HUMAN GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT:
FINAL EXAM REVIEW
What is growth?
1) Increase in size
2) Includes development
a. 1 and 2 are correct
b. 1 is correct and 2 is false
c. 1 is false and 2 is correct - Correct Answers -a. 1 and 2 are correct
The nurse notes that an infant develops arm movements before fine-motor finger skills
and interprets this as an example of which pattern of development?
a. Cephalocaudal
b. Mass-to-specific
c. Differentiation
d. Proximodistal - Correct Answers -d. Proximodistal
What is development?
1) Maturation of structures
2) Includes growth
a. 1 is correct and 2 is false
b. 1 and 2 are correct
c. 1 is false and 2 is correct - Correct Answers -b. 1 and 2 are correct
You are performing a developmental assessment of a 4-month-old infant in the primary
care clinic. What developmental skill should this child be achieving?
a. Rolling over
b. Sitting with support
c. Sitting alone
d. Language development - Correct Answers -a. Rolling over
Which of the following demonstrates the principle of cephalocaudal development?
a. Child crawls before he walks; walks before he runs; runs before he jumps
b. Child rakes before developing pincer grasp; develops pincer grasp before feeding
himself with a spoon
, c. Child lifts his head before lifting his shoulders; sits with support before sitting without
support
d. Child first develops reflexive behaviors; then develops imitative behaviors - Correct
Answers -c. Child lifts his head before lifting his shoulders; sits with support before lifting
his shoulders; sits with support before sitting without support
You are instructing the mother of an infant about growth and nutrition. You know that
the earliest age at which the infant should be changed from formula or breast milk to
whole milk is:
a. 6 months
b. 9 months
c. 12 months
d. 15 months - Correct Answers -c. 12 months
What is the psychosocial developmental task of the infant?
a. trust vs. mistrust
b. autonomy vs. shame and doubt
c. initiative vs. guilt
d. industry vs. inferiority
e. identity vs. role confusion - Correct Answers -a. trust vs. mistrust
The nurse should expect a 18-month-old child to be able to perform which action?
a. Climb stairs, one step at a time
b. Stack 3 or 4 blocks
c. Throw ball overhand
d. Turn book pages correctly - Correct Answers -b. stack 3 or 4 blocks
Which nursing action would be most important in the psychosocial support of a 2-year-
old who is having an invasive procedure performed?
a. Assuring her that it is not her fault
b. Providing adequate pain control
c. Performing the procedure quickly
d. Providing for parental presence - Correct Answers -d. Providing for parental presence
You are performing a developmental assessment on a 2-year-old in your primary care
clinic. You know to expect which of the following?
a. Toilet training
b. Cooperative play
c. 3-word sentences
d. Sharing willingly - Correct Answers -c. 3-word sentences
FINAL EXAM REVIEW
What is growth?
1) Increase in size
2) Includes development
a. 1 and 2 are correct
b. 1 is correct and 2 is false
c. 1 is false and 2 is correct - Correct Answers -a. 1 and 2 are correct
The nurse notes that an infant develops arm movements before fine-motor finger skills
and interprets this as an example of which pattern of development?
a. Cephalocaudal
b. Mass-to-specific
c. Differentiation
d. Proximodistal - Correct Answers -d. Proximodistal
What is development?
1) Maturation of structures
2) Includes growth
a. 1 is correct and 2 is false
b. 1 and 2 are correct
c. 1 is false and 2 is correct - Correct Answers -b. 1 and 2 are correct
You are performing a developmental assessment of a 4-month-old infant in the primary
care clinic. What developmental skill should this child be achieving?
a. Rolling over
b. Sitting with support
c. Sitting alone
d. Language development - Correct Answers -a. Rolling over
Which of the following demonstrates the principle of cephalocaudal development?
a. Child crawls before he walks; walks before he runs; runs before he jumps
b. Child rakes before developing pincer grasp; develops pincer grasp before feeding
himself with a spoon
, c. Child lifts his head before lifting his shoulders; sits with support before sitting without
support
d. Child first develops reflexive behaviors; then develops imitative behaviors - Correct
Answers -c. Child lifts his head before lifting his shoulders; sits with support before lifting
his shoulders; sits with support before sitting without support
You are instructing the mother of an infant about growth and nutrition. You know that
the earliest age at which the infant should be changed from formula or breast milk to
whole milk is:
a. 6 months
b. 9 months
c. 12 months
d. 15 months - Correct Answers -c. 12 months
What is the psychosocial developmental task of the infant?
a. trust vs. mistrust
b. autonomy vs. shame and doubt
c. initiative vs. guilt
d. industry vs. inferiority
e. identity vs. role confusion - Correct Answers -a. trust vs. mistrust
The nurse should expect a 18-month-old child to be able to perform which action?
a. Climb stairs, one step at a time
b. Stack 3 or 4 blocks
c. Throw ball overhand
d. Turn book pages correctly - Correct Answers -b. stack 3 or 4 blocks
Which nursing action would be most important in the psychosocial support of a 2-year-
old who is having an invasive procedure performed?
a. Assuring her that it is not her fault
b. Providing adequate pain control
c. Performing the procedure quickly
d. Providing for parental presence - Correct Answers -d. Providing for parental presence
You are performing a developmental assessment on a 2-year-old in your primary care
clinic. You know to expect which of the following?
a. Toilet training
b. Cooperative play
c. 3-word sentences
d. Sharing willingly - Correct Answers -c. 3-word sentences
