CPN Exam Developmental
Care and Anticipatory
Guidance
Growth and Development are not the same - ANSWERSGrowth means and increase in size and
development describes the maturation of structures and included growth
Cephalocaudally - ANSWERSFrom head to toe ( head control, then sitting then walking)
Proximodistally - ANSWERSFrom trunk to the tips of the extremities ( moving arms and legs
before picking things up with the fingers)
From the general to the specific - ANSWERSCrawling, then walking, then skipping
Infancy Growth Pattern - ANSWERSRapid head growth
Toddler-Preschool age Growth Pattern - ANSWERSslow growth, trunk grows the fastest
School Age Growth Pattern - ANSWERSslow growth, limbs grow the fastest
Adolesence - ANSWERSRapid growth, trunk and gonads with associated tissues grow fastest
Developmental Principles of Age: Chronological Age - ANSWERSyears or months since birth date
Developmental Principles of Age: Mental Age - ANSWERSLevel of cognitive function
Care and Anticipatory
Guidance
Growth and Development are not the same - ANSWERSGrowth means and increase in size and
development describes the maturation of structures and included growth
Cephalocaudally - ANSWERSFrom head to toe ( head control, then sitting then walking)
Proximodistally - ANSWERSFrom trunk to the tips of the extremities ( moving arms and legs
before picking things up with the fingers)
From the general to the specific - ANSWERSCrawling, then walking, then skipping
Infancy Growth Pattern - ANSWERSRapid head growth
Toddler-Preschool age Growth Pattern - ANSWERSslow growth, trunk grows the fastest
School Age Growth Pattern - ANSWERSslow growth, limbs grow the fastest
Adolesence - ANSWERSRapid growth, trunk and gonads with associated tissues grow fastest
Developmental Principles of Age: Chronological Age - ANSWERSyears or months since birth date
Developmental Principles of Age: Mental Age - ANSWERSLevel of cognitive function
