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The progression of function in infants can be described by which patterns of growth and development? Correct Answer: Simple to complex General to specific A rapid pace of growth is common in which age group? Correct Answer: From birth to 2 years From puberty to 15 years A nurse is measuring the height and weight of a 4-year-old child during the well-child visit. The child's parents comment that they are concerned that the child's growth seems to have slowed down since the child was a toddler. The nurse knows that this is because of which factors? Correct Answer: Normal growth slows down in this age group. It is normal for children to have slowed patterns of growth between age 2 and the onset of puberty. Rapid growth tends to occur during infancy/toddlerhood and puberty. 2 A typical dietary pattern for optimal growth and development includes which proportions of fat, carbohydrate, and protein? Correct Answer: 20% fat, 50% carbohydrate, and 30% protein These proportions allow infants and children the nutrients to meet metabolic needs. When these proportions are not included in daily meals, children are at increased risk for developing disease. Multifactorial birth defects result because of a combination of which two factors? Correct Answer: Genetics Environment Which two influences on growth and development increase the risk of occurrence of multifactorial birth defects? Correct Answer: If one close relative has a severe form of the defect, then the risk for multifactorial birth defects increases. If several close relatives have the defect, whether mild or severe, it will increase the risk for multifactorial birth defects. Which are the best resources to find an appropriate growth chart in assessing growth for a 1-year-old child? Correct Answer: World Health Organization (WHO) growth standards for this age group 3 The CDC recommends that health care providers use the World Health Organization (WHO) growth standards to monitor growth for infants and children ages 0 to 2 years of age and the CDC growth charts for children age 2 years and older. The reason is that the data collected for the WHO growth charts represent infants and children who were breastfed during their first year of life, and this is considered to be the optimal standard of measurement for comparison. A 6-month-old infant is brought to the clinic and after assessing the child's head circumference, the nurse notes that the head circumference for this baby has gone from the 50th percentile to 10th percentile since the 2-month visit. What might this indicate? Correct Answer: A delay in skull growth Disturbances in nutrition intake A problem with brain development The nurse is assessing a newborn and notes that the head circumference is 13 inches and the chest circumference is 11 inches. What conclusion can be made by the nurse about this ratio? Correct Answer: The newborn is presenting with a normal growth pattern. The chest circumference of newborns is often smaller than the head circumference and therefore this is a normal presentation at birt