NUR 104 EXAM 1 COMPREHENSIVE QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT ANSWERS
◉ Development.
Answer: sequential when various skills/functions are acquired from
birth to child
◉ Physical growth.
Answer: maturation of body systems, gross motor and fine motor
are orderly
◉ Infant physical growth.
Answer: -average weight is 7.5 lbs, 5%-10% weight loss is expected
in the first week
-birth weight doubles by 4 to 5 months and triples by 1 year
-average height is 20 inches and growth occurs more quickly over
1st 6 months
-head circumference is 35 cm or 13.5 inches and increases by 50%
◉ Infant sleep.
Answer: -10-12 hours of sleep everyday
-deep: no movement and eyes closed
,-light: eyes closed, REM, and irregular movements
-drowsy: dozing and half lidded
-quiet: alert-eyes wide open and calm
-active: alert-eyes wide open and active movement
-crying: cries, screams, and inattentive
◉ Infant brain.
Answer: -at 6 months: the brain weighs half of adult size
-anterior fontanelles remains open from 12 to 18 months: soft spot
on the top of the head-can close as early as 9 months
-myelination of spinal cord and nerves continues over 2 years
◉ Rooting/Sucking Reflex.
Answer: -finger/nipple on side of mouth, baby will move towards it
-from birth to 2-5 months
◉ Moro Reflex.
Answer: -reflex in which a newborn stretches out the arms and legs
and cries in response to a loud noise or an abrupt change in the
environment
-facial grimacing
-from birth to 4 months
,◉ ATNR (Asymmetrical tonic neck) Reflex.
Answer: -Arm and leg on face side extend; arm and leg on skull side
flex (or experience increase flexor tone)
-birth to 4 months
◉ Palmar Reflex.
Answer: -when you place your finger in an infant's palm, they will
grasp it
-from birth to 4-6 months
◉ Plantar Reflex.
Answer: -elicited touching the soles of the feet. toes curl downward
-around the age when babies learn to walk
-birth to 9 months
◉ Babinski Reflex.
Answer: -in response to the sole of the foot being stroked, a baby's
big toe moves upward or toward the top surface of the foot and the
other toes fan out
-birth to 12 months
-abnormal in adults
, ◉ Infant GI.
Answer: -average 8-10 stools a day
-primary (deciduous) between 6-8 months
-as birth, stomach can only held 1/2 to 1 oz; by 1 year its full size
-amylase (carbs) and lipase (fats) are deficient and not in place until
5 months
-the liver is immature which is why there's jaundice; adult level by 5
months
-meconium is the first stool which is black and sticky from
swallowing amniotic fluid, breast milk causes seedy stool, formula
causes peanut butter consistency stool
◉ Infant GU, Integumentary, Heme, and Immune.
Answer: -urinate frequently but susceptible to dehydration d/t total
body water being higher than weight
-lanugo is fine hair on infants
-acrocyanosis is normal to feet and hands and should subside after a
few days
-mottling can also be present for the first few months (purplish
discoloring of the skin)
-initial high Hgb concentration then drops after 2-3 months; Fe
stores ok up to 9 months but needs supplementation
-Igg passed from mom to infant and lasts 3-6 months until own is
synthesized to adult levels by 60% at 12 months
AND CORRECT ANSWERS
◉ Development.
Answer: sequential when various skills/functions are acquired from
birth to child
◉ Physical growth.
Answer: maturation of body systems, gross motor and fine motor
are orderly
◉ Infant physical growth.
Answer: -average weight is 7.5 lbs, 5%-10% weight loss is expected
in the first week
-birth weight doubles by 4 to 5 months and triples by 1 year
-average height is 20 inches and growth occurs more quickly over
1st 6 months
-head circumference is 35 cm or 13.5 inches and increases by 50%
◉ Infant sleep.
Answer: -10-12 hours of sleep everyday
-deep: no movement and eyes closed
,-light: eyes closed, REM, and irregular movements
-drowsy: dozing and half lidded
-quiet: alert-eyes wide open and calm
-active: alert-eyes wide open and active movement
-crying: cries, screams, and inattentive
◉ Infant brain.
Answer: -at 6 months: the brain weighs half of adult size
-anterior fontanelles remains open from 12 to 18 months: soft spot
on the top of the head-can close as early as 9 months
-myelination of spinal cord and nerves continues over 2 years
◉ Rooting/Sucking Reflex.
Answer: -finger/nipple on side of mouth, baby will move towards it
-from birth to 2-5 months
◉ Moro Reflex.
Answer: -reflex in which a newborn stretches out the arms and legs
and cries in response to a loud noise or an abrupt change in the
environment
-facial grimacing
-from birth to 4 months
,◉ ATNR (Asymmetrical tonic neck) Reflex.
Answer: -Arm and leg on face side extend; arm and leg on skull side
flex (or experience increase flexor tone)
-birth to 4 months
◉ Palmar Reflex.
Answer: -when you place your finger in an infant's palm, they will
grasp it
-from birth to 4-6 months
◉ Plantar Reflex.
Answer: -elicited touching the soles of the feet. toes curl downward
-around the age when babies learn to walk
-birth to 9 months
◉ Babinski Reflex.
Answer: -in response to the sole of the foot being stroked, a baby's
big toe moves upward or toward the top surface of the foot and the
other toes fan out
-birth to 12 months
-abnormal in adults
, ◉ Infant GI.
Answer: -average 8-10 stools a day
-primary (deciduous) between 6-8 months
-as birth, stomach can only held 1/2 to 1 oz; by 1 year its full size
-amylase (carbs) and lipase (fats) are deficient and not in place until
5 months
-the liver is immature which is why there's jaundice; adult level by 5
months
-meconium is the first stool which is black and sticky from
swallowing amniotic fluid, breast milk causes seedy stool, formula
causes peanut butter consistency stool
◉ Infant GU, Integumentary, Heme, and Immune.
Answer: -urinate frequently but susceptible to dehydration d/t total
body water being higher than weight
-lanugo is fine hair on infants
-acrocyanosis is normal to feet and hands and should subside after a
few days
-mottling can also be present for the first few months (purplish
discoloring of the skin)
-initial high Hgb concentration then drops after 2-3 months; Fe
stores ok up to 9 months but needs supplementation
-Igg passed from mom to infant and lasts 3-6 months until own is
synthesized to adult levels by 60% at 12 months
