the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices makes guidelines and the CDC
Who decides on the childhood
posts the schedule
immunization schedule?
hepatitis B
What immunization is given to infants after
birth and prior to discharge?
MMR vaccine
What is the main immunization given to
children from 12-15 months of age?
Meningitis
What is the main immunization given in
adolescence, especially prior to beginning
college?
D. Obtaining immunizations
A nurse is teaching a group of parents
about communicable diseases. Which of
the following is the most appropriate
method to prevent a communicable
disease?
A. Handwashing
B. Avoiding persons with active disease
C. Covering your cough
D. Obtaining immunizations
6 months
By what age should an infant double their
birth weight?
12 months
By what age should and infant triple their
birth weight?
a. 4 oz/day
At a well-child check-up, the nurse notes
that an infant with a previous diagnosis of
failure to thrive (FTT) is now steadily
gaining weight. The nurse should
recommend that fruit juice intake be limited
to no more than how much?
a. 4 oz/day
b. 6 oz/day
c. 8 oz/day
d. 12 oz/day
What fine motor skills should a 2 month old hold hands in an open position with the grasp reflex diminishing
be able to do?
What fine motor skills should a 5 month old use the palmar grasp dominantly and be able to hold a bottle
be able to do?
D. Able to grasp object voluntarily
Which characteristic best describes the
fine motor skills of an infant at age 5
months?
A. Neat pincer grasp
B. Strong grasp reflex
C. Builds a tower of two cubes
D. Able to grasp object voluntarily
What gross motor skill should a 2 month lifting their head up when prone
old be able to accomplish?
, a. This is acceptable to encourage head control and turning over.
The parents of a 3-month-old infant report
that their infant sleeps supine (face up) but
is often prone (face down) while awake.
The nurse's response should be based on
remembering what?
a. This is acceptable to encourage head
control and turning over.
b. This is acceptable to encourage fine
motor development.
c. This is unacceptable because of the risk
of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS).
d. This is unacceptable because it does not
encourage achievement of developmental
milestones.
What gross motor skill should a 5 month rolling from front to back
old be able to accomplish?
By what age does the anterior fontanel 18 months
close?
What is negativism? a toddler using negative responses to express their independence
d. Reduce the opportunities for a no answer.
A parent asks the nurse about negativism
in toddlers. Which is the most appropriate
recommendation?
a. Punish the child.
b. Provide more attention.
c. Ask child not always to say no.
d. Reduce the opportunities for a no
answer.
a. Offer the child choices.
Which technique is best for dealing with
the negativism of the toddler?
a. Offer the child choices.
b. Remain serious and intent.
c. Provide few or no choices for child.
d. Quietly and calmly ask the child to
comply.
At what age does an infant understand the 9-10 months
meaning of the word "no?"
, B. That the child is old enough to understand the word "no"
The nurse is interviewing the father of a
10-month-old girl. The child is playing on
the floor when she notices an electrical
outlet and reaches up to touch it. Her
father says "no" firmly and moves her away
from the outlet. The nurse should use this
opportunity to teach the father what?
A. That the child should be given a time-
out
B. That the child is old enough to
understand the word "no"
C. That the child will learn safety issues
better if she is spanked
D. That the child should already know that
electrical outlets are dangerous
B. 4 to 6 months
What is the best age to introduce solid food
into an infant's diet?
A. 2 to 3 months
B. 4 to 6 months
C. When birth weight has tripled
D. When tooth eruption has started
What language development activities responding to name and babbling
occur at age 6 months?
Head lag at 6 months can indicate what? poor development
Prematurity
Male
Sibling of SIDS
American Indian or African American
What are the risk factors for SIDS? Recent viral illness
Maternal smoking
Who decides on the childhood
posts the schedule
immunization schedule?
hepatitis B
What immunization is given to infants after
birth and prior to discharge?
MMR vaccine
What is the main immunization given to
children from 12-15 months of age?
Meningitis
What is the main immunization given in
adolescence, especially prior to beginning
college?
D. Obtaining immunizations
A nurse is teaching a group of parents
about communicable diseases. Which of
the following is the most appropriate
method to prevent a communicable
disease?
A. Handwashing
B. Avoiding persons with active disease
C. Covering your cough
D. Obtaining immunizations
6 months
By what age should an infant double their
birth weight?
12 months
By what age should and infant triple their
birth weight?
a. 4 oz/day
At a well-child check-up, the nurse notes
that an infant with a previous diagnosis of
failure to thrive (FTT) is now steadily
gaining weight. The nurse should
recommend that fruit juice intake be limited
to no more than how much?
a. 4 oz/day
b. 6 oz/day
c. 8 oz/day
d. 12 oz/day
What fine motor skills should a 2 month old hold hands in an open position with the grasp reflex diminishing
be able to do?
What fine motor skills should a 5 month old use the palmar grasp dominantly and be able to hold a bottle
be able to do?
D. Able to grasp object voluntarily
Which characteristic best describes the
fine motor skills of an infant at age 5
months?
A. Neat pincer grasp
B. Strong grasp reflex
C. Builds a tower of two cubes
D. Able to grasp object voluntarily
What gross motor skill should a 2 month lifting their head up when prone
old be able to accomplish?
, a. This is acceptable to encourage head control and turning over.
The parents of a 3-month-old infant report
that their infant sleeps supine (face up) but
is often prone (face down) while awake.
The nurse's response should be based on
remembering what?
a. This is acceptable to encourage head
control and turning over.
b. This is acceptable to encourage fine
motor development.
c. This is unacceptable because of the risk
of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS).
d. This is unacceptable because it does not
encourage achievement of developmental
milestones.
What gross motor skill should a 5 month rolling from front to back
old be able to accomplish?
By what age does the anterior fontanel 18 months
close?
What is negativism? a toddler using negative responses to express their independence
d. Reduce the opportunities for a no answer.
A parent asks the nurse about negativism
in toddlers. Which is the most appropriate
recommendation?
a. Punish the child.
b. Provide more attention.
c. Ask child not always to say no.
d. Reduce the opportunities for a no
answer.
a. Offer the child choices.
Which technique is best for dealing with
the negativism of the toddler?
a. Offer the child choices.
b. Remain serious and intent.
c. Provide few or no choices for child.
d. Quietly and calmly ask the child to
comply.
At what age does an infant understand the 9-10 months
meaning of the word "no?"
, B. That the child is old enough to understand the word "no"
The nurse is interviewing the father of a
10-month-old girl. The child is playing on
the floor when she notices an electrical
outlet and reaches up to touch it. Her
father says "no" firmly and moves her away
from the outlet. The nurse should use this
opportunity to teach the father what?
A. That the child should be given a time-
out
B. That the child is old enough to
understand the word "no"
C. That the child will learn safety issues
better if she is spanked
D. That the child should already know that
electrical outlets are dangerous
B. 4 to 6 months
What is the best age to introduce solid food
into an infant's diet?
A. 2 to 3 months
B. 4 to 6 months
C. When birth weight has tripled
D. When tooth eruption has started
What language development activities responding to name and babbling
occur at age 6 months?
Head lag at 6 months can indicate what? poor development
Prematurity
Male
Sibling of SIDS
American Indian or African American
What are the risk factors for SIDS? Recent viral illness
Maternal smoking
