Exam 1 NUR 328 Pediatrics UPDATED ACTUAL Questions and
CORRECT Answers
When developing a care plan in a pediatric patient, what developmental age
is the priority?
growth an increase in number and size of cells as they divide and synthesize new protein
growth is (quantitative/qualitative) quantitative
development is (quantitative/qualitative) qualitative
development gradual change and expansion l advancement from lower to more advanced
stage of complexity
maturation and increase in competence and adaptability, usually described as a qualitative
change to function at higher level
Differentiation the process by which early cells and structures are systematically modified &
altered
During what phase of development of a fetus do differentiation
developmental abnormalities occur?
by what age in a child does the child have all the skills of 1 yr
movement needed to further their developmental
milestones?
growth is __________ & ____________ developmental & sequential
2 main directional trends for patterns of growth & cephalocaudal & proximodistal
development?
cephalocaudal vs proximodistal Cephalocaudal : top-to-bottom Proximodistal : inside-out
Sensitive Periods during growth & development times in which a child is more susceptible to outside influences
neurologic maturation ability to communicate needs
factors influencing growth Heredity, nutrition, gender, disease, environment (hazards, socioeconomics,
climate, O2 concentration)
number one influential factor influencing growth nutrition
factors influencing development heredity, environment, gender, disease, prenatal influences, socioeconomics,
interpersonal relationships, stress, TV, mass media
, what grade is the highest rate for repeat? 3rd grade
Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome (NAS) a condition in which a child, at birth, goes through withdrawal as a consequence
of maternal drug use
temperament manner of thinking, behaving, or reacting that is characteristic of an individual
eriksons stages of psychosocial development for a child 1. trust vs. mistrust
-develop sense of basic trust
2. autonomy vs. shame/doubt
-learn to do things for themself
3. initiative vs. guilt
-initiate tasks and carry out plans
4. industry vs. inferiority
-applying self to tasks
5. identity vs. role confusion
-testing roles to form identity
as a nurse, what should be implemented during erikson's offer the child 2 choices to give sense of control
second stage of development
Age of trust vs mistrust (erikson's psychosocial) 0-1 yo
Age of autonomy vs shame/doubt (erikson's 1-3 yo
psychosocial)
Age of initiative vs guilt (erikson's psychosocial) 3-6 yo
Age of industry vs inferiority (erikson's psychosocial) 6-12 yo
Age of identity vs confusion (erikson's psychosocial) 12-18 yo
Piaget's stages of cognitive development 1. sensorimotor (0-2 yo)
-reflex to imitative behavior
-object permanence
2. preoperational (2-7 yo)
-egocentrism
-not all about me
3. concrete operational (7-11 yo)
-logical thought & inductive reasoning
-conservation
4. formal operational (11-15 yo)
-adaptibility, flexibility, abstract thought
CORRECT Answers
When developing a care plan in a pediatric patient, what developmental age
is the priority?
growth an increase in number and size of cells as they divide and synthesize new protein
growth is (quantitative/qualitative) quantitative
development is (quantitative/qualitative) qualitative
development gradual change and expansion l advancement from lower to more advanced
stage of complexity
maturation and increase in competence and adaptability, usually described as a qualitative
change to function at higher level
Differentiation the process by which early cells and structures are systematically modified &
altered
During what phase of development of a fetus do differentiation
developmental abnormalities occur?
by what age in a child does the child have all the skills of 1 yr
movement needed to further their developmental
milestones?
growth is __________ & ____________ developmental & sequential
2 main directional trends for patterns of growth & cephalocaudal & proximodistal
development?
cephalocaudal vs proximodistal Cephalocaudal : top-to-bottom Proximodistal : inside-out
Sensitive Periods during growth & development times in which a child is more susceptible to outside influences
neurologic maturation ability to communicate needs
factors influencing growth Heredity, nutrition, gender, disease, environment (hazards, socioeconomics,
climate, O2 concentration)
number one influential factor influencing growth nutrition
factors influencing development heredity, environment, gender, disease, prenatal influences, socioeconomics,
interpersonal relationships, stress, TV, mass media
, what grade is the highest rate for repeat? 3rd grade
Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome (NAS) a condition in which a child, at birth, goes through withdrawal as a consequence
of maternal drug use
temperament manner of thinking, behaving, or reacting that is characteristic of an individual
eriksons stages of psychosocial development for a child 1. trust vs. mistrust
-develop sense of basic trust
2. autonomy vs. shame/doubt
-learn to do things for themself
3. initiative vs. guilt
-initiate tasks and carry out plans
4. industry vs. inferiority
-applying self to tasks
5. identity vs. role confusion
-testing roles to form identity
as a nurse, what should be implemented during erikson's offer the child 2 choices to give sense of control
second stage of development
Age of trust vs mistrust (erikson's psychosocial) 0-1 yo
Age of autonomy vs shame/doubt (erikson's 1-3 yo
psychosocial)
Age of initiative vs guilt (erikson's psychosocial) 3-6 yo
Age of industry vs inferiority (erikson's psychosocial) 6-12 yo
Age of identity vs confusion (erikson's psychosocial) 12-18 yo
Piaget's stages of cognitive development 1. sensorimotor (0-2 yo)
-reflex to imitative behavior
-object permanence
2. preoperational (2-7 yo)
-egocentrism
-not all about me
3. concrete operational (7-11 yo)
-logical thought & inductive reasoning
-conservation
4. formal operational (11-15 yo)
-adaptibility, flexibility, abstract thought
