INTRODUCTION TO MATERNITY AND PEDIATRIC NURSING 8TH
EDITION OVERVIEW OF GROWTH DEVELOPMENT|QUESTIONS AND
VERIFIED ANSWERS|NEWEST 2026/2027 UPDATE|GRADED A+
What type of development is the nurse assessing when an infant can lift his or her head before he or she
can sit?
a. Specific to general
b. Proximodistal
c. Cephalocaudal
d. General to specific -
CORRECT|ANSWER
✔ ANS: C
Cephalocaudal development proceeds from head to toe.
What is a unique organization of characteristics that determines an individuals pattern of behavior?
a. Environment
b. Heredity
c. Personality
d. Experience -
CORRECT|ANSWER
✔ ANS: C
One definition of personality states that it is a unique organization of characteristics that determines the
individuals
typical or recurrent pattern of behavior.
,An infants birth weight is 7 pounds, 8 ounces. What can the nurse project the weight to be at 6 months?
a. 12 pounds
b. 15 pounds
c. 18 pounds
d. 22 pounds -
CORRECT|ANSWER
✔ ANS: B
An infant usually doubles his or her birth weight by 5 to 6 months
What would the nurse further investigate when assessing patterns of growth in a child?
a. Previous weight was in the 75th percentile, and present weight is in the 25th percentile.
b. Height is in the 90th percentile, and weight is in the 75th percentile.
c. Last weight was in the 5th percentile, and present weight is in the 10th percentile.
d. Weight is in the 50th percentile, and siblings weight at the same age was in the 75th percentile. -
CORRECT|ANSWER
✔ ANS: A
The child showing a difference of two or more percentile levels from an established growth pattern
should undergo
further evaluation
, A mother reports that she and her husband have had one child together, but both have children from
previous marriages living in their home. The nurse will base the care planning on what type of family?
a. Nuclear
b. Blended
c. Alternate
d. Extended -
CORRECT|ANSWER
✔ ANS: B
A blended family involves the remarriage of persons with children.
The mother of a 7-month-old reports that the first lower central incisor has erupted. She asks the nurse,
"How many teeth will he have by his first birthday?" The nurse explains that the infant will have how
many teeth by 1
year of age?
a. 2
b. 4
c. 6
d. 8 -
CORRECT|ANSWER
✔ ANS: C
The 1-year-old infant usually has about 6 teeth, 4 above and 2 below.
EDITION OVERVIEW OF GROWTH DEVELOPMENT|QUESTIONS AND
VERIFIED ANSWERS|NEWEST 2026/2027 UPDATE|GRADED A+
What type of development is the nurse assessing when an infant can lift his or her head before he or she
can sit?
a. Specific to general
b. Proximodistal
c. Cephalocaudal
d. General to specific -
CORRECT|ANSWER
✔ ANS: C
Cephalocaudal development proceeds from head to toe.
What is a unique organization of characteristics that determines an individuals pattern of behavior?
a. Environment
b. Heredity
c. Personality
d. Experience -
CORRECT|ANSWER
✔ ANS: C
One definition of personality states that it is a unique organization of characteristics that determines the
individuals
typical or recurrent pattern of behavior.
,An infants birth weight is 7 pounds, 8 ounces. What can the nurse project the weight to be at 6 months?
a. 12 pounds
b. 15 pounds
c. 18 pounds
d. 22 pounds -
CORRECT|ANSWER
✔ ANS: B
An infant usually doubles his or her birth weight by 5 to 6 months
What would the nurse further investigate when assessing patterns of growth in a child?
a. Previous weight was in the 75th percentile, and present weight is in the 25th percentile.
b. Height is in the 90th percentile, and weight is in the 75th percentile.
c. Last weight was in the 5th percentile, and present weight is in the 10th percentile.
d. Weight is in the 50th percentile, and siblings weight at the same age was in the 75th percentile. -
CORRECT|ANSWER
✔ ANS: A
The child showing a difference of two or more percentile levels from an established growth pattern
should undergo
further evaluation
, A mother reports that she and her husband have had one child together, but both have children from
previous marriages living in their home. The nurse will base the care planning on what type of family?
a. Nuclear
b. Blended
c. Alternate
d. Extended -
CORRECT|ANSWER
✔ ANS: B
A blended family involves the remarriage of persons with children.
The mother of a 7-month-old reports that the first lower central incisor has erupted. She asks the nurse,
"How many teeth will he have by his first birthday?" The nurse explains that the infant will have how
many teeth by 1
year of age?
a. 2
b. 4
c. 6
d. 8 -
CORRECT|ANSWER
✔ ANS: C
The 1-year-old infant usually has about 6 teeth, 4 above and 2 below.
