Pediatric Nursing Exam 1 Questions and Verified Answers
,The anterior fontanel most often closes when?
-between 12 - 18 months of age.
-It may normally close as early as 9 months of age.
Where do primary teeth first erupt?
The lower central incisors are usually the first to appear, followed by the upper
central incisors.
Start brushing them as soon as they come in at 5-7 or 6-8 months.
Car Seats
Infant - 2 years of age: Rear-facing car seat.
5-point harness seat is made for children up to 40 pounds (18 kilograms) &
the booster seat for children from 40 to 80 pounds (18 to 36 kilograms).
Infants at 4 months
Infants typically turn over front to back at 4 months, enlarging the area of the
house that needs to be childproofed.
, Primitive Reflexes: at what point do they disappear?
-Step reflex: 4-8 weeks
-Suck: 2-5 months
-Root Reflex (Stroke cheek): 3 months
-Moro: 4-6 months
-Tonic neck reflex: 4 months
-Palmar grasp reflex: 4-6 months
-Tongue Extrusion reflex: 4-6 months
-Plantar grasp: 9 months
-Babinski reflex (fanning of toes when sole of foot stroked) by 12 months. [last to
go]
Protective Reflexes & emergence
-Neck righting: 4-6 months
-Parachute (sideways): 6 months
-Parachute (forward): 6-7 months
-Parachute (backward): 9-10 months
Infants at 7-10 months
-Sit up w/ assistance by 7 months
-Transferring an object from one hand to the other expected at 7 months.
-8 months: sit up independently
-8 months: Stranger Anxiety starts, gets worse
-Crawl at 9 months
-Pull to standing at 10 months.
Capacity of the normal newborn's stomach is
between 1/2 - 1 ounce
,The anterior fontanel most often closes when?
-between 12 - 18 months of age.
-It may normally close as early as 9 months of age.
Where do primary teeth first erupt?
The lower central incisors are usually the first to appear, followed by the upper
central incisors.
Start brushing them as soon as they come in at 5-7 or 6-8 months.
Car Seats
Infant - 2 years of age: Rear-facing car seat.
5-point harness seat is made for children up to 40 pounds (18 kilograms) &
the booster seat for children from 40 to 80 pounds (18 to 36 kilograms).
Infants at 4 months
Infants typically turn over front to back at 4 months, enlarging the area of the
house that needs to be childproofed.
, Primitive Reflexes: at what point do they disappear?
-Step reflex: 4-8 weeks
-Suck: 2-5 months
-Root Reflex (Stroke cheek): 3 months
-Moro: 4-6 months
-Tonic neck reflex: 4 months
-Palmar grasp reflex: 4-6 months
-Tongue Extrusion reflex: 4-6 months
-Plantar grasp: 9 months
-Babinski reflex (fanning of toes when sole of foot stroked) by 12 months. [last to
go]
Protective Reflexes & emergence
-Neck righting: 4-6 months
-Parachute (sideways): 6 months
-Parachute (forward): 6-7 months
-Parachute (backward): 9-10 months
Infants at 7-10 months
-Sit up w/ assistance by 7 months
-Transferring an object from one hand to the other expected at 7 months.
-8 months: sit up independently
-8 months: Stranger Anxiety starts, gets worse
-Crawl at 9 months
-Pull to standing at 10 months.
Capacity of the normal newborn's stomach is
between 1/2 - 1 ounce
