth weight doubles by 4-6 mos and triples by 12 mos
, Head circumference increases 10 cm by 12 mos
Brain growth and myelination continues up to 2 years
Irregular breathing pattern in newborn with pauses, obligate nose breathers
Neonates do not have cough reflex
Heart doubles in size by 12 mos Have passive immunity for 3-6 mos Head circumference
= chest circumference Newborn reflexes timeline: moro, grasp, rooting, trunk
incurvation, placing, tonic neck, parachute Moro: Disappears 4-6 mos Grasp:
disappears 4-6 mos Rooting: disappears 4-6 mos Trunk: disappears 6-9 mos Placing:
disappears 4-6 mos Tonic neck: disappears 4-6 mos Parachute: develops 6-8 mos,
never disappears Gross motor skills (infants) head control: can lift/turn head when
prone, head lag until 4-5 mos
Rolling over: abdomen to back at 5 mos, back to abdomen 6 mos
sitting: sits alone 7-8 mos, prone to sit 10 mos
Crawling 7 mos
Creeping 9 mos
Standing 9 mos, walking 11-12 mos
Fine motor skills (infant)
Hands closed 1 mo, open 3 mo
grap: voluntary 5 mos, pincer grasp 8-9 mos
hold bottle: 6 mos
transfer objects hand to hand: 7 mos
10 mos: offer objects to others
11 mos: put in/take out objects from container
12 mos: try to build 2 block tower
Language/social changes (baby)
Social smile
coos 2 mos
babbles 4-6 mos
dada/mama 8-10 mos
Cephalocaudal direction
head -- arms -- legs
Proximodistal direction
from center to periphery
arms -- hands -- fingers
general to specific direction
hold pencil -- draw circle -- write letters
Domains (categories) of development: social
How children interact with others and demonstrate emotion
Language domain
How children express their needs and describe their thoughts as well as comprehend
what is said to them
Cognitive domain
How children learn new things and solve problems, explore their environment to figure
things out
Include academic skills likes learning letters, numbers
Movement/physical domain
How they use their bodies
Developmental groups
Neonate: birth - 1 mo
Infant: 1 mo - 1 year
Toddler: 1 - 3 years
Preschooler: 3-5 years
Physical development trends (infants)
Birth weight doubles by 4-6 mos and triples by 12 mos
, Head circumference increases 10 cm by 12 mos
Brain growth and myelination continues up to 2 years
Irregular breathing pattern in newborn with pauses, obligate nose breathers
Neonates do not have cough reflex
Heart doubles in size by 12 mos Have passive immunity for 3-6 mos Head circumference
= chest circumference Newborn reflexes timeline: moro, grasp, rooting, trunk
incurvation, placing, tonic neck, parachute Moro: Disappears 4-6 mos Grasp:
disappears 4-6 mos Rooting: disappears 4-6 mos Trunk: disappears 6-9 mos Placing:
disappears 4-6 mos Tonic neck: disappears 4-6 mos Parachute: develops 6-8 mos,
never disappears Gross motor skills (infants) head control: can lift/turn head when
prone, head lag until 4-5 mos
Rolling over: abdomen to back at 5 mos, back to abdomen 6 mos
sitting: sits alone 7-8 mos, prone to sit 10 mos
Crawling 7 mos
Creeping 9 mos
Standing 9 mos, walking 11-12 mos
Fine motor skills (infant)
Hands closed 1 mo, open 3 mo
grap: voluntary 5 mos, pincer grasp 8-9 mos
hold bottle: 6 mos
transfer objects hand to hand: 7 mos
10 mos: offer objects to others
11 mos: put in/take out objects from container
12 mos: try to build 2 block tower
Language/social changes (baby)
Social smile
coos 2 mos
babbles 4-6 mos
dada/mama 8-10 mos
