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NURS 629 Exam 2: Child Development and Physical Assessment, Exams of Nursing

A comprehensive overview of key developmental milestones and physical assessment techniques for children from infancy to adolescence. It covers topics such as weight changes, fontanelle closure, musculoskeletal development, common childhood conditions like infantile eczema and acid reflux, red flags for developmental delays, and sports physical considerations. Numerous questions and answers, making it a valuable resource for students studying child development and nursing.

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NURS 629 exam 2 questions with answers
Weight changes in 1st year of life - ....🔰VERIFIED ANSWERS....
✔✔Weight increases 6-8lbs, up to 20lbs in the 1st year of life
When does the posterior fontanelle close? Anterior? - ....🔰
VERIFIED ANSWERS.... ✔✔posterior- 2 months,
anterior- 9-18 mo
when do the abdominal muscles close? - ....🔰VERIFIED
ANSWERS.... ✔✔3 years
When are the testicles descended? - ....🔰VERIFIED ANSWERS....
✔✔usually descended at birth, but spontaneous descent may
occur in the first year after birth. (usually 6 months)
what do you assess for with infants musculoskeletal system?
- ....🔰VERIFIED ANSWERS.... ✔✔leg fold symmetry
hib abduction- no clicks
Ortolani maneuver - ....🔰VERIFIED ANSWERS.... ✔✔check hips
for congenital dislocation, done until 1 yr old, should be smooth
with no sounds
, abnormal= feels like a clunk as head of femur pops back into
place- positive ortolani sign
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NURS 629 exam 2 questions with answers

Weight changes in 1st year of life - .... 🔰 VERIFIED ANSWERS.... ✔✔ Weight increases 6-8lbs, up to 20lbs in the 1st year of life When does the posterior fontanelle close? Anterior? - .... 🔰 VERIFIED ANSWERS.... ✔✔ posterior- 2 months, anterior- 9-18 mo when do the abdominal muscles close? - .... 🔰 VERIFIED ANSWERS.... ✔✔ 3 years When are the testicles descended? - .... 🔰 VERIFIED ANSWERS.... ✔✔ usually descended at birth, but spontaneous descent may occur in the first year after birth. (usually 6 months) what do you assess for with infants musculoskeletal system?

  • .... 🔰 VERIFIED ANSWERS.... ✔✔ leg fold symmetry hib abduction- no clicks Ortolani maneuver - .... 🔰 VERIFIED ANSWERS.... ✔✔ check hips for congenital dislocation, done until 1 yr old, should be smooth with no sounds , abnormal= feels like a clunk as head of femur pops back into place- positive ortolani sign

Barlow maneuver - .... 🔰 VERIFIED ANSWERS.... ✔✔ place your index and middle finger over the greater tronchanter. Gently push both knees together at midline downwards. Positive:"Clunk" sounds or palpating trochangter being displaced by the index/middle finger Infantile eczema - .... 🔰 VERIFIED ANSWERS.... ✔✔ atopic dermatitis is an inflammation of genetically hypersensitive skin

  • local vasodilation in affected areas spongiosis or breakdown of dermal cells and formation of intradermal vesicles
  • rarely seen in breastfed infants until they begin to eat additional food
  • it is a symptom rather than a disorder
  • infant is oversensitive to certain substances Worse in winter why is acid reflux common in infants? - .... 🔰 VERIFIED ANSWERS.... ✔✔ their sphincters are not mature, break up feedings ~15mL, burp, then return. When does colic usually resolve? - .... 🔰 VERIFIED ANSWERS.... ✔✔ by 6 months Toddler weight gain per year - .... 🔰 VERIFIED ANSWERS.... ✔✔ 4- 6lbs per year, grow 3 inches pe ryear

at what ages do puberty changes develop in boys? - .... 🔰 VERIFIED ANSWERS.... ✔✔ genital enlargement 9-13 yrs axiallary hair 12-14 yrs facial hair 11-14 yrs pubic hair 12-15 yrs Tanner Stages Girls - .... 🔰 VERIFIED ANSWERS.... ✔✔ 1. Preadolescent breasts, breast papilla elevated above breast wall. no pubic hair.

