Exam 1: Infants Flashcards
What are the four areas of concern for development?
fine motor, gross motor, language, and social
How old is a newborn? infant? toddler? preschooler? school age? adolescent?
0-30 days, 30 days- 1 yr, 1-3, 3-5, 5-12, 12-20 yrs.
What is the infant visit schedule?
1-2 wks, 30 days, 2, 4, 6, 9, 12 months
When should infant double wt? triple?
6 months, 1 yr.
What are growth charts used for?
measure growth overtime
When do you stop plotting head circumference?
2 yrs
True or False: growth charts should not change more than 1 standard deviation up or down.
true
When does anterior fontanel close? posterior?
18 months, 12 wks
What is cephalocaudal development?
development from head down.
True or False infants have an increase in the number of alveoli and have an increased ability to concentrate urine.
true
Describe a cephalohematoma
isolated, doesn’t cross suture lines. caused by vacuum a lot of times.
What is Plagiocephaly?
positional deformation of head due to laying on back all the time, cant fix after fontanels close. may cause developmental delays.
What colors due infants prefer at first? later?
black and white, red and yellow
What occurs at 4 months with the eye structures?
track, tear ducts open, converge close objects.
True or False by 12 months infant recognizes objects.
true
At what age can infants locate sound and have simple vocalizations?
3 months
By how old does the infant respond to own name and imitates sounds?
8 months
Which of the following occur during 1, 3, 4 months of age? A) hold an object B) voluntary grasp C) hands closed D) Hands open
c, d, a
B: 5 months
What fine motor task occurs at 6-7 months? 8-9 months? 10-11 months?
hold object, bottle. crude pincer grasp. fine pincer grasp.
Had what age is there minimal head lag? none by?
4 months, 6 months
When does an infant roll front to back? back to front?
5 months, 6 months
What age do infants sit alone?
6-7 months
What age can infants bear their own weight?
6-7 months
When do infants start creeping/crawling?
9-10 months
When do infants start walking?
12-15 months
When does separation anxiety peak?
9 months of age
What is the infants first tooth?
lower central incisor
How do you determine amount of teeth?
age in months - 6 until about 2 yrs.
By age 2 how many teeth should infant have?
20
how long do you wait to introduce solid food?
6 months
How long does infant store mothers iron?
until 8-9 months; so screen for anemia at 12 months (hgb> 10 g/dl)
When do you switch to whole milk?
12 months
What foods should you introduce after a yr?
eggs, nuts, fish, chocolate, corn
How long do infants sleep at a time at first?
2-4 hrs.
True or False infants sleep 10-11 hrs/day until 3 months
false: 15 hours
