PN Human Growth and Development: Developmental Assessment 3.0 Case Study Test

A nurse is assisting with the developmental screening of a 9-month-old infant. The nurse should expect the infant to be able to perform which of the following gross motor skill tasks? Creep on hands and knees. Change from prone to sitting position. Easily recover balance when sitting. Walk with both hands held.

-Creep on hands and knees. The nurse should recognize that creeping on hands and knees is an expected gross motor skill for the 9-month-old infant to perform. Change from prone to sitting position. The nurse should recognize that an infant who is 10 months old should be able to change from a prone to a sitting position. Easily recover balance when sitting. The nurse should recognize that an infant who is 10 months old should be able to easily recover balance when sitting. Walk with both hands held. The nurse should recognize that an infant who is 11 months old should be able to walk with both hands held.

A nurse is reinforcing teaching with the guardians of a 3-month-old infant about expected growth and development changes over the next 6 months. Which of the following statements should the nurse make? "You should expect your baby to triple their birthweight by 9 months of age." "Your baby will begin to pull themselves from their belly to a sitting position." "You will begin to notice your baby placing their feet in their mouth when lying on their back." "Your baby should have six teeth by 8 months of age."

"You will begin to notice your baby placing their feet in their mouth when lying on their back." The nurse should reinforce to the guardians that at 5 months of age, the infant will begin placing their feet in their mouth when in the supine position. "You should expect your baby to triple their birthweight by 9 months of age." The nurse should reinforce to the guardians that the infant should triple their birth weight by 12 months of age, not 9 months of age. "Your baby will begin to pull themselves from their belly to a sitting position." The nurse should reinforce to the guardians that they should expect the infant to pull themselves from their abdomen to a sitting position at around 10 months of age, not 9 months of age. "Your baby should have six teeth by 8 months of age." The nurse should reinforce to the guardians that the child should have six to eight teeth by 12 months of age, not 8 months of age.

A nurse is collecting data form a 1-month old infant at a well-child visit. Which of the following findings should the nurse expect? A. absent rooting reflex B. head lag C. respiratory rate of 50/ min D. apical heart rate of 90/min

Head Lag A 1-month-old infant exhibits a marked head lag. Therefore, this is an expected finding. A: 4 months C: 25 - 30/min D: 121 - 179/min

A nurse is collecting data from a 1-week-old infant at a well-child visit. Which of the following manifestations should the nurse report to the provider? Head circumference of 35 cm (14 in) Posterior fontanel of 2 cm (0.8 in) Bilateral asymmetric toe length Jerking in response to loud noise

Posterior fontanel of 2 cm (0.8 in) The posterior fontanel of a 1-week-old infant should be between 0.5 and 1 cm (0.2 and 0.4 in). Therefore, the nurse should report a 2-cm (0.8-in) fontanel to the provider.

A nurse is assisting with the developmental screening of a 7-month old infant. The nurse should expect the infant to be able to perform which of the following fine motor skills tasks? A. builds a two block tower B. turn pages in a book C. grasps a bell by the handle D. bangs cubes on a table

Bang cubes on a table The nurse should recognize that banging cubes on a table is an expected fine motor skill for a 7-month-old infant to perform. A: 12 months B: 12 months C: 10 months