  1. puberty starts Breast buds with areolar enlargement, papilla forms small mound. scant pubic hair, light pigment.
  2. Breast and areola grow together in one mound. no separation. pubic hair more abundant.
  3. Areola and nipple project as secondary mound. pubic hair abundant but smaller area than adult. menstruation starts.
  4. Adult breast: Areola recedes, nipple retracts Tanner stages boys - .... 🔰 VERIFIED ANSWERS.... ✔✔ 1 prepubertal- no pubic hair, scrotum and pedis are childhood size 2 enlargement of scrotum- puberty starts. age11-13. increased testicular size, pubic hair scant and lightly pigmented. scrotum reddened and textured 3 (age 13-14) enlargement of penis (length). testicular growth. increase in pubic hair and pigment 4 (14-15) enlargement of penis (breadth). acne. voice changes. 5 (15-16) adult genitalia, mature pubic hair distribution.

Red flags of neonate? - .... 🔰 VERIFIED ANSWERS.... ✔✔ Jaundice at birth (hemolysis). High-pitched cry. Irritable. "Floppy" (hypotonic). Poor reflexes red flags of 3 month - .... 🔰 VERIFIED ANSWERS.... ✔✔ inability to hold head. avoids eye contact, floppy. red flags at 6 months - .... 🔰 VERIFIED ANSWERS.... ✔✔ lack of babbling. does not laugh. inability to turn head past 180 degrees Red flags at 9 months - .... 🔰 VERIFIED ANSWERS.... ✔✔ Cannot sit without support, not indicating wants (Niner needs recliner, but doesn't want it) if infantile reflexes remain strong. does not bable does not bear weight on legs 2 year red flags - .... 🔰 VERIFIED ANSWERS.... ✔✔ Unable to speak meaningful two-word "sentences." Does not understand simple commands. Loss of speech, social skills, previously learned behaviors and/or does not say words by 16 months (autism). 1 year red flag - .... 🔰 VERIFIED ANSWERS.... ✔✔ Unable to support own weight. Lack of babbling. No response to smiles, poor eye contact, loss of previously learned skills (autism). 3 yr red flags - .... 🔰 VERIFIED ANSWERS.... ✔✔ Speech hard to understand or unclear speech. Unable to understand simple

■ Cardiac anomalies, murmurs, high blood pressure, irregular heart rate

  • family cardiac history
  • displaced PMI with different positioning
  • changes in heart sounds with supine, standing and valsalva -asymmetric pulses contraindications for clearance from sports physical? - .... 🔰 VERIFIED ANSWERS.... ✔✔ ● Chest pains while exercising, congenital cardiac anomalies, hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, new murmurs, hypertension ● Family hx. Of sudden death under 50 or while playing sports, exertional syncope, symptoms of Marfan syndrome ● Marfan syndrome (2 or more of the following needs further evaluation: arm span longer than height, girls taller than 5. and boys taller than 6.0, kyphoscoliosis, pectus excavatum, myopia) who needs referral for f/u before clearance from sports physical?
  • .... 🔰 VERIFIED ANSWERS.... ✔✔ ● History of or current cardiac anomalies ● Family cardiac history (cardiomyopathies, prolonged QT, Marfan syndrome, significant dysrhythmias, cardiac death in 1st or 2nd degree relative before age 40, connective tissue disorders) ● History of or current concussions ● History of or current injuries ● Hernia ● Hypertension

● Murmur ● Irregular heart rate or rhythm ● Deformity, asymmetry, instability ● Poor visual acuity ● Liver or spleen enlargement ● Hernia ● Contagious skin conditions Red flags during sports physical? - .... 🔰 VERIFIED ANSWERS.... ✔✔ ● Hypertension indicated by BP >135/85 mm Hg ● Coarctation of aorta indicated by decreased intensity of pulse in femoral pulse ● Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy indicated by systolic ejection murmur that intensifies with standing or Valsalva maneuver ● Marfan syndrome indicated by aortic (decrescendo diastolic murmur) or mitral insufficiency (holosystolic murmur) what conditions automatically disqualify teens from sports physical? - .... 🔰 VERIFIED ANSWERS.... ✔✔ carditis, diarrhea, fever? Questions related to concussion history? - .... 🔰 VERIFIED ANSWERS.... ✔✔ ● Location of hit (hit to front of head and on back of head when landed on the ground) ● Any LOC, seizures, amnesia

