Chapter 11: Life Cycle Nutrition: Infancy, Childhood, and Adolescence
1. Caution is urged in feeding infants the following foods because of the chance of provoking
allergy:
1. Broccoli, cabbage, and cauliflower
2. Eggs, milk, and wheat
3. Grapefruit, strawberries, and tomatoes
4. Peanuts, tuna, and veal
Ans: 2
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1. The most common food allergies for children include eggs, milk, peanuts,
soybeans, and wheat.
2. The most common food allergies for children include eggs, milk, peanuts,
soybeans, and wheat.
3. The most common food allergies for children include eggs, milk, peanuts,
soybeans, and wheat.
4. The most common food allergies for children include eggs, milk, peanuts,
soybeans, and wheat.
KEY: Integrated Process: Teaching/Learning | Client Need: Physiological Integrity: Reduction
of Risk Potential | Cognitive Level: Comprehension
2. Which of the following are not recommended for infants younger than 1 year old?
1. Bananas, strained fruits, and strained turkey
2. Egg white, honey, and nuts
3. Egg yolk, oatmeal, and rice cereal
4. Prune juice, sweet potatoes, and tomatoes
Ans: 2
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1. Bite-sized pieces of banana would be allowed around 10 months of age;
strained fruits are given around 6 or 7 months of age; strained meats are given
around 7 or 8 months of age.
2. Egg whites because of potential allergy, honey because of the risk for
botulism, and nuts because of potential allergy should be given only after an
infant is 1 year of age.
3. Egg yolk may be given at 10 months; oatmeal may be given after 4 months of
age and the infant has been offered rice cereal first; rice cereal is the first
cereal given to infants, at around 4 months of age.
4. Stained fruits and juices may be given to an infant before age 1 year.
KEY: Integrated Process: Nursing Process | Client Need: Physiological Integrity: Reduction of
Risk Potential | Cognitive Level: Application
, 3. An infant is expected to its birth weight by 1 year of age.
1. Double
2. Triple
3. Quadruple
4. Quintuple
Ans: 2
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1. An infant’s birth weight is expected to double by 4 to 6 months of age and
triple by 1 year.
2. An infant’s birth weight is expected to double by 4 to 6 months of age and
triple by 1 year.
3. An infant’s birth weight is expected to double by 4 to 6 months of age and
triple by 1 year.
4. An infant’s birth weight is expected to double by 4 to 6 months of age and
triple by 1 year.
KEY: Integrated Process: Nursing Process | Client Need: Health Promotion and Maintenance |
Cognitive Level: Knowledge
4. Feeding an infant when he or she is hungry will help the infant achieve the developmental task
of:
1. Identity
2. Integrity
3. Intimacy
4. Trust
Ans: 4
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1. The developmental task of infancy is trust.
2. The developmental task of infancy is trust.
3. The developmental task of infancy is trust.
4. The developmental task of infancy is trust.
KEY: Integrated Process: Nursing Process | Client Need: Psychosocial Integrity | Cognitive
Level: Knowledge
5. Which of the following is a suggested order for introducing new foods to the infant’s diet?
1. Infant cereal, formula, pureed fruits, strained vegetables, and strained meats
2. Formula, infant cereal, strained vegetables, strained fruits, and strained meats
3. Infant fruits, infant cereal, strained meats, strained vegetables, and cow’s milk
1. Caution is urged in feeding infants the following foods because of the chance of provoking
allergy:
1. Broccoli, cabbage, and cauliflower
2. Eggs, milk, and wheat
3. Grapefruit, strawberries, and tomatoes
4. Peanuts, tuna, and veal
Ans: 2
Feedback
1. The most common food allergies for children include eggs, milk, peanuts,
soybeans, and wheat.
2. The most common food allergies for children include eggs, milk, peanuts,
soybeans, and wheat.
3. The most common food allergies for children include eggs, milk, peanuts,
soybeans, and wheat.
4. The most common food allergies for children include eggs, milk, peanuts,
soybeans, and wheat.
KEY: Integrated Process: Teaching/Learning | Client Need: Physiological Integrity: Reduction
of Risk Potential | Cognitive Level: Comprehension
2. Which of the following are not recommended for infants younger than 1 year old?
1. Bananas, strained fruits, and strained turkey
2. Egg white, honey, and nuts
3. Egg yolk, oatmeal, and rice cereal
4. Prune juice, sweet potatoes, and tomatoes
Ans: 2
Feedback
1. Bite-sized pieces of banana would be allowed around 10 months of age;
strained fruits are given around 6 or 7 months of age; strained meats are given
around 7 or 8 months of age.
2. Egg whites because of potential allergy, honey because of the risk for
botulism, and nuts because of potential allergy should be given only after an
infant is 1 year of age.
3. Egg yolk may be given at 10 months; oatmeal may be given after 4 months of
age and the infant has been offered rice cereal first; rice cereal is the first
cereal given to infants, at around 4 months of age.
4. Stained fruits and juices may be given to an infant before age 1 year.
KEY: Integrated Process: Nursing Process | Client Need: Physiological Integrity: Reduction of
Risk Potential | Cognitive Level: Application
, 3. An infant is expected to its birth weight by 1 year of age.
1. Double
2. Triple
3. Quadruple
4. Quintuple
Ans: 2
Feedback
1. An infant’s birth weight is expected to double by 4 to 6 months of age and
triple by 1 year.
2. An infant’s birth weight is expected to double by 4 to 6 months of age and
triple by 1 year.
3. An infant’s birth weight is expected to double by 4 to 6 months of age and
triple by 1 year.
4. An infant’s birth weight is expected to double by 4 to 6 months of age and
triple by 1 year.
KEY: Integrated Process: Nursing Process | Client Need: Health Promotion and Maintenance |
Cognitive Level: Knowledge
4. Feeding an infant when he or she is hungry will help the infant achieve the developmental task
of:
1. Identity
2. Integrity
3. Intimacy
4. Trust
Ans: 4
Feedback
1. The developmental task of infancy is trust.
2. The developmental task of infancy is trust.
3. The developmental task of infancy is trust.
4. The developmental task of infancy is trust.
KEY: Integrated Process: Nursing Process | Client Need: Psychosocial Integrity | Cognitive
Level: Knowledge
5. Which of the following is a suggested order for introducing new foods to the infant’s diet?
1. Infant cereal, formula, pureed fruits, strained vegetables, and strained meats
2. Formula, infant cereal, strained vegetables, strained fruits, and strained meats
3. Infant fruits, infant cereal, strained meats, strained vegetables, and cow’s milk
