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Intro E2 Ch 2 Flashcards

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When does Growth and development begin

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Before conception (pregnancy)

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When should a woman get prenatal care

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After she discovers she’s pregnant usually between 2 to 6 weeks after conception

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What trimester is the most vulnerable where things can go seriously wrong

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The first trimester

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What risks Are associated with unplanned pregnancies

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Also include unwanted pregnancies risk of mother not taking care of her health or not emotionally ready to have a child, lacking support systems

Baby may fail to thrive increase risk for emotional and physical abuse of child

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Why are teenage pregnancies very vulnerable to problems

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Children having children and raising children

Teen body not in the best of health
• No optimal nutrition
• No optimal sleep
• Use of drugs or alcohol/smoking
• STDs

Not financially stable or mature

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Social determinants associated with higher teen birth rates

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Unemployed, low education, low income

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What is the assessment a baby born in a hospital has done and how frequently

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The APGAR

1 minute and 5 minutes post birth

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What is the APGAR assessment

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:A health status evaluation of the infant

max score of 10 (2 points per category)

Rates

  1. Heart rate
    • fast or regular
  2. Respiratory rate
  3. Color
    • pinker= better
  4. Muscle tone
    • tight forceful muscle v flacidity
  5. Reflex irritability
    • quickness of response to tactile stimuli
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9
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Along with the five categories of the APGAR What is also tested on infants

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Ability to suckle (nipple or bottle)

Hearing

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What is indicative of effective bonding between mother and baby

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Sustained eye contact between mother and baby

Mother calling baby baby name

Molding a babies body to mother would being held

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What can ineffective bonding between mother and baby cause in child

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Failure to thrive

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Child growth statistics

Weight and height

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Weight in 6 months: doubled
Weight in 1 year: tripled
I.e: (8 delivery 25 first year)

Length in 1 year: 1 1/2 times birth

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Normal birth weight and height

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Weight: 6 to 9 pounds
Height: 18 to 22 inches long

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What is infancy in relation to a persons growth and developmental periods

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The time in life when a person goes through the most rapid growth and development along with adolescence

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15
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How many calories does a newborn need

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110 to 120 calories/ kg

or 200 mL /kg per day

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How much do newborns eat in relation to ounces and frequency

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Newborns eat 3 to 4 ounces every 3 to 4 hours and typically breast-fed every 2 to 3 hours as queued by infant

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17
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What is the best type of nutrition an infant can receive

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Breastmilk, as it is designed specifically to meet nutritional needs of the baby, cause a stronger immune system to Higher IQs for children and decreases risk of breast and ovarian cancer for mother

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18
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What is the second best option for infant nutrition

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Instant formula, nurse should educate mothers on this nutritional topic and never judge decision

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When are infants usually weaned from breast or bottle to drinking from a cup

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Before their first birthday typically to promote healthy growth of teeth

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When should a baby start eating solid foods and why

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Babies can start eating solid food at six months of age with puréed food only of one kind at a time because their digestive system is too immature to process solid food

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What should a baby start eating at nine months

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Rice cereal then veggies and fruits then meat (puréed)

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What happens if you start food before six months of age

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Development of food allergies

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How much sleep does an infant need and why

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About 18 to 22 hours per day because of rapid growth and changes
• only wake every 3 to 4 hours to eat and be changed

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At what age do infants start sleeping longer intervals and how much do they sleep at one year

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By 4 months (16 hours) they can sleep longer intervals

Buy 1 year typically sleep 12 hours per day and need naps

25
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SIDS facts and prevention tips

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Sudden infant death syndrome is at greatest risk during first three months of life up until full year

Place babies to sleep STRICTLY ON BACK AND ONLY BACK

  • on firm surface
  • No co bedding
  • keep soft objects and loose bedding away to prevent strangulation entrapment and suffocation
  • keep baby in parents room
26
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What does supervised tummy time promote and prevent

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Promotes: adequate muscle growth and development

Prevents: misshapen head (plagiocephaly)

27
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Why do babies have gaps (soft spots) in skull

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Allow for passage through birth canal and space to allow brain growth

28
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Name the two soft spots and when they typically close

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  1. Anterior fontanelle (square shape): top of head closes at 18 months
    * Helpful in assessing hydration if sunken equals dehydrated if for indicates increased fluid in the brain
  2. Posterior fontanelle (triangle shape): back of head closes at 2 to 4 months
29
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Why should you never shake a baby

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Babies brain vasculature is very delicate if shaken can have brain bleeds death or permanent brain damage

