Block 13 Growth/Developmet/Nutrition Flashcards
the growth and development process proceeds from what to what?
from simple to complex
the growth and development process is continuous and orderly but not necessarily what?
at a steady pace
the growth and development process consists of…
growth spurts followed by plateaus
when are the two biggest growth spurts?
infancy and puberty
this varies with each child…
the rate of growth
every baby has an individual…
time table that revolves around a set norm
growth is measurable and can be…
observed and studied
development=
a progressive increase in the function of the body
example of development…
infants increasing ability to digest solids
growth=
in increase in physical size, measure in feet or meters, and pounds or kilograms.
maturation=
the total way in which a person grows and develops, as dictated by inheritance(physical maturation, not mental)
neonate=
birth to four weeks
toddler=
one to three years
school age=
six to twelve years
infant=
four weeks to one year
preschool=
three to six years
adolescent=
twelve to eighteen years
this age can walk with or without one hand being held…
one year old
this age uses pincer mechanism to hold objects…
one year old
this age can play ball games
one year old
this age can walk up steps with one hand
eighteen months
this age like to explore drawers and waste baskets
eighteen months
this age can say ten words
eighteen months
this age can identify one or more parts of their body
eighteen months
this age can feed themselves
eighteen months
this age can drink from a cup
eighteen months
this age can complain when wet or soiled
eighteen months
this age can put three words together to make a sentence
two years
this age can run well
two years
this year can undress
two years
this age parallel plays
two years
parallel play=
play beside each other and not with each other
this age can ride a tricycle
three years
this age has very good adaptive behavior
three years
this age can imitate drawing a circle
three years
this age can imitate drawing a cross
three years
this age knows their age
three years
this age play simple games
three years
this age can do button and put on their own shoes
three years
this age has potty accidents but are usually potty trained
three years
this age can skip very well
five years
this age can draw a triangle form a copy
five years
this age can say four colors
five years
this age can count ten pennies
five years
this age can dress and undress themselves
five years
as nurses we needs to understand childrens…
developmental needs
the developmental qualities may regress with…
illness
when talking to children they take you very….therefore you should…
they take you very literally therefore you should watch what you say and how you say it
we need to always get permission to…
touch the child
remember every child is….and teach the parents this too
different
behavior and temperament are…
different in every child
pay attention to the…between a caregiver and a child
interactions
teaching the parents should start when…
pregnancy
cephalocaudal=
growth and development from head to toe
proximodistal=
growth and development from the midline out
childrens development is from…to ….. they cry before they can talk, they crawl before they can walk.
general to specific
height=
when they are standing
length=
when they are laying
height is measured at what ages?
2 to eighteen
length is measure at what ages?
up to two years old
what is the average length at birth?
twenty inches