CPN - TEST
Head circumference should be assessed until what age? - CORRECT
ANSWER-3 years old
At birth, head circumference is ____ compared to chest circumference. -
CORRECT ANSWER-larger
At what age is a length board required? - CORRECT ANSWER-0 - 24 months
Proximodistal means developing from _____ to _____. - CORRECT
ANSWER-trunk to extremities
At what age is a child half of their adult height? - CORRECT ANSWER-2 years
What equipment should be used to measure a 24 to 36 month old child's height?
- CORRECT ANSWER-length board or standiometer
Cephalocaudal means developing from ____ to ____. - CORRECT
ANSWER-head to toe
What linear growth event happens in adolescents? - CORRECT
ANSWER-growth spurt
When is head circumference equal to chest circumference? - CORRECT
ANSWER-6 - 24 months
At what age does birth length roughly double? - CORRECT ANSWER-4 years
Where does the adolescent experience rapid growth? - CORRECT
ANSWER-trunk, gonads, and associated tissues
At what age does the first tooth appear? - CORRECT ANSWER-6 months
In which age group do the limbs grow the fastest? - CORRECT ANSWER-school
age
,What part of the body grows the fastest in the toddler/preschool age child? -
CORRECT ANSWER-trunk
What should a child's weight be at 6 months in comparison to birth weight? -
CORRECT ANSWER-double the birth weight
What should a child's weight at 1 year be compared to birth weight? - CORRECT
ANSWER-triple the birth weight
During what age range is it appropriate to use a length chart? - CORRECT
ANSWER-birth - 36 months
What is the rate of growth each year from 3 years until puberty? - CORRECT
ANSWER-2.5 inches
What is the average rate of growth for the first year of life? - CORRECT
ANSWER-10 inches
What are the two factors that determine birth weight? - CORRECT
ANSWER-maternal nutrition and genetics
What is the average rate of growth for the 2nd year of life? - CORRECT
ANSWER-5 inches
Which growth chart is appropriate for use when documenting linear growth for
the young child who is measured laying down? - CORRECT ANSWER-length
chart
What is the average birth length? - CORRECT ANSWER-20 inches
What is the average age of breast development? - CORRECT ANSWER-10
years
What is the average age for the start of puberty among boys? - CORRECT
ANSWER-11 years
,When does the growth spurt for adolescent boys occur? - CORRECT
ANSWER-mid puberty
2 years later than girls
At what age is a stadiometer required to measure linear growth? - CORRECT
ANSWER-36 months and older
What is the average age of menarche? - CORRECT ANSWER-13 years
What body mass index (BMI) range indicates that a child is underweight? -
CORRECT ANSWER-< 5%
What part of the body grows the fastest in infancy? - CORRECT ANSWER-the
head
What body mass index (BMI) indicates a child is obese? - CORRECT
ANSWER-> 95%
What body mass index (BMI) indicates that a child is overweight? - CORRECT
ANSWER-85% - 95%
What chart is recommended for screening for over or underweight? - CORRECT
ANSWER-body mass index (BMI) chart
What are two key factors to consider when caring for a preschooler? -
CORRECT ANSWER-They are people pleasers. They need a balance of limits
and independence.
What are the three progressions of growth and development? - CORRECT
ANSWER-Cephalocaudally
Proximodistally
General to Specific
What is the growth speed of a toddler-preschool age? - CORRECT
ANSWER-slow growth
, What is the growth speed of a school age child? - CORRECT ANSWER-slow
growth
What part of the body grows the fastest in a school age child? - CORRECT
ANSWER-limbs
What is the growth speed of an adolescent? - CORRECT ANSWER-rapid growth
What part of the body grows the fastest in adolescence? - CORRECT
ANSWER-trunk and gonads with associated tissues
How is bone age determined? - CORRECT ANSWER-X-ray of tarsals and
carpals
How is Adjusted/Corrected age determined? - CORRECT ANSWER-chronologic
age minus # weeks born prematurely
How long is the adjusted/corrected age calculation used? - CORRECT
ANSWER-for the first two years of life
What age range is the Denver Developmental Screening Test used? - CORRECT
ANSWER-0 - 6 years
What four categories does the Denver Developmental Screening Test cover? -
CORRECT ANSWER-personal-social
fine motor
language
gross motor
What age range is the Bayley Scales used? - CORRECT ANSWER-0 - 3 years
What five categories does the Bayley Scales cover? - CORRECT
ANSWER-COGNITIVE
language
motor
social-emotional
adaptive behavior
Head circumference should be assessed until what age? - CORRECT
ANSWER-3 years old
At birth, head circumference is ____ compared to chest circumference. -
CORRECT ANSWER-larger
At what age is a length board required? - CORRECT ANSWER-0 - 24 months
Proximodistal means developing from _____ to _____. - CORRECT
ANSWER-trunk to extremities
At what age is a child half of their adult height? - CORRECT ANSWER-2 years
What equipment should be used to measure a 24 to 36 month old child's height?