30
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Infant reflexes

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  1. Rooting: finger on babies cheek and will turn to suck on it
  2. Sucking
  3. Grasping: non-purposeful opening to grasp adult finger
  4. Dance: if held upright will move feet like dancing
  5. Motoreflex (startle) : jerk arms and legs with loud noise

6. Babinski: Will fan out toes if touched from outer Sole to big toe

31
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What senses are developed at birth and what senses are not

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Well: hear, taste, smell, touch

Not well:
•vision
- (improves from 6 months to 6 years)

• temperature regulation
- cannot sweat or shiver parent must clothe (warmth) and provide security

•brain
- until 12

• lungs, kidney, digestive tract

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What must babies always be for safety and what are safety techniques used

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MUST ALWAYS BE SUPERVISED

  • in car: in car seat facing backwards in the middle of the backseat
  • keep breakable objects and strings away
  • do not leave alone in the bathtub ever
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Define anticipatory guidance

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Education provided to parents about growth and development milestones babies are due to reach basically what’s normal what’s not and when to get help

34
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Development milestones for anticipatory guidance (by age in months, gross and fine motor milestones)

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->

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2 months

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Gross: Lifting head when prone

Fine: fading grasp reflex

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3-4 months

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Gross: Turns head from side to side

Fine: holds rattle placed in hand

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4 to 6 months

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Gross: roll from back to front; front to back

Fine: plays with feet, holds bottle

38
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7 to 8 months

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Gross: Sits; crawls

Fine: transfers objects from one hand to another

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9 to 10 months

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Gross: Pulls self to standing

Fine: shows hand preference

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11 to 12 months

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Gross: Walks; can sit from standing position

Fine: feeds self well with fingers; beginning to use large utensils, holds sippy cup

41
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What happens if babies do not reach their milestones

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Babies must be thoroughly evaluated by provider using the Denver II assessment

42
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Define Denver II assessment and give categories that are evaluated

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Assessment done in clinical settings to determine if children are reaching milestones on time in comparison to other children their age consists of

Self help: Eating and dressing psycho social skills like sharing

Sensory abilities: hearing, vision, language

Fine motor skills: using thumb and finger grasp

Gross motor skills: sitting, crawling, walking, standing

43
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Self help

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Eating and dressing psycho social skills like sharing

44
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Sensory abilities

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hearing, vision, language

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Fine motor skills

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using thumb and finger grasp

46
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Gross motor skills

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sitting, crawling, walking, standing

47
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When Do babies go in for their well baby check ups

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At age 2, four, six and 12 months to ensure appropriate growth and development

48
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What is an infants psychosocial task

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Trust v mistrust

49
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Define trust and how it develops

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Develops when caretaker response in a timely manner to basic needs like changing diaper, comfort, security, temperature comfort, stimulation cognitive, responds in caring consistent manner

50
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What will babies who trust do to caregiver

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  • Reach out for caregiver
  • rest comfortably in arms
  • smile at caregiver
51
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Define mistrust and how it develops

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Develops when there is inconsistency and or non-caring attitudes (develops with consistent neglect and in some cases abuse)

52
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How will baby that mistrust act to caregiver

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  • Will be indifferent to nearness

* Not be content in general (crying)

53
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How do babies communicate needs

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Babies cry when they want some thing as a form of communications but a few minutes of crying will not be traumatic

54
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Can infants be spoiled

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• Yes: if parents hold him all the time and they do not learn how to communicate needs
— infants need A very small taste of delayed gratification to learn the skill

55
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How do you avoid infants becoming spoiled

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They should have consistency with getting needs met and should be handled with affection and love but in a very fine balance

56
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What is the infants cognition status

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Sensorimotor: is reflexive in using senses to process info purposefully( preludes thought)

  1. primary circular reactions
  2. secondary circular reaction
  3. coordination of secondary schemata
    • OBJECT PERMANENCE (9-14 months old)
      :remember something/one exist even when not in sight and become upset when parents leave because they know they are somewhere
  4. Tertiary circular reaction
  5. Solutions via mental combinations
57
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With a baby who has object permanence what do short trips help gain

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Gain trust that parent will return

58
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What is a infant morality

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AMORAL: “ if it feels good do it”

- do not have cognitive ability to know what is right or wrong

59
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Infants and cognition – language

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  • Begin to connect language and sounds
  • it is important to correct Annunciation so they learn correctly the first time
  • it is a great time to start speaking more than one language to them

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