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EXAM 1: PNR204 / PNR 204 (LATEST UPDATE 2025)
PEDIATRIC NURSING | QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED
ANSWERS | 100% CORRECT | GRADE A - FORTIS
Cephalocaudal development .....ANSWER.....Growth from head
to toe directionally.
Proximodistal development .....ANSWER.....Growth from midline
to extremities.
General to specific development .....ANSWER.....Ability to
perform broad functions first.
Maturation .....ANSWER.....Growth and development dictated by
inheritance.
Growth .....ANSWER.....Increase in physical size over time.
Development .....ANSWER.....Progressive increase in bodily
functions.
Heredity .....ANSWER.....Genetic factors influencing maturation.
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Nuclear family .....ANSWER.....Traditional family unit: parents
and children.
Extended family .....ANSWER.....Includes relatives beyond
immediate family.
Blended family .....ANSWER.....Remarried individuals with
children from previous unions.
Alternative family .....ANSWER.....Communal living arrangements
among families.
Extrusion reflex .....ANSWER.....Tongue protrusion to prevent
inappropriate food intake.
Grasp reflex .....ANSWER.....Flexing of palms upon touch stimulus.
Prehension .....ANSWER.....Ability to grasp objects with fingers
and thumb.
Parachute reflex .....ANSWER.....Protective arm extension when
falling.
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Negativism .....ANSWER.....Toddler's assertion of independence
by saying 'no'.
Ritualism .....ANSWER.....Compulsive routines providing toddlers
security.
Personality .....ANSWER.....Unique organization of behavior
patterns in individuals.
Parallel play .....ANSWER.....Children play alongside each other,
not interactively.
Egocentrism .....ANSWER.....Child's inability to see perspectives
other than their own.
Parenting styles .....ANSWER.....Different approaches to raising
children, e.g., authoritarian.
Freud's orality stage .....ANSWER.....Infants explore world
through oral activities.
EXAM 1: PNR204 / PNR 204 (LATEST UPDATE 2025)
PEDIATRIC NURSING | QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED
ANSWERS | 100% CORRECT | GRADE A - FORTIS
Cephalocaudal development .....ANSWER.....Growth from head
to toe directionally.
Proximodistal development .....ANSWER.....Growth from midline
to extremities.
General to specific development .....ANSWER.....Ability to
perform broad functions first.
Maturation .....ANSWER.....Growth and development dictated by
inheritance.
Growth .....ANSWER.....Increase in physical size over time.
Development .....ANSWER.....Progressive increase in bodily
functions.
Heredity .....ANSWER.....Genetic factors influencing maturation.
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Nuclear family .....ANSWER.....Traditional family unit: parents
and children.
Extended family .....ANSWER.....Includes relatives beyond
immediate family.
Blended family .....ANSWER.....Remarried individuals with
children from previous unions.
Alternative family .....ANSWER.....Communal living arrangements
among families.
Extrusion reflex .....ANSWER.....Tongue protrusion to prevent
inappropriate food intake.
Grasp reflex .....ANSWER.....Flexing of palms upon touch stimulus.
Prehension .....ANSWER.....Ability to grasp objects with fingers
and thumb.
Parachute reflex .....ANSWER.....Protective arm extension when
falling.
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Negativism .....ANSWER.....Toddler's assertion of independence
by saying 'no'.
Ritualism .....ANSWER.....Compulsive routines providing toddlers
security.
Personality .....ANSWER.....Unique organization of behavior
patterns in individuals.
Parallel play .....ANSWER.....Children play alongside each other,
not interactively.
Egocentrism .....ANSWER.....Child's inability to see perspectives
other than their own.
Parenting styles .....ANSWER.....Different approaches to raising
children, e.g., authoritarian.
Freud's orality stage .....ANSWER.....Infants explore world
through oral activities.
