chapter 25
maternity and
peds with Answers
Denning [Date] [Course title]
, The nurse is examining a 10-month-old boy who was born 10 weeks early. Which of the following
findings is cause for concern? A) The child has doubled his birthweight. B) The child exhibits plantar
grasp reflex. C) The child's head circumference is 19.5 inches. D) No primary teeth have erupted y -
Correct Answer: C
The nurse is teaching a new mother about the drastic growth and developmental changes her infant will
experience in the first year of life. Which of the following describes a developmental milestone occurring
in infancy?
A) By 6 months of age the infant's brain weighs half that of the adult brain; at age 12 months, the brain
weighs 2.5 times what it did at birth.
B) Most infants triple their birthweight by 4 to 6 months of age and quadruple their birthweight by the
time they are 1 year old.
C) The head circumference increases rapidly during the first 6 months: the average increase is about 1
inch per month.
D) The heart triples in size over the first year of life; the average pulse rate decreases from 120 to 140 in
the newborn to about 100 in the 1-year-old. - Correct Answer: A
The nurse measures the head circumference of a 6-month-old infant. Which measurement would the
nurse interpret as most appropriate?
A) 33 cm
B) 35 cm
C) 43.5 cm
D) 47 cm - Correct Answer: C
The nurse is helping a new mother prepare for breastfeeding her infant. During which of the following
newborn states of consciousness would the nurse recommended
attempting the feeding?
A) Light sleep
B) Drowsiness
C) Quiet alert state
D) Active alert state - Correct Answer: C
maternity and
peds with Answers
Denning [Date] [Course title]
, The nurse is examining a 10-month-old boy who was born 10 weeks early. Which of the following
findings is cause for concern? A) The child has doubled his birthweight. B) The child exhibits plantar
grasp reflex. C) The child's head circumference is 19.5 inches. D) No primary teeth have erupted y -
Correct Answer: C
The nurse is teaching a new mother about the drastic growth and developmental changes her infant will
experience in the first year of life. Which of the following describes a developmental milestone occurring
in infancy?
A) By 6 months of age the infant's brain weighs half that of the adult brain; at age 12 months, the brain
weighs 2.5 times what it did at birth.
B) Most infants triple their birthweight by 4 to 6 months of age and quadruple their birthweight by the
time they are 1 year old.
C) The head circumference increases rapidly during the first 6 months: the average increase is about 1
inch per month.
D) The heart triples in size over the first year of life; the average pulse rate decreases from 120 to 140 in
the newborn to about 100 in the 1-year-old. - Correct Answer: A
The nurse measures the head circumference of a 6-month-old infant. Which measurement would the
nurse interpret as most appropriate?
A) 33 cm
B) 35 cm
C) 43.5 cm
D) 47 cm - Correct Answer: C
The nurse is helping a new mother prepare for breastfeeding her infant. During which of the following
newborn states of consciousness would the nurse recommended
attempting the feeding?
A) Light sleep
B) Drowsiness
C) Quiet alert state
D) Active alert state - Correct Answer: C
