Growth & Development PP Flashcards
Neonatal period
birth -28 days
infancy period
birth-12 months
neonatal period overlaps infancy period, t or f
true
important developmental screening visits take place at
9-18-30 months
purpose of early intervention programs
optimize developmental potential
surveillance vs screening
screening = one-time picture surveillance = over a period of time
first sign of puberty in girls
thelarche - breast development; by age 14
who enters puberty first, boys or girls
girls
first sign of puberty in boys
gonadalarche - enlargement of testes
the first two years of brain growth is aided by
whole milk; after 12 months
cant give children whole milk under 12 months; leads to
rectal bleed
can you give honey to a child under 12 months of age
no, can cause botulism
if child plots below 5th percentile
warrants a referral; a concern
if child plots above 95th percentile
warrants a referral; a concern
if a child drops 2 growth channels between well visits
warrants a referral; a concern
recumbent length is measured
laying flat; under age 3
push knees down
stature height is done
standing; greater than 3 year old
remove shoes
nurse must put pressure to hold head at 90 degrees
first 12 months growth rate (in inches)
9-11 inches
**at 5 months birth weight
doubles
**by one year birth weight
triples
**by 30 months birth weight
quadruples
head circumference must be done for children who are
2 years or younger; use paper tape
sit without support
8 months old
creeping at age
9 months
pulling to stand
1 year
palmar grasp
5 months
pincer grasp
9 months
dress themselves at age
3 years old
if your interested/concerned about drugs/alcohol in adolescence how would you approach that
identify - kids your age do this, do you like to? what do you like to do?
separation anxiety (age)
starts at 6 months goes to 30 months; peaks at 16 months
parent out of view, baby cries, looks for mom
adolescence have a fable, which is
invincible - take great risks
3 types of temperament in child
easy - positive
difficult - reacts to new stimuli negatively
slow-to-warm - combination; low activity level
piaget theory
cognitive development
piaget birth - 2
sensory motor stage - see, feel, touch, chew
offer pacifier
piaget age 2-7
preoperational stage - magical thinking, transducive reasoning, animism
allow self-feeding
piaget 7-11
operational stage - how body works, cant do abstractions
piaget adolsence (11-16)
formal operations - abstractions
erikson theory
psycho-social development
erikson birth-1.5 y.o.
trust vs. mistrust
assign same caregiver
hold/comfort baby
erikson 1.5-3 y.o.
autonomy vs. shame and doubt
allow self-feeding
erikson 3-5 y.o.
initiative vs. guilt
erikson 5-12 y.o.
industry vs. inferiority
continue school work while hospitalized
knock on door
bring toy from home
erikson 12-18 y.o.
ego identity vs. role confusion
teaching aids for sexuality
solitary play provide
use of busy box
independent
toddlers engage in this type of play
parallel play - geographic
associative play is
group play without group goals
cooperative play - school age
rules are understood; group goals, organized
play is therapeutic at any age, t or f
true
