PEDIATRIC NURSING PNLE Q/A.
Age bracket of an infant in pediatric concept - Answers-1 month - 12 months
Age bracket of an infant in psychiatric concept - Answers-1 month to 18 months
Age bracket of a neonate - Answers-Birth (0) - 28 days
Infant - Answers-has the fastest growth pattern and development
Changes in terms of growth - Answers-Size
Other name for growth - Answers-Quantitative changes
What to monitor for growth? - Answers-Height and Weight
What is the most important parameter for growth? - Answers-Weight
Monitor for linear growth - Answers-Height
How do we measure height? - Answers-Place the infant in a supine position with a tape
measure
What is the normal length for an infant? - Answers-45cm - 55cm
What is the normal birth weight for a filipino newborn? - Answers-2,500g - 3,500g or
2.5kg - 3.5kg
Large Gestational Age or Macrosomia - Answers-Infants weighing more than 3,500g
What is the cause of Large Gestational Age or Macrosomia? - Answers-Gestational
Diabetes Mellitus
What is the priority assessment for the newborn with Large Gestational Age or
Macrosomia? - Answers-Blood sugar
What is the effect when a newborn has a mother with Gestational Diabetes Mellitus? -
Answers-Hypoglycemia = Hypothermia
Where do you check for the blood sugar in infants? - Answers-Corner (lateral) of the
heel
Rationale: Less nerve endings and less painful
What is the normal blood sugar for infants? - Answers-40mg/dl - 60mg/dl
, Small Gestational Age or Microsomia - Answers-Infants weighing less than 2,500g
What is the cause of Small Gestational Age or Microsomia? - Answers-Smoking
What is the process of maturation? - Answers-Development
What are the changes in development? - Answers-Skills
What is the other name for development? - Answers-Qualitative changes
What are the tools used for development? - Answers-DDST & MMDST
What is the tool used for development in foreigners? - Answers-DDST or Denver
Developmental Screening Test
What is the tool used for development in filipinos? - Answers-MMDST or Metro Manila
Developmental Screening Test
What are the parameters for development? - Answers-1. Gross-motor development
2. Fine-motor development
3. Language development
4. Social development
What is the pattern of gross-motor development? - Answers-Cephalo-caudal
development (head to toe)
Gross-motor development:
What is present in 0-1 month? - Answers-Head lag (normal)
Rationale: Neck muscles are not developed
Gross-motor development:
What is present in 2 months? - Answers-The infant can lift its head in a prone position
Gross-motor development:
What does it indicate if the infant is unable to lift its head in 2 months? - Answers-(+)
Head lag = Hydrocephalus
Gross-motor development:
What is present in 4 months? - Answers-The infant can lift its head and chest in a prone
position
Gross-motor development:
What risk is lessened in 4 months? - Answers-Lesser risk for SIDS (Sudden Infant
Death Syndrome)
Gross-motor development:
Age bracket of an infant in pediatric concept - Answers-1 month - 12 months
Age bracket of an infant in psychiatric concept - Answers-1 month to 18 months
Age bracket of a neonate - Answers-Birth (0) - 28 days
Infant - Answers-has the fastest growth pattern and development
Changes in terms of growth - Answers-Size
Other name for growth - Answers-Quantitative changes
What to monitor for growth? - Answers-Height and Weight
What is the most important parameter for growth? - Answers-Weight
Monitor for linear growth - Answers-Height
How do we measure height? - Answers-Place the infant in a supine position with a tape
measure
What is the normal length for an infant? - Answers-45cm - 55cm
What is the normal birth weight for a filipino newborn? - Answers-2,500g - 3,500g or
2.5kg - 3.5kg
Large Gestational Age or Macrosomia - Answers-Infants weighing more than 3,500g
What is the cause of Large Gestational Age or Macrosomia? - Answers-Gestational
Diabetes Mellitus
What is the priority assessment for the newborn with Large Gestational Age or
Macrosomia? - Answers-Blood sugar
What is the effect when a newborn has a mother with Gestational Diabetes Mellitus? -
Answers-Hypoglycemia = Hypothermia
Where do you check for the blood sugar in infants? - Answers-Corner (lateral) of the
heel
Rationale: Less nerve endings and less painful
What is the normal blood sugar for infants? - Answers-40mg/dl - 60mg/dl
, Small Gestational Age or Microsomia - Answers-Infants weighing less than 2,500g
What is the cause of Small Gestational Age or Microsomia? - Answers-Smoking
What is the process of maturation? - Answers-Development
What are the changes in development? - Answers-Skills
What is the other name for development? - Answers-Qualitative changes
What are the tools used for development? - Answers-DDST & MMDST
What is the tool used for development in foreigners? - Answers-DDST or Denver
Developmental Screening Test
What is the tool used for development in filipinos? - Answers-MMDST or Metro Manila
Developmental Screening Test
What are the parameters for development? - Answers-1. Gross-motor development
2. Fine-motor development
3. Language development
4. Social development
What is the pattern of gross-motor development? - Answers-Cephalo-caudal
development (head to toe)
Gross-motor development:
What is present in 0-1 month? - Answers-Head lag (normal)
Rationale: Neck muscles are not developed
Gross-motor development:
What is present in 2 months? - Answers-The infant can lift its head in a prone position
Gross-motor development:
What does it indicate if the infant is unable to lift its head in 2 months? - Answers-(+)
Head lag = Hydrocephalus
Gross-motor development:
What is present in 4 months? - Answers-The infant can lift its head and chest in a prone
position
Gross-motor development:
What risk is lessened in 4 months? - Answers-Lesser risk for SIDS (Sudden Infant
Death Syndrome)
Gross-motor development:
