NHM 201 Exam 2 with 100% correct answers

What defines a Pre-term Infant? 37 weeks What constitutes a Low Birth Weight (LBW)? 5.5 lbs What constitutes a Very Low Birth Weight (VLBW)? 3 lbs 5 oz What constitutes Extremely Low Birth Weight (ELBW)? 2 lbs 3 oz What defines a Full Term infant? 37-42 weeks Typical weight: 5.5 - 8.5 lbs Typical length: 18.5 - 21.5 cm 88% of US infants What defines an infant being Appropriate for Gestational Age (AGA)? weight between 10th and 90th percentile What defines an infant as Small for Gestational Age (SGA)? weight below 10th percentile What defines an infant as Large for Gestational Age (LGA)? weight greater than 90th percentile How should an infant be weighed? -calibrated scale set at zero -naked or with a dry diaper How should an infant's length be measured? -eyes looking straight up -head at midline -head touching headboard -straight hips and knees -feet flat against footboard How should an infant's head be measured? measured at the widest part What is Colic? -sudden onset of irritability, fussiness or crying with unknown cause -episodes appear at same time each day -disappears around 3rd or 4th month What causes Iron Deficiency Anemia in infants? -low iron stores in the mother -common in low income families - more common in toddlers than infants -can take iron supplements and iron fortified cereal at 6 months Newborns grow faster than any other time of life. True What does growth in infants indicate? -Nutritional adequacy -Health status -Economic & environmental adequacy What is needed for intervention-early identification of problems in infants? measures over time that identify change in growth rate What are warning signs for infant intervention? -lack of weight or length gain -plateau in weight, length or head circumference for more than 1 mo -drop in weight without regain in a few weeks