PEDS FINAL PRACTICE QUESTIONS

The best activity to encourage achievement of a school-age client's developmental task, according to Erickson, includes which of the following?

Building a model car that will take one afternoon. Completing tasks allows a child to best experience a sense of industry. Because of short attention spans, short, easily visible projects are best.

Parents of a 4-month-old wonder why she doesn't sit yet. Which statement best reflects average sitting ability of infants? Most sit steadily at 3 months; Tina is delayed. b. Most do not sit well until 8 months; she is normal. c. Sitting and the age of first tooth eruption correlate. d. Most infants sit steadily by the end of the fourth month

Most do not sit well until 8 months; she is normal. A major milestone of development is sitting at 8 months of age.

An infant's parents ask when their child will be able to pick up small objects. By 10 months of age, infants typically pick up small objects by what method? a. "Hitching" them forward b. "Scooping" them up c. Using a thumb and finger d. Using only a thumb

Using a thumb and finger A "pincer grasp" is picking up objects by a thumb and finger and is acquired by infants at about 10 months