Introduction to Maternity and Pediatric Nursing
1. cephalocaudal - ANSWER head to toe development pattern
2. development - ANSWER progressive increase in body function
3. growth - ANSWER progressive increase in physical size
4. maturation - ANSWER total way a person grows and develops, dictated by inheritance
5. parallel play - ANSWER activity alongside another child or children
6. proximodistal - ANSWER central to peripheral developmental pattern
7. false - ANSWER T/F: children grow at a steady rate and in an orderly process, true or
false
8. true - ANSWER T/F: development proceeds from simple to complex, true or false
9. fetus - ANSWER 9 wks. gestation to birth
10. newborn - ANSWER birth to 4 wks
11. infant - ANSWER 4 wks to 1 year
12. toddler - ANSWER 1-3 years
13. preschool child - ANSWER 3-6 years
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14. school aged child - ANSWER 6-12 years
15. adolescent - ANSWER 12-18 years
16. example of cephalocaudal development pattern - ANSWER the infant can control his or
her head, such as hold it erect and turn it purposefully before crawling or walking
17. example of proximodistal development pattern - ANSWER the infant can bat at a toy
mobile before he or she can grasp a toy or piece of food with thumb and index finger
18. infancy and puberty - ANSWER two most rapid periods of growth after birth
19. doubles by 6 mo. and triples by 1 year - ANSWER birth weight usually_____ by 6 mo. of
age and _____ by 1 year.
20. kidney function is immature - ANSWER infants are susceptible to dehydration because
21. Denver II - ANSWER assesses the development status of children from birth to 6 years
of age
22. four categories of the Denver II assessment - ANSWER personal- social, fine motor
adaptive, language, gross motor
23. false - ANSWER T/F: the Denver II is an intelligence test, true or false
24. false - ANSWER T/F: a low score on the Denver II indicates that a child has a
developmental delay, true or false
1. cephalocaudal - ANSWER head to toe development pattern
2. development - ANSWER progressive increase in body function
3. growth - ANSWER progressive increase in physical size
4. maturation - ANSWER total way a person grows and develops, dictated by inheritance
5. parallel play - ANSWER activity alongside another child or children
6. proximodistal - ANSWER central to peripheral developmental pattern
7. false - ANSWER T/F: children grow at a steady rate and in an orderly process, true or
false
8. true - ANSWER T/F: development proceeds from simple to complex, true or false
9. fetus - ANSWER 9 wks. gestation to birth
10. newborn - ANSWER birth to 4 wks
11. infant - ANSWER 4 wks to 1 year
12. toddler - ANSWER 1-3 years
13. preschool child - ANSWER 3-6 years
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14. school aged child - ANSWER 6-12 years
15. adolescent - ANSWER 12-18 years
16. example of cephalocaudal development pattern - ANSWER the infant can control his or
her head, such as hold it erect and turn it purposefully before crawling or walking
17. example of proximodistal development pattern - ANSWER the infant can bat at a toy
mobile before he or she can grasp a toy or piece of food with thumb and index finger
18. infancy and puberty - ANSWER two most rapid periods of growth after birth
19. doubles by 6 mo. and triples by 1 year - ANSWER birth weight usually_____ by 6 mo. of
age and _____ by 1 year.
20. kidney function is immature - ANSWER infants are susceptible to dehydration because
21. Denver II - ANSWER assesses the development status of children from birth to 6 years
of age
22. four categories of the Denver II assessment - ANSWER personal- social, fine motor
adaptive, language, gross motor
23. false - ANSWER T/F: the Denver II is an intelligence test, true or false
24. false - ANSWER T/F: a low score on the Denver II indicates that a child has a
developmental delay, true or false
