NURS 5050 Test2 Study Guide Questions with Correct
Answers
Newborn physical changes Correct Answer-neonates lose up to 10% of
birth weight in first few days, regaining a few weeks later. Newborns
have lanugo, cyanosis (hands and feet), protuberant stomach.
Fontanelles palpable at birth, start to close. Reflexes include blinking,
startling, sucking, rooting, grasping, yawning, coughing, sneezing,
swallowing, palmar grasp, plantar grasp.
infant physical changes Correct Answer-size increases rapidly, vision
and hearing develop, patterns of body function stabilize. some reflexes
remain but others disappear. motor development cephalocaudal and
proximodistal. gross motor skills develop, by 4 months most can hold
their heads up.
toddler physical changes Correct Answer-toddler grows 7.5cm and 4.5-
6.5lbs/yr. rapid development of motor skills, walks in upright position.
locomotion proceed from waddling to running, jumping, kicking. fine
motor skills include scribbling, drawing, stacking small tower of blocks,
holding crayons, feeding themselves,
pre-school physical changes Correct Answer-gains 4.5-6.5lbs and 6.5-
9cm per year. gross and fine motor skills develop, by age 5 can jump
rope, skip, copy drawing shapes.
school age physical development Correct Answer-rates of growth slow
and consistent, many double their weight and most girls exceed boys in
height. coordination improves, basic gross motor skills mastered. fine
,motor skills improve, most children able to hold pencil correctly, by age
12 able to draw detailed drawings and write sentences. personal needs
and hygiene become the childs responsibility. childs posture improves,
visual and hearing problems become more noticeable if present.
adolescent physical changes Correct Answer--increased growth rate of
skeleton, muscle, and viscera
-secondary sex characteristics
-arm/facial hair in males
-breast buds in females
peak height and weight gain in girls is around 12 yo, 14 in boys.
cognitive changes newborn Correct Answer-• Cognitive changes:
• Touch: Sensitive to touch on mouth, palms and soles, Highly sensitive
to pain
• Hearing: Can hear sound at birth, Sensitive to voices, hearing test at
birth
• Vision, Visual structures in the eyes not fully formed, limited acuity,
tract movement and monitor environment
• Taste and Smell, Prefer sweet tastes & have odour preferences at birth,
Can identify mother through smell
Innate reflexes present, they initiate learn behaviors, able to focus on
objects 8-10in away from their face, crying is communication.
, infant cognitive changes Correct Answer--Development of vision,
hearing, and touch
-Language and memory development
Senses mature, brain learns to interpret stimuli, learns through
experience and manipulating environment. Object permanence learned,
memory improves. Crying, cooing, laughing. Comprehension of simple
commands. By 1 year, able to say 3-5 words and recognize name.
toddler cognitive changes Correct Answer-memory and language,
seperation anxiety from mom and dad
Remember events more easily, begin to put thoughts into words at 2yo.
Recognize individualism, unable to view another's perspective. Symbols
represent objects. Imitate behavior of another. 24mo has 300 word
vocabulary, speaks in 2-word sentences. By 36mo, child can use simple
sentences and learn 5-6 new words a day.
Whitney realizes that Shauna is still growing through adolescence.
Which of the following is Shauna going through at this stage of her life?
A. Feeling of being in love
B. Being accepted by peers
C. Rich fantasy life
D. Difficulty in asking for help
E. Conflicts with parents over independence Correct Answer-A