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NUR 228 - MIDDLE CHILDHOOD EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
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NUR 228 - MIDDLE CHILDHOOD EXAM QUESTIONSAND ANSWERS
What does physical growth look like? - ANSWER: Weight
- The average growth is 4-7 pounds every year.
- Doubles from ages 6 to 11 years
- Heights
- about 2-3 inches each year.
- Girls have greater fat tissue than boys.
- African American boys and girls develop faster than white children.
(The average ten-year-old weighed around 18 pounds more than 40 years earlier.)
How are their teeth developing? - ANSWER - Dental care is vital: 11% of children
did not visit a dentist from 2012 to 2014.
- dental decay is one of the most untreated chronic diseases during infancy.
- Dental cavities cause pain, difficulty chewing food, missing school, focus
problems, and appearance.
How is their nutrition? - ANSWER - Need a diverse diet of:
-Grains, fruit, and veggies
- Less than 10% of calories come from saturated fat.
- 2400 calories each day.
- Teach proper nutrition, food groupings, and healthy snacks.
- Breakfast is essential.
,What is their sleep pattern like? - ANSWER - Children aged 9 years. Need around
10 hours of sleep.
- Consistent and enough sleep is essential for growth and learning.
- Poor sleep hygiene.
- Parents work late and can remain up late.
- Watching TV videos.
- School demands
How is their brain developing? - ANSWER: Loss in gray matter density or pruning
of unneeded dendrites.
- control over motor tone and movement.
- Mediate higher cognitive functions, attention, and emotions.
- spatial comprehension, reasoning, and language
- A consistent growth in white matter in the corpus callosum for fine motor control,
such as writing legibly, tying shoelaces, or playing musical instruments
How do foes play during recess? - ANSWER: Games are typically informal and
impromptu.
Boys are more physical.
- Girls like games with vocal expression.
- rough and tumble play.
- vigorous play, including wrestling, kicking, chasing, and screaming.
- appears to be universal.
, How do sports and other activities impact them? - ANSWER - About 40% of 9 to
13-year-olds participate in organized sports.
- To enhance motor skills, sports programs should:
- Offer a variety of sports.
- Coach for skill development, not winning.
Do Barbie dolls influence body image? - ANSWER: 99% of three to ten-year-olds
in the United States own at least one Barbie doll.
- role models or cultural standards of beauty?
- Research suggests that age is a factor.
- One study found that 49-55% of 9-12 year olds were dissatisfied with their
weight.
How does obesity impact middle childhood? - ANSWER: 6-11 year olds
30 per cent of children are overweight.
15 per cent are obese.
causes:
- Genetics - Inherited tendency
- Lack of Exercise
- Inadequate role modeling (activity and dietary habits)
- "ANxiety" eating.
- Higher cost of "healthier" items (fresh fruits and vegetables vs. ramen noodles).
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