NUR 106 - MODULE F EXAM QUIZZES WITH
ANSWERS UPDATED 2026 – 2027 .
Developmental Needs (Children) Impact What? - correct Answers -A child's response to illness and on
the approach that the nurse must take in developing a plan
Children in good health (Growth Chart) - correct Answers -Follow a consistent pattern of growth (at any
age, there are wide individual differences in measured values)
Explain Growth Chart - correct Answers -Kept in child's medical chart. Plotted as child grows. Separate
charts for boys and girls
Growth - correct Answers -Physiological increase in size (weight and Height)
Maturation - correct Answers -Changes that occur due to genetic inheritance, rather than life
experiences, illnesses, or injury
Development - correct Answers -Predictable, physiological, psychosocial and cognitive changes over
ones life span due to growth and learning (orderly and in a specific manner)
Chronological Age - correct Answers -Age defined in years
Developmental Age - correct Answers -Age based on the functional behaviors that are based on the
ability to adapt to environment
Anticipatory Guidance - correct Answers -Process of understanding upcoming developmental needs and
teaching caregivers to meet those needs
Toddler - correct Answers -Stage of Human Development (1-3 years) motor ability coordination, sensory
skills developing; basic feelings, emotions, a sense of self, and being independent become important
, Preschooler - correct Answers -Stage of Human Development (3-6 years) continued physiological,
psychological, and cognitive growth; better able to care for
themselves, interested in playing with other children; beginning to develop a concept of who they are
School-age Child - correct Answers -Stage of Human Development (6-12 years) interested in
achievement; ability to read, write, and complete academic work
advances; understanding of the world broadens
Adolescent - correct Answers -Stage of Human Development (12-19 years) transition period between
childhood and adulthood; physiological
maturation occurs, formal operational thought begins; preparation for becoming an adult takes place
Principles of Growth and Development - correct Answers -Although the sequence is predictable the rate
of growth varies and individual variations due exist in each age.
Orderly and Sequential (Principles of Growth and Development) - correct Answers -(Principles of Growth
and Development)
Predictable Ex: Children crawl before they walk
Directional - correct Answers -(Principles of Growth and Development)
Two Pathways -> Cephalocaudal and Proximodistal
Cephalocaudal - correct Answers -Development is from "Head to Toe"
Proximodistal - correct Answers -Development is from "inside, out"
Ex: Babies first grasp with whole hand, then as they get older, use finger tips
Unique - correct Answers -(Principles of Growth and Development)
Everyone's time table is different Ex: Think of two boys, same chronological age, but different sizes
ANSWERS UPDATED 2026 – 2027 .
Developmental Needs (Children) Impact What? - correct Answers -A child's response to illness and on
the approach that the nurse must take in developing a plan
Children in good health (Growth Chart) - correct Answers -Follow a consistent pattern of growth (at any
age, there are wide individual differences in measured values)
Explain Growth Chart - correct Answers -Kept in child's medical chart. Plotted as child grows. Separate
charts for boys and girls
Growth - correct Answers -Physiological increase in size (weight and Height)
Maturation - correct Answers -Changes that occur due to genetic inheritance, rather than life
experiences, illnesses, or injury
Development - correct Answers -Predictable, physiological, psychosocial and cognitive changes over
ones life span due to growth and learning (orderly and in a specific manner)
Chronological Age - correct Answers -Age defined in years
Developmental Age - correct Answers -Age based on the functional behaviors that are based on the
ability to adapt to environment
Anticipatory Guidance - correct Answers -Process of understanding upcoming developmental needs and
teaching caregivers to meet those needs
Toddler - correct Answers -Stage of Human Development (1-3 years) motor ability coordination, sensory
skills developing; basic feelings, emotions, a sense of self, and being independent become important
, Preschooler - correct Answers -Stage of Human Development (3-6 years) continued physiological,
psychological, and cognitive growth; better able to care for
themselves, interested in playing with other children; beginning to develop a concept of who they are
School-age Child - correct Answers -Stage of Human Development (6-12 years) interested in
achievement; ability to read, write, and complete academic work
advances; understanding of the world broadens
Adolescent - correct Answers -Stage of Human Development (12-19 years) transition period between
childhood and adulthood; physiological
maturation occurs, formal operational thought begins; preparation for becoming an adult takes place
Principles of Growth and Development - correct Answers -Although the sequence is predictable the rate
of growth varies and individual variations due exist in each age.
Orderly and Sequential (Principles of Growth and Development) - correct Answers -(Principles of Growth
and Development)
Predictable Ex: Children crawl before they walk
Directional - correct Answers -(Principles of Growth and Development)
Two Pathways -> Cephalocaudal and Proximodistal
Cephalocaudal - correct Answers -Development is from "Head to Toe"
Proximodistal - correct Answers -Development is from "inside, out"
Ex: Babies first grasp with whole hand, then as they get older, use finger tips
Unique - correct Answers -(Principles of Growth and Development)
Everyone's time table is different Ex: Think of two boys, same chronological age, but different sizes
