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Test 1 Pediatric Nursing E x a m Q u e s t i o n s a n d V e r i fi e d
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,how long is the neonatal period?
birth to 28 day s
how long is the infant period?
1-12 months
how long is toddlerhood?
1-3 years
how long is the preschool stage?
3-6 years
how long is the school age stage?
6-12 years
how long is the adolescence stage?
11-20 years
, How does an infants physical growth progess?
- lose up to 10% of body weight over first week of life
- regain birthweight by 10-14 days
- double BW by 4-5 months
- triple BW by 1 year
- height increased by 50% by 1 year
- head circumference should be 10 cm gain from birth to 1 year
how does a toddler's physical growth progress?
3 in per year in height, 3-5 pounds per year, head circumference 1 inch per year
how does a preschooler's physical growth progress?
2.5-3 inches in height per year, 5 pounds per year, posture improves, loss of baby fat, skull
lengthens, lower jaw more pronounced, begin to have athletic abilities
how does physical growth in school age kids progress?
gain 2.5 inches per year in height, 7 pounds per year, begin puberty at end of school age,
males and females start out at similar height and weight but females begin to surpass
males and appear taller and heavier at the end of school age
how do adolescents progress physically?
secondary sex characteristics appear, females hit their growth spurt at 12 years, males hit
their growth spurt at 14 years typically
Test 1 Pediatric Nursing E x a m Q u e s t i o n s a n d V e r i fi e d
Answers
,how long is the neonatal period?
birth to 28 day s
how long is the infant period?
1-12 months
how long is toddlerhood?
1-3 years
how long is the preschool stage?
3-6 years
how long is the school age stage?
6-12 years
how long is the adolescence stage?
11-20 years
, How does an infants physical growth progess?
- lose up to 10% of body weight over first week of life
- regain birthweight by 10-14 days
- double BW by 4-5 months
- triple BW by 1 year
- height increased by 50% by 1 year
- head circumference should be 10 cm gain from birth to 1 year
how does a toddler's physical growth progress?
3 in per year in height, 3-5 pounds per year, head circumference 1 inch per year
how does a preschooler's physical growth progress?
2.5-3 inches in height per year, 5 pounds per year, posture improves, loss of baby fat, skull
lengthens, lower jaw more pronounced, begin to have athletic abilities
how does physical growth in school age kids progress?
gain 2.5 inches per year in height, 7 pounds per year, begin puberty at end of school age,
males and females start out at similar height and weight but females begin to surpass
males and appear taller and heavier at the end of school age
how do adolescents progress physically?
secondary sex characteristics appear, females hit their growth spurt at 12 years, males hit
their growth spurt at 14 years typically
