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The progression of function in infants can be described by which patterns of growth and
development? - Answer Simple to Complex
General to Specific
A rapid pace of growth is common in which age group? - Answer From birth to 2 years
From puberty to 15 years
A typical dietary pattern for optimal growth and development includes which proportions of fat,
carbohydrate, and protein? - Answer 20% fat, 50% carbohydrate, and 30% protein
Which two influences on growth and development increase the risk of occurrence of
multifactorial birth defects? - Answer If one close relative has a severe form of the defect,
then the risk for multifactorial birth defects increases.
If several close relatives have the defect, whether mild or severe, it will increase the risk for
multifactorial birth defects.
A 6-month-old infant is brought to the clinic and after assessing the child's head circumference,
the nurse notes that the head circumference for this baby has gone from the 50th percentile to
10th percentile since the 2-month visit. What might this indicate? - Answer A delay in skull
growth
Disturbances in nutrition intake
A problem with brain development
The nurse is assessing a newborn and notes that the head circumference is 13 inches and the
chest circumference is 11 inches. What conclusion can be made by the nurse about this ratio? -
Answer The newborn is presenting with a normal growth pattern.
A mother presents to the nurse and states, "just recently my child has developed a positive,
'can-do' attitude towards all of her tasks." Based on this comment the child has recently
reached which stage of psychosocial development according to Erikson? - Answer Initiative vs
guilt