NURS 5432 Final Exam Question and Answer (2026/2027) | Updated Questions and Correct Answers | Final Review

NURS 5432 Final Exam Question and Answer
(2026/2027) | Updated Questions and Correct
Answers | Final Review
• Adolescent calorie requirements . CORRECT ANSWER: 45 kcal/kg/day
(significant decrease)


• How much Vitamin D a day does an infant need starting at 2 months? .
CORRECT ANSWER: 400IU


NOTE: this applies to both breast fed and formula fed infants


• How much Iron do infants who are exclusively breastfeeding need? . CORRECT
ANSWER: 1 mg/kg/day of iron is recommended


• Absent red reflex could indicate these two things: . CORRECT ANSWER:
Congenital Cataracts
Retinoblastoma


• What issue with the eyes could indicate Gonococcus, chlamydia, or herpes? .
CORRECT ANSWER: Purulent Eye Discharge


• Disconjugate gaze is considered abnormal, True or False? . CORRECT ANSWER:
False: Disconjugate gaze is normal


• What do response do we look for when testing the hearing if a Newborn? .
CORRECT ANSWER: Startle Response

,• A newborn has small white cysts on the palate and gums of the mouth. What's
this and should it be a concern? . CORRECT ANSWER: Epstein pearls (common)


• Gross Motor: Good head control . CORRECT ANSWER: 2-3 months


• What is the Tonic Neck Reflex? . CORRECT ANSWER: Occurs when newborn's
head is turned to the side, the arm on that side will extend while the opposite
arm will contract - prepares the infant for voluntary reaching and may be a
precursor to hand/eye coordination.


• What age (range) does Tonic neck for the fencing reflex appear? . CORRECT
ANSWER: 2-3 months


• Gross Motor: Rolls back to front . CORRECT ANSWER: 5-6 months


• Gross motor: sits alone . CORRECT ANSWER: 7 months


• Gross Motor: Pulls to stand . CORRECT ANSWER: 9-10 months


• Gross Motor: stands alone . CORRECT ANSWER: 11-12 months


• Gross Motor: Walks . CORRECT ANSWER: 12-14 months


• Gross Motor: walks up and down stairs . CORRECT ANSWER: 22-24 months

,• Gross Motor: jumps . CORRECT ANSWER: 24-28 months


• Fine Motor: Grasps and shakes rattle . CORRECT ANSWER: 2-3 months


• Fine Motor: Reaches out for object . CORRECT ANSWER: 3-4 Months


• Fine Motor: Hand to hand transfer* . CORRECT ANSWER: 5-6 months


• Fine Motor: Raking grasp . CORRECT ANSWER: 6-7 months


• Fine Motor: Finger Grasp . CORRECT ANSWER: 7-9 months


• Fine motor: Pincer grasp* . CORRECT ANSWER: 8-10 months


• Fine Motor: Pinch Grasp . CORRECT ANSWER: 12 months


• Fine Motor: Marks on paper . CORRECT ANSWER: 10-12 months


• Fine Motor: Stacks 3 blocks . CORRECT ANSWER: 17-18 months


• Fine Motor: stacks 6-7 blocks . CORRECT ANSWER: 22-24 months


• Language: Smiles and coos . CORRECT ANSWER: 2-3 months

, • Language: Laughs . CORRECT ANSWER: 4-5 months


• Language: Babbles . CORRECT ANSWER: 5-6 months


• Language: "Mama-dada" . CORRECT ANSWER: 8-9 months


• Language: waves bye-bye . CORRECT ANSWER: 8-9 months


• Language: Understands "no" . CORRECT ANSWER: 9-10 months


• Language: Points to body . CORRECT ANSWER: 15-18 months


• Language: 2 word sentences . CORRECT ANSWER: 18-22 months


• Language: 30-50 word vocabulary . CORRECT ANSWER: 22-24 months


• What age range should a child be able to feed themselves with fingers and start
to use a spoon? . CORRECT ANSWER: 13-18 months


• What age can an child:
Walk backwards
Throw a ball
Stack 3-4 block? . CORRECT ANSWER: 18 months


• At what age does babbling reach a peak? . CORRECT ANSWER: 12 months