Leifer: Introduction to Maternity and Pediatric Nursing - Chapter 16 (2025/2026)

CHAPTER 16: THE INFANT LEIFER: INTRODUCTION
TO MATERNITY AND PEDIATRIC
NURSING,2025/2026 WITH ACTUAL QUESTIONS &
VERIFIED ANSWERS

ACmotherCcallsCtheCpediatrician'sCofficeCbecauseCherCinfantCisC―colicky.‖CWhatCisCtheCmostChelpfulC
measureCtheCnurseCcanCsuggestCtoCtheCmother?C

a.CSingCsongsCtoCtheCinfantCinCaCsoftCvoice.

b.CPlaceCtheCinfantCinCaCwell-litCroom.C

c.CWalkCaroundCandCmassageCtheCinfant'sCback.C

d.CRockCtheCfussyCinfantCslowlyCandCgently.C-CCORRECTCANSWER-
ANS:CDCOneCtechniqueCtheCnurseCcanCofferCparentsCofCaCfussyCinfantCisCtoCrockCtheCinfantCgentlyCan
dCslowlyCwhileCbeingCcarefulCtoCavoidCsuddenCmovements.

.CWhenCdoesCtheCposteriorCfontanelleCclose?C

a.C2CtoC3CmonthsC

b.C3CtoC6CmonthsC

c.C6CtoC9CmonthsC

d.C9CtoC12CmonthsC-CCORRECTCANSWER-
ANS:CACTheCposteriorCfontanelleCclosesCbetweenC2CandC3CmonthsCofCage.

AtCwhatCageCdoesCanCinfant'sCbirthCweightCtriple?C

a.C9CmonthsC

b.C1CyearC

c.C18CmonthsC

d.C2CyearsC-CCORRECTCANSWER-
ANS:CBCTheCinfantCusuallyCtriplesChisCorCherCbirthCweightCbyCaboutC12CmonthsCofCage.

WhatCisCtheCearliestCageCatCwhichCanCinfantCisCableCtoCsitCsteadilyCalone?C

, a.C4CmonthsC

b.C5CmonthsC

c.C8CmonthsC

d.C15CmonthsC-CCORRECTCANSWER-
ANS:CCCTheCinfantCcanCsitCaloneCwithoutCsupportCatCaboutC8CmonthsCofCage.

WhatCisCtheCearliestCageCatCwhichCtheCinfantCshouldCbeCableCtoCwalkCindependently?C

a.C8CtoC10CmonthsC

b.C12CtoC15CmonthsC

c.C15CtoC18CmonthsC

d.C18CtoC21CmonthsC-CCORRECTCANSWER-
ANS:CBCForCtheCmajorityCofCchildren,CtheCmilestoneCofCwalkingCaloneCisCachievedCbetweenC12CandC
15Cmonths.

TheCparentCofCaC3-month-
oldCinfantCasksCtheCnurse,C―AtCwhatCageCdoCinfantsCusuallyCbeginCdrinkingCfromCaCcup?‖CWhatCisCt
heCnurse'sCmostCaccurateCresponse?C

a.C5CmonthsC

b.C9CmonthsC

c.C1CyearC

d.C2CyearsC-CCORRECTCANSWER-
ANS:CBCTheCinfantCcanCusuallyCdrinkCfromCaCcupCwhenCitCisCofferedCatCaboutC9Cmonths.

WhatCwouldCtheCnurseCexpectCaC4-month-oldCinfantCtoCbeCableCtoCaccomplish?Ca.CHoldCaCcup.C

b.CStandCwithCassistance.C

c.CLiftCheadCandCshoulders.C

d.CSitCwithCbackCstraight.C-CCORRECTCANSWER-
ANS:CCCBecauseCdevelopmentCisCcephalocaudal,CofCtheseCchoices,CliftingCtheCheadCandCshouldersCi
sCtheConeCthatCtheCinfantClearnsCtoCdoCfirst.CTheCinfantCcanCusuallyCsitCwithCsupportCatCaboutC5Cmon
thsCofCageCandCcanCsitCaloneCatCaboutC8Cmonths.

WhatCisCanCabnormalCfindingCinCanCevaluationCofCgrowthCandCdevelopmentCforCaC6-month-
oldCinfant?C