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nursing and healthcare exam 3 Questions
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Weaning and intro of solid foods to infants
Ans: breastfeeding or iron-enriched formula
*weaning occurs about 8-9mo.*
introduction to solid foods at 5-6 mo.
introduce foods several days apart to detect food allergies
bullying
Ans: repeated negative actions by one or more persons against
chosen victims
Bully's are often children who
Ans: have been bullied themselves
Fontanels
Ans: located at the anterior(diamond shaped), and
posterior(triangular) of the infants skull are two spaces or soft
spots
Accommodate rapid brain growth
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infancy measurements!
Ans: *average length of newborn from head to heel - 20 inches
normal length of newborns range from 19-21 inches
infants grow 1 inch per month for the first year
at 12 months the child is 1.5 times longer than at both
proportional growth in height
Childs brain is approximately 2.5 times bigger as it was at birth*
at birth the newborn weighs an average of
Ans: 7.5 pounds (5.5-10 lbs is normal range)
infancy weights; loss & regain
Ans: average - 7.6 lbs.
normal wt: 5.5-10 lbs.
loses 5%-10% of birth weight in first few days of life
(psychological weight loss)
output exceeds intake initially
breast milk or formula feeding begins and weight is regained in
about 10 days
subsequent weight gain *5-6 ounces per week for the first
month*
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Psychosocial development preschool
Ans: initiative
discipline
special concerns
psychosocial school age
Ans: privacy: appear modest and shy during self-care activities
fear: exaggerated fear of physical harm
limit programming on screens
become more nonverbal about their worries
*children may worry about divorce illness and death*
school age concept of money
Ans: begin to place importance on money and possessions
use allowance to help teach about money
school age hygiene
Ans: frequent reminders to bathe and change clothes
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Psychosocial Development (Erikson)
Ans: Psychosocial Theory emphasizes emotional development
and interactions with the social environment. Stages are based
on a series of crises that derive from conflicts between needs
and social demands.
1. Trust v. Mistrust
2. Autonomy v. Shame & Doubt
3. Initiative v. Guilt
4. Industry v. Inferiority
5. Identity v. Role Confusion
6. Intimacy v. Isolation
7. Generativity v. Stagnation
8. Integrity v. Despair
anterior fontanel closes by
Ans: 12-18 months
and is the larger diamond shaped fontanel at the front
posterior fontanel closes by
Ans: 4 months
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nursing and healthcare exam 3 Questions
and Correct Answers/ Latest Update /
Already Graded
Weaning and intro of solid foods to infants
Ans: breastfeeding or iron-enriched formula
*weaning occurs about 8-9mo.*
introduction to solid foods at 5-6 mo.
introduce foods several days apart to detect food allergies
bullying
Ans: repeated negative actions by one or more persons against
chosen victims
Bully's are often children who
Ans: have been bullied themselves
Fontanels
Ans: located at the anterior(diamond shaped), and
posterior(triangular) of the infants skull are two spaces or soft
spots
Accommodate rapid brain growth
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infancy measurements!
Ans: *average length of newborn from head to heel - 20 inches
normal length of newborns range from 19-21 inches
infants grow 1 inch per month for the first year
at 12 months the child is 1.5 times longer than at both
proportional growth in height
Childs brain is approximately 2.5 times bigger as it was at birth*
at birth the newborn weighs an average of
Ans: 7.5 pounds (5.5-10 lbs is normal range)
infancy weights; loss & regain
Ans: average - 7.6 lbs.
normal wt: 5.5-10 lbs.
loses 5%-10% of birth weight in first few days of life
(psychological weight loss)
output exceeds intake initially
breast milk or formula feeding begins and weight is regained in
about 10 days
subsequent weight gain *5-6 ounces per week for the first
month*
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Psychosocial development preschool
Ans: initiative
discipline
special concerns
psychosocial school age
Ans: privacy: appear modest and shy during self-care activities
fear: exaggerated fear of physical harm
limit programming on screens
become more nonverbal about their worries
*children may worry about divorce illness and death*
school age concept of money
Ans: begin to place importance on money and possessions
use allowance to help teach about money
school age hygiene
Ans: frequent reminders to bathe and change clothes
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Psychosocial Development (Erikson)
Ans: Psychosocial Theory emphasizes emotional development
and interactions with the social environment. Stages are based
on a series of crises that derive from conflicts between needs
and social demands.
1. Trust v. Mistrust
2. Autonomy v. Shame & Doubt
3. Initiative v. Guilt
4. Industry v. Inferiority
5. Identity v. Role Confusion
6. Intimacy v. Isolation
7. Generativity v. Stagnation
8. Integrity v. Despair
anterior fontanel closes by
Ans: 12-18 months
and is the larger diamond shaped fontanel at the front
posterior fontanel closes by
Ans: 4 months
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