MATERNAL CHILD NURSING EXAM 1: UNIT 1 AND 2 (COMPLETE +
INCLUDES PRACTICE QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED SOLUTIONS WITH
RATIONALES) LATEST UPDATE 2026 FOR GUARANTEED SUCCESS
A+ RATED
Growth
• Increase in number and size of cells as they divide and synthesize new proteins
• Physiological size (height, weight, bone length, etc.)
Image: Growth
stages of growth and development
• Fetus: 9th gestational week to birth
• Neonate: birth to 4 weeks
• Infant: 4 weeks to 1 year
• Toddler: 1 to 3 years
• Preschool: 3 to 6 years
• School-age: 6 to 12 years
• Adolescent: 12 to 18 years
Image: stages of growth and development
adolescent
12 to 18 years
,Image: adolescent
baby weight
- doubles within 5 to 6 months
- triples by 1 year
Image: baby weight
school age
6 to 12 years
Image: school age
preschool
3-6 years
Image: preschool
toddler
1 to 3 years
Image: toddler
infant
4 weeks to 1 year. The anterior fontanelle (the "soft spot" on top of a baby's head)
typically closes between 12 and 18 months of age.
,Image: infant
neonate
birth to 4 weeks
Image: neonate
fetus
9th gestational week to birth
Image: fetus
Development
• Advancement from lower to more advanced stage of complexity - simple to complex
increased capacity through growth, maturation, and learning
• Ongoing process
• Acquisition of skills and functioning
Image: Development
sequential trends
• Sequential trends are based on the concept that each child will normally pass through
each stage of growth and development in a predictable sequence
• These patterns, or trends, are universal and basic to all human beings, but each
human being accomplishes these in a manner and time unique to that individual
Image: sequential trends
, Differences Between Child and Adult
• A child is in a continuous process of growth and development.
• Growth spurts are followed by plateaus.
• The growth is measurable; it can be observed and studied.
• Not all parts mature at the same time.
Image: Differences Between Child and Adult
a trusting or mistrusting relationship is established
infant
Image: a trusting or mistrusting relationship is established
it is important for the child to feel a sense of accomplishment or completion
school age
Image: it is important for the child to feel a sense of accomplishment or completion
obsession with appearance and how they are viewed by others
adolescent
may think every family has a dog because they have a dog
Preschool
INCLUDES PRACTICE QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED SOLUTIONS WITH
RATIONALES) LATEST UPDATE 2026 FOR GUARANTEED SUCCESS
A+ RATED
Growth
• Increase in number and size of cells as they divide and synthesize new proteins
• Physiological size (height, weight, bone length, etc.)
Image: Growth
stages of growth and development
• Fetus: 9th gestational week to birth
• Neonate: birth to 4 weeks
• Infant: 4 weeks to 1 year
• Toddler: 1 to 3 years
• Preschool: 3 to 6 years
• School-age: 6 to 12 years
• Adolescent: 12 to 18 years
Image: stages of growth and development
adolescent
12 to 18 years
,Image: adolescent
baby weight
- doubles within 5 to 6 months
- triples by 1 year
Image: baby weight
school age
6 to 12 years
Image: school age
preschool
3-6 years
Image: preschool
toddler
1 to 3 years
Image: toddler
infant
4 weeks to 1 year. The anterior fontanelle (the "soft spot" on top of a baby's head)
typically closes between 12 and 18 months of age.
,Image: infant
neonate
birth to 4 weeks
Image: neonate
fetus
9th gestational week to birth
Image: fetus
Development
• Advancement from lower to more advanced stage of complexity - simple to complex
increased capacity through growth, maturation, and learning
• Ongoing process
• Acquisition of skills and functioning
Image: Development
sequential trends
• Sequential trends are based on the concept that each child will normally pass through
each stage of growth and development in a predictable sequence
• These patterns, or trends, are universal and basic to all human beings, but each
human being accomplishes these in a manner and time unique to that individual
Image: sequential trends
, Differences Between Child and Adult
• A child is in a continuous process of growth and development.
• Growth spurts are followed by plateaus.
• The growth is measurable; it can be observed and studied.
• Not all parts mature at the same time.
Image: Differences Between Child and Adult
a trusting or mistrusting relationship is established
infant
Image: a trusting or mistrusting relationship is established
it is important for the child to feel a sense of accomplishment or completion
school age
Image: it is important for the child to feel a sense of accomplishment or completion
obsession with appearance and how they are viewed by others
adolescent
may think every family has a dog because they have a dog
Preschool
