NURS 5432 Final [2026/2027] | UPDATED ACTUAL
Exam Question and Answer | Step-by-Step Solutions
• How much Vitamin D a day does an infant need starting at 2 months? -✓✓ 400IU
NOTE: this applies to both breast fed and formula fed infants
• How much Iron do infants who are exclusively breastfeeding need? -✓✓ 1
mg/kg/day of iron is recommended
• Absent red reflex could indicate these two things: -✓✓ Congenital Cataracts
Retinoblastoma
• What issue with the eyes could indicate Gonococcus, chlamydia, or herpes? -✓✓
Purulent Eye Discharge
• Disconjugate gaze is considered abnormal, True or False? -✓✓ False:
Disconjugate gaze is normal
• What do response do we look for when testing the hearing if a Newborn? -✓✓
Startle Response
• A newborn has small white cysts on the palate and gums of the mouth. What's
this and should it be a concern? -✓✓ Epstein pearls (common)
• Gross Motor: Good head control -✓✓ 2-3 months
,• What is the Tonic Neck Reflex? -✓✓ Occurs when newborn's head is turned to
the side, the arm on that side will extend while the opposite arm will contract -
prepares the infant for voluntary reaching and may be a precursor to hand/eye
coordination.
• What age (range) does Tonic neck for the fencing reflex appear? -✓✓ 2-3 months
• Gross Motor: Rolls back to front -✓✓ 5-6 months
• Gross motor: sits alone -✓✓ 7 months
• Gross Motor: Pulls to stand -✓✓ 9-10 months
• Gross Motor: stands alone -✓✓ 11-12 months
• Gross Motor: Walks -✓✓ 12-14 months
• Gross Motor: walks up and down stairs -✓✓ 22-24 months
• Gross Motor: jumps -✓✓ 24-28 months
• Fine Motor: Grasps and shakes rattle -✓✓ 2-3 months
• Fine Motor: Reaches out for object -✓✓ 3-4 Months
,• Fine Motor: Hand to hand transfer* -✓✓ 5-6 months
• Fine Motor: Raking grasp -✓✓ 6-7 months
• Fine Motor: Finger Grasp -✓✓ 7-9 months
• Fine motor: Pincer grasp* -✓✓ 8-10 months
• Fine Motor: Pinch Grasp -✓✓ 12 months
• Fine Motor: Marks on paper -✓✓ 10-12 months
• Fine Motor: Stacks 3 blocks -✓✓ 17-18 months
• Fine Motor: stacks 6-7 blocks -✓✓ 22-24 months
• Language: Smiles and coos -✓✓ 2-3 months
• Language: Laughs -✓✓ 4-5 months
• Language: Babbles -✓✓ 5-6 months
• Language: "Mama-dada" -✓✓ 8-9 months
, • Language: waves bye-bye -✓✓ 8-9 months
• Language: Understands "no" -✓✓ 9-10 months
• Language: Points to body -✓✓ 15-18 months
• Language: 2 word sentences -✓✓ 18-22 months
• Language: 30-50 word vocabulary -✓✓ 22-24 months
• What age range should a child be able to feed themselves with fingers and start to
use a spoon? -✓✓ 13-18 months
• What age can an child:
Walk backwards
Throw a ball
Stack 3-4 block? -✓✓ 18 months
• At what age does babbling reach a peak? -✓✓ 12 months
• What age is 75% of speech understandable? -✓✓ 3 years old
• By what age should they understand 100% of language? -✓✓ 4 years old and
older (kindergarten age)
Exam Question and Answer | Step-by-Step Solutions
• How much Vitamin D a day does an infant need starting at 2 months? -✓✓ 400IU
NOTE: this applies to both breast fed and formula fed infants
• How much Iron do infants who are exclusively breastfeeding need? -✓✓ 1
mg/kg/day of iron is recommended
• Absent red reflex could indicate these two things: -✓✓ Congenital Cataracts
Retinoblastoma
• What issue with the eyes could indicate Gonococcus, chlamydia, or herpes? -✓✓
Purulent Eye Discharge
• Disconjugate gaze is considered abnormal, True or False? -✓✓ False:
Disconjugate gaze is normal
• What do response do we look for when testing the hearing if a Newborn? -✓✓
Startle Response
• A newborn has small white cysts on the palate and gums of the mouth. What's
this and should it be a concern? -✓✓ Epstein pearls (common)
• Gross Motor: Good head control -✓✓ 2-3 months
,• What is the Tonic Neck Reflex? -✓✓ Occurs when newborn's head is turned to
the side, the arm on that side will extend while the opposite arm will contract -
prepares the infant for voluntary reaching and may be a precursor to hand/eye
coordination.
• What age (range) does Tonic neck for the fencing reflex appear? -✓✓ 2-3 months
• Gross Motor: Rolls back to front -✓✓ 5-6 months
• Gross motor: sits alone -✓✓ 7 months
• Gross Motor: Pulls to stand -✓✓ 9-10 months
• Gross Motor: stands alone -✓✓ 11-12 months
• Gross Motor: Walks -✓✓ 12-14 months
• Gross Motor: walks up and down stairs -✓✓ 22-24 months
• Gross Motor: jumps -✓✓ 24-28 months
• Fine Motor: Grasps and shakes rattle -✓✓ 2-3 months
• Fine Motor: Reaches out for object -✓✓ 3-4 Months
,• Fine Motor: Hand to hand transfer* -✓✓ 5-6 months
• Fine Motor: Raking grasp -✓✓ 6-7 months
• Fine Motor: Finger Grasp -✓✓ 7-9 months
• Fine motor: Pincer grasp* -✓✓ 8-10 months
• Fine Motor: Pinch Grasp -✓✓ 12 months
• Fine Motor: Marks on paper -✓✓ 10-12 months
• Fine Motor: Stacks 3 blocks -✓✓ 17-18 months
• Fine Motor: stacks 6-7 blocks -✓✓ 22-24 months
• Language: Smiles and coos -✓✓ 2-3 months
• Language: Laughs -✓✓ 4-5 months
• Language: Babbles -✓✓ 5-6 months
• Language: "Mama-dada" -✓✓ 8-9 months
, • Language: waves bye-bye -✓✓ 8-9 months
• Language: Understands "no" -✓✓ 9-10 months
• Language: Points to body -✓✓ 15-18 months
• Language: 2 word sentences -✓✓ 18-22 months
• Language: 30-50 word vocabulary -✓✓ 22-24 months
• What age range should a child be able to feed themselves with fingers and start to
use a spoon? -✓✓ 13-18 months
• What age can an child:
Walk backwards
Throw a ball
Stack 3-4 block? -✓✓ 18 months
• At what age does babbling reach a peak? -✓✓ 12 months
• What age is 75% of speech understandable? -✓✓ 3 years old
• By what age should they understand 100% of language? -✓✓ 4 years old and
older (kindergarten age)
