Pediatric Nursing Exam 1 Questions & Answers.
1. The anterior
-between 12 - 18 months of age.
fontanel most
-It may normally close as early as 9 months of age.
of- ten closes
when?
2. Where do The lower central incisors are usually the first to appear, followed by the
pri- mary upper central incisors.
teeth first
Start brushing them as soon as they come in at 5-7 or 6-8 months.
erupt?
3. Car Seats Infant - 2 years of age: Rear-facing car seat.
5-point harness seat is made for children up to 40 pounds (18
kilograms) & the booster seat for children from 40 to 80 pounds (18 to
36 kilograms).
4. Infants at
4 months
7.
5. Primitive
Reflex- es: at
what point do
they disap-
pear?
6. Protective
Reflex- es &
emergence
, Pediatric Nursing Exam 1 Questions & Answers.
Infants typically turn over
front to back at 4 months,
enlarging the area of the
house that needs to be
childproofed.
-Step reflex: 4-8 weeks
-Suck: 2-5 months
-Root Reflex (Stroke cheek):
3 months
-Moro: 4-6 months
-Tonic neck reflex: 4 months
-Palmar grasp reflex: 4-6
months
-Tongue Extrusion reflex: 4-6
months
-Plantar grasp: 9 months
-Babinski reflex (fanning of
toes when sole of foot
stroked) by 12 months. [last
to go]
-Neck righting: 4-6 months
-Parachute (sideways): 6
months
-Parachute (forward): 6-7
months
-Parachute (backward): 9-10
months
, Pediatric Nursing Exam 1 Questions & Answers.
Infants at 7- -Sit up *w/ assistance* by 7 months
10 months -Transferring an object from one hand to the other expected at 7 months.
-*8 months: sit up independently*
-8 months: *Stranger Anxiety* starts, gets worse
-*Crawl at 9 months*
-Pull to standing at 10
8. Gross & fine
mo- tor skills months. in a
develop
cephalocaudal fashion
9. Capacity of
the normal
between 1/2 - 1 ounce
new- born's
stomach is
10. Babies are
con- sidered birth - 28 days, then they are infants (till 12 months).
newborn (or
perinatal)
11. By 1 year of have tripled their birth weight & grown 10 to 12 inches (25 to 30 cm) or
age, the length increases by 50%.
infant's
weight should -Most infants double their birth weight by 4-6 months of age & triple
their birth weight by 1 year old.
Birth - 1 month:
12. Toys - age -mobile w/ contrasting colors
appro- priate: -unbreakable mirror
birth - 4 -soft bright colored toys
months
, Pediatric Nursing Exam 1 Questions & Answers.
1-4 months: (all toys above
+)
-bright mobile
1. The anterior
-between 12 - 18 months of age.
fontanel most
-It may normally close as early as 9 months of age.
of- ten closes
when?
2. Where do The lower central incisors are usually the first to appear, followed by the
pri- mary upper central incisors.
teeth first
Start brushing them as soon as they come in at 5-7 or 6-8 months.
erupt?
3. Car Seats Infant - 2 years of age: Rear-facing car seat.
5-point harness seat is made for children up to 40 pounds (18
kilograms) & the booster seat for children from 40 to 80 pounds (18 to
36 kilograms).
4. Infants at
4 months
7.
5. Primitive
Reflex- es: at
what point do
they disap-
pear?
6. Protective
Reflex- es &
emergence
, Pediatric Nursing Exam 1 Questions & Answers.
Infants typically turn over
front to back at 4 months,
enlarging the area of the
house that needs to be
childproofed.
-Step reflex: 4-8 weeks
-Suck: 2-5 months
-Root Reflex (Stroke cheek):
3 months
-Moro: 4-6 months
-Tonic neck reflex: 4 months
-Palmar grasp reflex: 4-6
months
-Tongue Extrusion reflex: 4-6
months
-Plantar grasp: 9 months
-Babinski reflex (fanning of
toes when sole of foot
stroked) by 12 months. [last
to go]
-Neck righting: 4-6 months
-Parachute (sideways): 6
months
-Parachute (forward): 6-7
months
-Parachute (backward): 9-10
months
, Pediatric Nursing Exam 1 Questions & Answers.
Infants at 7- -Sit up *w/ assistance* by 7 months
10 months -Transferring an object from one hand to the other expected at 7 months.
-*8 months: sit up independently*
-8 months: *Stranger Anxiety* starts, gets worse
-*Crawl at 9 months*
-Pull to standing at 10
8. Gross & fine
mo- tor skills months. in a
develop
cephalocaudal fashion
9. Capacity of
the normal
between 1/2 - 1 ounce
new- born's
stomach is
10. Babies are
con- sidered birth - 28 days, then they are infants (till 12 months).
newborn (or
perinatal)
11. By 1 year of have tripled their birth weight & grown 10 to 12 inches (25 to 30 cm) or
age, the length increases by 50%.
infant's
weight should -Most infants double their birth weight by 4-6 months of age & triple
their birth weight by 1 year old.
Birth - 1 month:
12. Toys - age -mobile w/ contrasting colors
appro- priate: -unbreakable mirror
birth - 4 -soft bright colored toys
months
, Pediatric Nursing Exam 1 Questions & Answers.
1-4 months: (all toys above
+)
-bright mobile