documentation of history of children until age 2, then when relevant after age 2 ● Prenatal and birth history ● Complications ■ Feeding history- Breast, bottle, solids ■ Developmental history- Developmental delays or parent concerns/ Milestones ■ Psychosocial history- Sleep habits, behaviors, ■ Social history- Where they live, other ppl in the home ■ Environmental risks- Smoking, lead exposure ■ Immunization history what is the HEADSS Assessment - .... 🔰 VERIFIED ANSWERS.... ✔✔ ● H - home ● E- education ● A- activities ● D- drugs ● S- sexuality ● S- suicide and depression ● Drug and alcohol use what do you look at for ROS in 6-9 months? - .... 🔰 VERIFIED ANSWERS.... ✔✔ ● Temperament ● Nasal symptoms ● Cough ● Vomiting or spitting up

● Frequency & consistency of stools ● Number of wet diapers ● Use of extremities - equal? ● Rashes ● Immunizations ROS in toddlers? - .... 🔰 VERIFIED ANSWERS.... ✔✔ ● Temperament ● Frequency & consistency of stools ● Number of wet diapers ● Immunizations ● Lead exposure ● Nutrition ● Sleeping and eating patterns at what age do you stop measuring head circumference? - .... 🔰 VERIFIED ANSWERS.... ✔✔ 2 years at what age is a BP check started? - .... 🔰 VERIFIED ANSWERS.... ✔✔ 3 yrs well child screenings - .... 🔰 VERIFIED ANSWERS.... ✔✔ ■ Blood pressure, height, weight, BMI, ocular motility, red reflex, pupil reaction, visual acuity, gums and teeth, café o le spots, bruising, birthmarks, nevi

o Poison prevention o Safety locks o Stair gates o No standing water A healthy infant at age 9 to 11 months is expected to: -Roll back to stomach

  • Bring hands together
  • Reach for an object with one hand
  • Feed self cracker - .... 🔰 VERIFIED ANSWERS.... ✔✔ x Roll back to stomach A healthy 6 to 7-month old infant is able to: -Roll back to stomach -Crawl on Abdomen -Reach for an object with one hand
  • feed self cracker - .... 🔰 VERIFIED ANSWERS.... ✔✔ roll back to stomach 6 months social milestones? - .... 🔰 VERIFIED ANSWERS.... ✔✔ • Stranger awareness
  • Person preference
  • Differential facial expressions 6 month gross motor skills - .... 🔰 VERIFIED ANSWERS.... ✔✔ - Belly crawls
  • Rolls supine to prone/ both directions
  • Rolling becomes segmental
  • Play in side lying
  • Gets to sitting independently
  • Sits with wide base independently
  • Beginning reaching from sitting
  • Stands with support; takes stiff step or two with full support; bounces in standing no head lag 9 month fine motor skill - .... 🔰 VERIFIED ANSWERS.... ✔✔ Has a crude pincer grasp Dominant hand preference evident able to point and pick up small objects. feeds self with finger fine motor skills 6 months - .... 🔰 VERIFIED ANSWERS.... ✔✔ • Grasps objects with both hands
  • Transfers objects from hand to hand
  • Shakes, bangs and drops objects gross motor skills 9 months - .... 🔰 VERIFIED ANSWERS.... ✔✔ • Sits independently
  • Crawling or creeping
  • May pull to stand Red Flags
  • Formula feed 2 oz. every 2-3 hours
  • Safety: car seat safety, heat stroke prevention, safe sleep, rear facing car seat anticipatory guidance 1 month - .... 🔰 VERIFIED ANSWERS.... ✔✔ • Social determinants: risks, environment, mold, no tobacco use
  • Parent and family health and well-being: postpartum checkup, maternal depression, family relationship
  • Infant behavior and development: sleeping, waking, fussiness, playtime, consider pacifier, no TV, do tummy time, calm baby by rocking or stoking head
  • Nutrition and feeding: same as 1st week
  • Safety: same anticipatory guidance 2 month - .... 🔰 VERIFIED ANSWERS.... ✔✔ • Social determinants of health: risks, community agency, WIC, take time to self
  • Post-partum checks, depression, anxiety
  • Infant behavior and development: hold, cuddle, talk, sing to, learn baby's temperament, pay attention to sleeping cues, feeding cues, tummy time, avoid TV
  • Nutrition and feeding: general guidance, first 6 months of life BF exclusively for ideal nutrition, same stool and wet diaper amounts
  • Safety: care seat safety, sleep safety, home environment: burns, drowning, falls anticipatory guidance 4 months - .... 🔰 VERIFIED ANSWERS.... ✔✔ • Social determinants of health: reduce lead exposure,