- CORRECT ANSWER-length board or standiometer
Cephalocaudal means developing from ____ to ____. - CORRECT
ANSWER-head to toe
What linear growth event happens in adolescents? - CORRECT
ANSWER-growth spurt
When is head circumference equal to chest circumference? - CORRECT
ANSWER-6 - 24 months
At what age does birth length roughly double? - CORRECT ANSWER-4 years
Where does the adolescent experience rapid growth? - CORRECT
ANSWER-trunk, gonads, and associated tissues
At what age does the first tooth appear? - CORRECT ANSWER-6 months
In which age group do the limbs grow the fastest? - CORRECT ANSWER-school
age
,What part of the body grows the fastest in the toddler/preschool age child? -
CORRECT ANSWER-trunk
What should a child's weight be at 6 months in comparison to birth weight? -
CORRECT ANSWER-double the birth weight
What should a child's weight at 1 year be compared to birth weight? - CORRECT
ANSWER-triple the birth weight
During what age range is it appropriate to use a length chart? - CORRECT
ANSWER-birth - 36 months
What is the rate of growth each year from 3 years until puberty? - CORRECT
ANSWER-2.5 inches
What is the average rate of growth for the first year of life? - CORRECT
ANSWER-10 inches
What are the two factors that determine birth weight? - CORRECT
ANSWER-maternal nutrition and genetics
What is the average rate of growth for the 2nd year of life? - CORRECT
ANSWER-5 inches
Which growth chart is appropriate for use when documenting linear growth for
the young child who is measured laying down? - CORRECT ANSWER-length
chart
What is the average birth length? - CORRECT ANSWER-20 inches
What is the average age of breast development? - CORRECT ANSWER-10
years
What is the average age for the start of puberty among boys? - CORRECT
ANSWER-11 years
,When does the growth spurt for adolescent boys occur? - CORRECT
ANSWER-mid puberty
2 years later than girls
At what age is a stadiometer required to measure linear growth? - CORRECT
ANSWER-36 months and older
What is the average age of menarche? - CORRECT ANSWER-13 years
What body mass index (BMI) range indicates that a child is underweight? -
CORRECT ANSWER-< 5%
What part of the body grows the fastest in infancy? - CORRECT ANSWER-the
head
What body mass index (BMI) indicates a child is obese? - CORRECT
ANSWER-> 95%
What body mass index (BMI) indicates that a child is overweight? - CORRECT
ANSWER-85% - 95%
What chart is recommended for screening for over or underweight? - CORRECT
ANSWER-body mass index (BMI) chart
What are two key factors to consider when caring for a preschooler? -
CORRECT ANSWER-They are people pleasers. They need a balance of limits
and independence.
What are the three progressions of growth and development? - CORRECT
ANSWER-Cephalocaudally
Proximodistally
General to Specific
What is the growth speed of a toddler-preschool age? - CORRECT
ANSWER-slow growth
, What is the growth speed of a school age child? - CORRECT ANSWER-slow
growth
What part of the body grows the fastest in a school age child? - CORRECT
ANSWER-limbs
What is the growth speed of an adolescent? - CORRECT ANSWER-rapid growth
What part of the body grows the fastest in adolescence? - CORRECT
ANSWER-trunk and gonads with associated tissues
How is bone age determined? - CORRECT ANSWER-X-ray of tarsals and
carpals
How is Adjusted/Corrected age determined? - CORRECT ANSWER-chronologic
age minus # weeks born prematurely
How long is the adjusted/corrected age calculation used? - CORRECT
ANSWER-for the first two years of life
What age range is the Denver Developmental Screening Test used? - CORRECT
ANSWER-0 - 6 years
What four categories does the Denver Developmental Screening Test cover? -
CORRECT ANSWER-personal-social
fine motor
language
gross motor
What age range is the Bayley Scales used? - CORRECT ANSWER-0 - 3 years
What five categories does the Bayley Scales cover? - CORRECT
ANSWER-COGNITIVE
language
motor
social-emotional
adaptive behavior
