Module F Study Guide

Question 1

What is the normal RR for a newborn?

Answer 1

30-60

Question 2

What age is “an infant”?

Answer 2

Birth to 1 year

Question 3

What happens to an infant’s weight during the first 6 months?

Answer 3

It doubles

Question 4

What should the weekly weight gain be for an infant during the first 6 months?

Answer 4

5-7 oz or 1.5 lb. per month

Question 5

What should the weekly weight gain be for an infant in months 7-12?

Answer 5

3-5 oz/week or less than 1 lb per month. At 12 months the baby’s weight should have nearly tripled.

Question 6

By the age of 12 months, the infant’s head should be ________ in relation to an adult’s head?

Answer 6

2/3 size

Question 7

Which should be bigger, an infant’s head circumference or his chest circumference?

Answer 7

THE HEAD should be bigger. Usually by about 2 cm.

Question 8

When does the POSTERIOR FONTANEL close?

Answer 8

by 2 months of age

Question 9

When does the ANTERIOR FONTANEL close?

Answer 9

12-18 months of age

Question 10

What reflexes are gone after 4 months?

Answer 10

All are gone except Babinski’s

Question 11

How much formula should an infant have daily?

Answer 11

80-150 ml/kg/day in the newborn period and 120-135 mg/kg/day by 1 year

Question 12

What is object permanence?

Answer 12

An understanding that objects continue to exist when they are out of sight.

Question 13

What age range defines “toddler”?

Answer 13

1-3 years

Question 14

What happens to height and weight with toddlers?

Answer 14

Height gains of 3 inches a year and weight gains of 5 lbs a year.

Question 15

When does binocular vision develop?

Answer 15

Shortly after 12 months of age. It should be 20/20 to 20/40

Question 16

What happens to appetite in toddlers?

Answer 16

It slows around 12-18 months. Decrease in caloric intake required.

Question 17

When a toddler’s appetite decreases, what is this called?

Answer 17

Physiologic Anorexia

Question 18

How many baby teeth do toddlers have?

Answer 18

~20 by 2.5-5 years of age

Question 19

What are the stages of Separation Anxiety?

Answer 19

Protest, Despair, Detachment. Despair is when a chid appears sad, hopeless, withdrawn, acts ambivalent when the parents return. Detachment is where the child appears happy, interested in environment and becomes attached to staff members; may even ignore parents when they return.

Question 20

How are “the preschool years” defined? (what age range)

Answer 20

3-6 years.

Question 21

What are the caloric requirements of the preschool years?

Answer 21

90 cal/kg/day. Their eating habits are influenced by others.

Question 22

What type of play does a preschooler engage in?

Answer 22

Group play. It may be imitative, dramatic or imaginative.

Question 23

At what age is impulse control achieved?

Answer 23

5 years old

Question 24

What age range takes things literally?

Answer 24

3-6 years old

Question 25

Booster seats are recommended until:

Answer 25

8 years or 80 lbs

Question 26

how does a preschooler perceive illness?

Answer 26

As punishment for bad behavior. Same thing with hospitalization.

Question 27

How does a preschooler percieve death?

Answer 27

As temporary and reversible. They view death as a punishment and believe bad thoughts and actions can cause it.

Question 28

What causes growing pains?

Answer 28

Bones are growing faster than muscles. Comfort measures: analgesics, massage, warm bath.

Question 29

Puberty for girls hits in these years:

Answer 29

8-13 and average of 12

Question 30

Puberty for boys hits in these years:

Answer 30

Right about 13 years old

Question 31

What is the caloric requirement for folks going through puberty?

Answer 31

85 kcal/kg/day

Question 32

Tell me about baby teeth and adult teeth.

Answer 32

Baby teeth begin to go away at 6 years and by 12 years of age they have almost all permanent teeth

Question 33

Someone around puberty tends to be more influenced by _________ .

Answer 33

Peers

Question 34

school age views on disease

Answer 34

Much more realistic.

Question 35

school age views on death

Answer 35

Irreversible, bot not necessarily inevitable. By age 10 the child understands death in universal terms and that it will happen to them.

Question 36

Age range for adolescent years

Answer 36

13-18

Question 37

Which age group begins to have feelings of always being onstage?

Answer 37

adolescent

Question 38

What is the caloric intake for adolescents?

Answer 38

Female 2,000 cal/day Male 2500-3000 cal/day

Question 39

What is Hollow leg syndrome?

Answer 39

Increased appetite. Polyphagia, essentially. They’re always hungry.

Question 40

Adolescents require more of which electrolyte?

Answer 40

Calcium

Question 41

Which age group is more at risk for motor vehicle accidents, sports accidents, firearm accidents and suicide?

Answer 41

adolescents

Question 42

How do you assess an infant?

Answer 42

distraction

Question 43

How do you assess a toddler?

Answer 43

minimal contact initially, allow child to inspect equipment

Question 44

How do you assess a preschooler

Answer 44

allow to handle equipment, head to toe assessment if cooperative

Question 45

How do you assess school age children

Answer 45

respect privacy, explain procedures, head to toe, genitalia late

Question 46

How do you assess an adolescent

Answer 46

explain findings and proceed as you would with a school age child

Question 47

How do you assess a teen?

Answer 47

Treat as an adult, explain findings and procedures

Question 48

Temp for newborn - 1

Answer 48

99.4-99.7

Question 49

Temp for 3-5 yr

Answer 49

98.6-99.0

Question 50

temp for 7-9

Answer 50

98.1-98.3

Question 51

Temp for 10 yrs and up

Answer 51

97.8