Infants Flashcards
Normal vs Abnormal Behavior for infants
Infants will commonly spit up, only an issue when its projectile
Colic is when infants cry constantly and are inconsolable.
Failure to thrive
Positional plagiocephaly, head wonky sleepy, plagio is diagonal, brachycephalic is short ass mf head lmfaooo
BRUE or ALTE, aborted or near miss SIDs, is a unexplained apnea spell >20 seconds
SIDs caused by smoking, belly sleeping, cosleeping, crib clutter.
Eep safety
Sleep patterns differ among infants, 3-4m sleep lasts 9-11 hours, should lay on back to sleep, do not put bottle in bed, no blankets in crib.
Firm flat, human milk, back to sleep, infant in parent room for first 6 months, nothing in crib, pacifier during bed time and nap time.
Developmental Milestones for infants
How do they develop? (Order)
Neurological Reflexes?
Moro
Tonic Neck
Palmar Grasp
Babinski
Rooting (Awake and Asleep)
Sucking
Infants develop Cephalocaudally and Proximodistal
Neurological Reflexes?
Moro: 4m
Tonic Neck: 7m
Palmar Grasp 4m
Babinski 2y
Rooting (Awake and Asleep) 4m / 8m
Sucking 12m
Stepping 5m
Can:
Handedness decided at 3yr
Walk in straight line 6yr
Blink to threat 7m
Horizontal Following 6wks
Vertical following 3m
What does a diet look like for an infant? How about snacks?
First 6m ONLY HUMAN MILK
Second 6m, introduce solid foods, rice or cereal, wean off breast.
Growth and Development Milestones, how much should they weigh and how long should they be?
By 6 months, by 1 year?
Infants should gain 5-7oz per week, eventually doubling birth weigh by 6 months and then tripling it by 1 year
m/5-7 + 1inch height
6m x2
1y x3
Infants should grow by one inch a month, growing in spurts –> Growth does not occur unless child is in homeostasis
Health Promotion with infants?
Teeth
Motor vehicle safety
Clean teeth once they erupt, flouride at 6m
Motor accidents are the leading cause of accidental infant death, infants should be in the back of the car until 8th birthday, also do not need a blanket with clothes
Nurses should teach infant CPR to families
How old are infants?
0-1y
Fine and Gross motor movements we’d expect?
Fine motor development?
Grasping?
Transferring object between hands?
Pincer grasp?
Removing objects from containers?
Building tower of 2 blocks?
Gross motor?
Head control (head lag gone)?
Rolling over? Abdomen to back? Back to abdomen?
Sittting?
Prone to sitting?
Crawling?
Walking w/ assistance?
Walking alone?
Fine motor:
Grasping : 3 months
Transferring objects between hands: 7 months
Pincer grasp: 10 months
Removing objects from container: 11 months
Building tower of 2 blocks: 1 year
Gross Motor:
Head control (head lag gone): 2m
Rolling over? Abdomen to back? 5m
Back to abdomen? 6m
Sittting? 7m
Prone to sitting? 10m
Crawling? 7m
Walking w/ assistance? 11m
Walking alone? 1y
