Peds Final Exam Flashcards
A 6-month-old is playing by themselves with a soft stuffed animal. What type of play is this?
Solitary play
Three 2-year-olds are in the same room, playing. One is playing with puzzles, the other is playing with large crayons, and the last one is playing with push-pull toys. What type of play is this?
Parallel play
Two 6-year-olds are playing with legos, but one is making a tower and the other is making a house. What type of play is this?
Associative play
A group of 11-year-olds are playing the same videogame using the TV. What type of play is this?
Cooperative play
Which age group will benefit this best if the nurse demonstrates what they are going to do on the doll first?
Pre-schooler
Which age group requires approaching carefully/approaching parents first before talking/touching?
Toddlers
Which age group will benefit the most when the nurse uses diagrams and illustrations to explain things?
School-age
What are the expected findings of an infant’s weight?
X2 of birth weight by 5 months
X3 of birth weight by 12 months
How rapidly should the infant grow?
+1 in/month until 6 months
+ 50% of birth length by 12 months
What is the expected HC increase rate in infants?
Rapid increase until 6 months
+ 10cm by 12 months
What makes infants susceptible to upper respiratory infections?
Lack of IgA in upper respiratory lining
Funnel-shaped larynx
Narrow nasal passageway
Bronchi & bronchioles shorter & narrower
Few alveolis
Large tongue
When should you expect infants to control their head, roll from back to side, and grasp objects with both hands?
4 months
What motor development is expected at 6 months of age?
Rolls back to front
Holds bottle
What motor development is expected at 9 months of age?
Crude pincer grasp
Sit unsupported
Creeps with hands and knees
What motor development is expected at 12 months of age?
Feeds self with cup and spoon
Standing to sitting
2 block tower
When can solid foods be started?
4-6 months; when extrusion reflex is gone
A patient just delivered a baby and would like to breastfeed. What feeding recommendation can be given?
Breastfeed primarily for first 6 months
After 4 months, start iron supplements
A 38 week pregnant mom wants to bottle feed her baby. What feeding recommendation can be given?
Use iron fortified formula
What are some characteristics of toddler’s eating?
Physiologic anorexia
Food jag
Ritualism
How many words should a toddler know by 2 years of age?
50 to 200
What kind of language/language pattern do toddlers use?
Echolalia
Telegraphic language
How can you prepare toddler’s food to make them eat?
At or near room temperature
Small, bite side, soft food
When can kids sit front-facing in the car?
2 years old
What kind of cognitive development should occur in pre-schoolers?
Magical thinking
Animism
Imaginary friend
Can tell time in relation to daily events