NSC 242 Exam 2 Questions And Accurate Answers
Stages of development - ANSWER Infancy, toddlerhood, preschool, school age,
adolescense
Infancy - ANSWER Birth-12m
Toddlerhood - ANSWER 1-3 years
Preschool - ANSWER 3-6 years
School age - ANSWER 6-12 years
Adolescence - ANSWER 12-18 years
Principles of growth and development - ANSWER Orderly and sequential
Directional
Unique
Interrelated
Becomes increasingly differential
Become increasingly interstates and complex
Children are competent
New skills predominate
Cephalocaudal - ANSWER Head down
,Proximodistal - ANSWER From the center out
Nature - ANSWER Genetic or hereditary capability of an individual
Nurture - ANSWER Effects of environment on a person's performance
Psychosocial and cognitive theory
Health supervioson - ANSWER Checkups at 2w, 2m, 4m, 6m, 9m, 12m, 15m, 18m, 2y,
then yearly
Physical exam
Screenings
Nutrition, physical activity and oral health
Anticipatory guidance - ANSWER Teaching beforehand to avoid problems
Freud - ANSWER Theory of psychosexual development
Infant Psychosexual - ANSWER Oral: infant derives pleasure from mouth with sucking
and eating
Nursing implications: NPO: provide pacifier for infant who cannot have oral fluids
Erikson - ANSWER Theory of Psychosocial development
Infant psychosocial development - ANSWER Trust and mistrust
Nursing implications:
Hold infant frequently
, Provide comfort after painful procedures
Meet basic needs
Piaget - ANSWER Theory of Cognitive development
Infant cognitive development - ANSWER Sensorimotor stage
-movement and sensory stimulation
-cause and effect
-object manipulation
-bright colors
Nursing implications:
Toys for distraction
Colorful stimulation
Proportional changes in infant - ANSWER Birth weight doubles by 6 months: triples by 1
year
Rapid head growth
Teeth
Infant fine motor ability - ANSWER Birth-1m: hand as fist
2-4m: holds rattle
4-6m: mouth objects
6-8m: transfers objects from hand to hand
8-10m: pick up objects
10-12m: hold crayon and make marks on paper
Stages of development - ANSWER Infancy, toddlerhood, preschool, school age,
adolescense
Infancy - ANSWER Birth-12m
Toddlerhood - ANSWER 1-3 years
Preschool - ANSWER 3-6 years
School age - ANSWER 6-12 years
Adolescence - ANSWER 12-18 years
Principles of growth and development - ANSWER Orderly and sequential
Directional
Unique
Interrelated
Becomes increasingly differential
Become increasingly interstates and complex
Children are competent
New skills predominate
Cephalocaudal - ANSWER Head down
,Proximodistal - ANSWER From the center out
Nature - ANSWER Genetic or hereditary capability of an individual
Nurture - ANSWER Effects of environment on a person's performance
Psychosocial and cognitive theory
Health supervioson - ANSWER Checkups at 2w, 2m, 4m, 6m, 9m, 12m, 15m, 18m, 2y,
then yearly
Physical exam
Screenings
Nutrition, physical activity and oral health
Anticipatory guidance - ANSWER Teaching beforehand to avoid problems
Freud - ANSWER Theory of psychosexual development
Infant Psychosexual - ANSWER Oral: infant derives pleasure from mouth with sucking
and eating
Nursing implications: NPO: provide pacifier for infant who cannot have oral fluids
Erikson - ANSWER Theory of Psychosocial development
Infant psychosocial development - ANSWER Trust and mistrust
Nursing implications:
Hold infant frequently
, Provide comfort after painful procedures
Meet basic needs
Piaget - ANSWER Theory of Cognitive development
Infant cognitive development - ANSWER Sensorimotor stage
-movement and sensory stimulation
-cause and effect
-object manipulation
-bright colors
Nursing implications:
Toys for distraction
Colorful stimulation
Proportional changes in infant - ANSWER Birth weight doubles by 6 months: triples by 1
year
Rapid head growth
Teeth
Infant fine motor ability - ANSWER Birth-1m: hand as fist
2-4m: holds rattle
4-6m: mouth objects
6-8m: transfers objects from hand to hand
8-10m: pick up objects
10-12m: hold crayon and make marks on paper