maintain social contacts, make time for self, make quality child care arrangements

  • Behavior and development: continue calming strategies, talk/play/sing to baby, create daily routine for feedings/naps/bedtime
  • Oral health: clean pacifier and teething ring, don't put baby in crib with bottle, clean teeth and gums 2 xs a day with fluoride toothpaste, no more than grain of rice size
  • Nutrition and feeding: delay solids until 6 months
  • 30-32oz of formula anticipatory guidance 6 months - .... 🔰 VERIFIED ANSWERS.... ✔✔ • Parents as teacher's communication and early literacy, media, emerging infant independence, putting self to sleep, self- calming
  • Use high chair so baby can see you
  • Engage in interactive play/sing/read
  • Routines
  • Fluoride, oral hygiene/soft toothbrush 2 times/day
  • Introduce solids 6-12 months is ideal, iron fortified formula, vitamin D supplementation
  • Rear facing antiicpatory guidance 1 yr - .... 🔰 VERIFIED ANSWERS.... ✔✔ • Use discipline as well as "time-outs" and distraction, praise good behaviors
  • Family time is important
  • Consistent daily routines
  • Model appropriate language, should follow simple 1 or 2 step commands
  • Begin potty training when ready, plan for frequent toilet breaks, teach to wash hands
  • Bike helmet, remove fire arms from home anticipatory guidance 18 months - .... 🔰 VERIFIED ANSWERS.... ✔✔ • Anticipate anxiety/clinging in new situations
  • Spent time with child each day
  • Be consistent with discipline
  • Wait until child is ready for toilet training, dry for about 2-hour periods, read potty training books
  • Promote reading, physical activity, and safe play
  • Offer variety of healthy foods/snacks
  • 1 bigger meal, multiple small meals/snacks
  • 16-24 oz. of milk anticipatory guidance 2 1/2 yrs? - .... 🔰 VERIFIED ANSWERS.... ✔✔ • Use simple words and reading together, listen when child speaks
  • Encourage play with other children
  • Build independence by offering 2 acceptable options
  • Consider group child care, preschool programs, organized playdates, encourage toilet training Healthy Weight/ BMI in children - .... 🔰 VERIFIED ANSWERS.... ✔✔ • Underweight: less than 5th percentile
  • Normal weight: 5th to 84th percentile
  • Overweight: 85th to 94th percentile
  • Obese: 95th to 99th percentile
  • Morbid (severe) obesity: greater than 99th percentile sleep in 3-4 month old - .... 🔰 VERIFIED ANSWERS.... ✔✔ • By 3- months, should be sleeping through the night, taking several naps, and sleeping 15 hours per day feeding and nutrition for infants? - .... 🔰 VERIFIED ANSWERS.... ✔✔ • Solids at 6 months, begin with rice cereal
  • Introduce one food at a time
  • Limit juice to 2-4 oz. per day, dilute
  • Avoid peanuts, hotdogs, raisins, grapes, popcorn, large chopped pieces of fruit and veggies to prevent choking
  • No cow's milk until 12 months 5 leading causes of infant death? - .... 🔰 VERIFIED ANSWERS.... ✔✔ ○ Congenital malformations: prevented with early prenatal care, vitamin supplementation and folic acid, B12, iron ○ Low-birth weight complications: manage preexisting conditions, prenatal care, proper nutrition ○ SIDS: back to sleep ○ Complications from pregnancy: prenatal care and testing ○ Newborns with birth complications