NURS 535 Midterm Exam with Verified
Answers
When does the posterior fontanelle close? Anterior? - ✔✔2 months, 7-19 months
When does baby double birth weight? - ✔✔6 months
Growth chart plotting for children - ✔✔Provide insight to growth patterns and therefore health
and development
Problems may be due to genetics or nutritional deficiencies
When does primitive reflexes disappear? - ✔✔6months, except babinski
Landau reflex - ✔✔Infant should attempt to raise the head and arch the back when placed in a
prone position
At 4 months there should be no - ✔✔No head lag
Rolling before 3 months - ✔✔Spasticity issues
stye treatment - ✔✔warm compress
-surgery
Bacterial conjunctivitis - ✔✔pinkeye; very contagious, purulent eye drainage
Normally concurrent with OM
, Erythomycin, tobrex
Viral conjunctivitis treatment - ✔✔Tearing, fever, serous clear
Cool compresses, hand hygiene, contact lens cleaning or disposal. Teach and change
pillowcases daily, dispose of eye cosmetics. Do not share towels or hankerchiefs.
Allergic Conjunctivitis - ✔✔Inflammation of the conjunctiva due to a reaction from allergy-
causing substances such as pollen or pet dander.
*** cobblestoning
*** treatment is to avoid triggers
dacryocystitis - ✔✔inflammation of the lacrimal sac
Periorbital cellulitis - ✔✔An infection of the eyelid; also known as preseptal cellulitis or eyelid
cellulitis.
Requires iv antibiotic
Retinoblastoma - ✔✔tumor arising from a developing retinal cell (a congenital, malignant
tumor)
Save the eye**
Otitis media in children - ✔✔Middle ear infection
Answers
When does the posterior fontanelle close? Anterior? - ✔✔2 months, 7-19 months
When does baby double birth weight? - ✔✔6 months
Growth chart plotting for children - ✔✔Provide insight to growth patterns and therefore health
and development
Problems may be due to genetics or nutritional deficiencies
When does primitive reflexes disappear? - ✔✔6months, except babinski
Landau reflex - ✔✔Infant should attempt to raise the head and arch the back when placed in a
prone position
At 4 months there should be no - ✔✔No head lag
Rolling before 3 months - ✔✔Spasticity issues
stye treatment - ✔✔warm compress
-surgery
Bacterial conjunctivitis - ✔✔pinkeye; very contagious, purulent eye drainage
Normally concurrent with OM
, Erythomycin, tobrex
Viral conjunctivitis treatment - ✔✔Tearing, fever, serous clear
Cool compresses, hand hygiene, contact lens cleaning or disposal. Teach and change
pillowcases daily, dispose of eye cosmetics. Do not share towels or hankerchiefs.
Allergic Conjunctivitis - ✔✔Inflammation of the conjunctiva due to a reaction from allergy-
causing substances such as pollen or pet dander.
*** cobblestoning
*** treatment is to avoid triggers
dacryocystitis - ✔✔inflammation of the lacrimal sac
Periorbital cellulitis - ✔✔An infection of the eyelid; also known as preseptal cellulitis or eyelid
cellulitis.
Requires iv antibiotic
Retinoblastoma - ✔✔tumor arising from a developing retinal cell (a congenital, malignant
tumor)
Save the eye**
Otitis media in children - ✔✔Middle ear infection
