MATERNAL CHILD NURSING UNIT 1 AND 2 EXAM:
(COMPLETE + INCLUDES PRACTICE QUESTIONS AND
RATIONALES) GRADED A+ 2025-2026 GUARANTEED PASS
Growth
• Increase in number and size of cells as they divide and synthesize new proteins
• Physiological size (height, weight, bone length, etc.)
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
adolescent
12 to 18 years
,baby weight
- doubles within 5 to 6 months
- triples by 1 year
school age
6 to 12 years
preschool
3-6 years
toddler
1 to 3 years
,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.
neonate
birth to 4 weeks
fetus
9th gestational week to birth
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
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
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.
Nursing Care Considerations for child growth and development
(COMPLETE + INCLUDES PRACTICE QUESTIONS AND
RATIONALES) GRADED A+ 2025-2026 GUARANTEED PASS
Growth
• Increase in number and size of cells as they divide and synthesize new proteins
• Physiological size (height, weight, bone length, etc.)
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
adolescent
12 to 18 years
,baby weight
- doubles within 5 to 6 months
- triples by 1 year
school age
6 to 12 years
preschool
3-6 years
toddler
1 to 3 years
,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.
neonate
birth to 4 weeks
fetus
9th gestational week to birth
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
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
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.
Nursing Care Considerations for child growth and development
