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What is the age range of a newborn?

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Up to 28 days

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What is the age range of an infant?

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28 days to 12 months

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During an assessment of newborns and infants, what percentage is subjective information?

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80%

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During an assessment of newborns and infants, what percentage is objective information?

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20%

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How often should preventative care wellness visits be?

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For milestones (9 months)

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When getting a health history of an infant, what do we need to know that would not necessarily apply to the health history of an adult?

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Mother’s number of pregnancies, neonatal diseases of mom, medications taken by mom, alcohol and drug use of mom, etc.

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What should happen within the first hour of birth?

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Breastfeeding
Skin to Skin
Weight, length, and head circumference
Eye prophylaxis
Vitamin K
Pulse ox
Hep B
Newborn metabolic screening
Newborn hearing screening (first few days)

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What does APGAR measure?

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How to baby is transiting from the uterus to the world (adapting)

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What does APGAR stand for?

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Appearance
Pulse (HR)
Grimace (reflex irritability)
Activity (muscle tone)
Respirations

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Is an APGAR of 8 good or bad?

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Good

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What APGAR score is concerning

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7 or less

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What timeframe is early preterm?

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less than 32 weeks

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What timeframe is preterm?

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32 to 37 weeks

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What timeframe is late preterm?

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34 to 37 weeks

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What timeframe is term?

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37 to 41 weeks

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What timeframe is post term?

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After completion of week 42

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What is there an increased risk of complications post term?

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Placenta becomes less effective. Begins to age and does not perfuse well enough.

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How do you determine disposition?

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Are they consolable? crying? calm? sleepy?

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What might be happening if the newborn/infant appears cyanotic during feeding?

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Possibly heart issues

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What is SIDS (sudden infant death syndrome)

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Unexplained death, usually during sleep. Baby appears to be healthy. Less than 1 years old

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What increases risk for SIDS

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Put baby to sleep on side or stomach, smoking near baby, low birth rate/pre mature, overheating, baby sleeping on soft surface/comforter, family hx, maternal use of drugs/alcohol, male, nonwhite

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What is included in breastfeeding assessment

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Latch and milk transfer
Suck and swallow coordination
Maternal milk supply
weight gain and output

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What is included in formula feeding

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Tolerance of formula (GI upset)
Milk flow through nipple
Weight gain and output

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At what point in gestation does the suck and swallow reflex develop?

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34 to 35 weeks

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What is the Denver Developmental Screening Tool?
Assess developmental progress Motor development in 4 areas
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What are the four areas for the Denver Developmental Screening Tool?
Gross motor skills Fine motor & adaptive skills Language Personal/Social development
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What is the M-CHAT and when do we use this?
Assessing for Autism at 18 to 24 months
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At what age do babies coo?
2 months
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What age do babies laugh and squeal?
4 months
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At what age do babies sit alone/crawl?
8 months
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At what age do babies say "dada/mama" and stand alone?
1 year
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At what age do babies walk?
9 to 18 months
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At what age do babies feed themselves?
18 months
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At what age do babies have a 250 word vocabulary and run well?
2 years
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What is the stepping reflex and when does it disappear?
Baby moves their leg up, disappears at 2 months
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What is the moro reflex and when does it disappear?
Startle reflex (starfish), disappears at 3 months
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What is the rooting reflex and when does it disappear?
When you touch their cheek, they turn that way, disappears at 3-4 months
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What is the Palmar grasp reflex and when does it disappear?
Baby grip, disappears at 3-4 months
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What is the tonic reflex and when does it disappear?
Fencing / Archery pose reflex, disappears at 4-6 months
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What is the swimming/parachute reflex and when does it disappear?
When you got put the babies down, they put their arms and legs to smooth the landing, disappears at 4-6 months
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What is the plantar grasp reflex and when does it disappear?
The curl their toes around your finger, disappears 8-10 months
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What is the sucking reflex and when does it disappear?
If you tickle the roof of their mouth, their suck on the finger. Disappears at 10-12 months
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What is the Babinski reflex and when does it disappear?
Disappears at 2 years, but if it prolongs it may indicate a neurological issue
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What the flow of assessment?
clean to dirty OR quiet to dirty
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Why is the weight and height of the baby important
Progression of growth
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Why is the head circumference of the baby important
Hydrocephalis
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Why is the birth chest circumference of the baby important?
To look at if everything is in alignment
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What are fontanels?
They are the soft spots of the skull. It allows for movement of the skull during birth.
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At what age does the posterior fontanel close?
2 to 3 months
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At what age does the anterior fontanel close?
18 months
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What happens if the fontanels close too early?
Misshapen head and brain damage
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Why might the fontanel buldge?
It can be from the baby's position laying down, crying hard, or vomiting. It changes back to flat once the event is over or the position is changed.
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Caput Succedaneum
Posterior megamind. Reabsorbed after birth and is a normal finding.
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Cephalohematoma
Small hump/bump on the side of the head. Collection of blood that is reabsorbed after birth. Normal.
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The nurse is assessing the anterior fontanelle of a 4-month-old infant brought to the clinic for a well-child examination. What would the nurse expect to assess?
Closed fontanelles
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Milia
Little white bumps/crusties around the baby's face
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Lanugo
Hairy baby
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Vernix
Baby covering in "cream cheese" it's a white/creamy biofilm to protect the baby
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Congenital Dermal Melanocytosis
Also known as Mongolian spots. Seen in infant in african, hispanic, asian descent. Blue-grey spots that will disappear
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Port-wine stain
Red "stain" on face. Blood vessels are too close the surface and has to be treat with laser therapy which can be started after the first few days of birth.
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Strawberry hemangioma
Red bump that gets lighter and shrinks over time. Only concerning when it develops on the eyelid which may interfere with vision
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Telangiectic Nevi
Fades on its own. Dilated blood vessel.
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Cradle cap
Crusty oily patches of skin on the baby's scalp
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Sacral dimple
Small indentation of the lower back (usually benign unless there is a hair of a skin tag on it)
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Congenital torticollis
Head position from utero. Can be resolved with stretch and physical therapy. Can affect milestones (lifting head, rolling, etc.)
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Cafe au liat spots
A spot that looks like a birthmark. Resolves on its own.
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A clinic nurse is assessing a 6-month-old infant prior to the administration of scheduled immunizations. The nurse should anticipate that the infant's resting heart rate will be..
~ 110 beats/min
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What is parallel play? What age group is this found in?
Toddlers play alongside, not with, others.
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What is the most common form of play among toddlers?
Imitation is one of the most common forms of play
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What is associative play? What age group is this found in?
Typical in preschoolers where they are interactive and cooperative with sharing
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Give examples of associative play materials
dress-up clothes and dolls, housekeeping toys, play tents, puppets, and doctor and nurse kits
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What is competitive play? What age group is this found in?
Play becomes more competitive and complex during the school-age period.
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The nurse is performing an otoscopic examination of an infant's ears. What action would the nurse do?
Pull down and back
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When assessing the infant's eyes, what finding would the nurse consider to be common but abnormal?
The infant's sclerae have a yellowish tint.
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When and where is cyanosis on a newborn expected versus unexpected?
It is normal for the hands and/or feet may appear blue (acrocyanosis). But central cyanosis is unexpected.
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The newborn’s visual impressions are unfocused, and the ability to distinguish between colors is not developed until
8 months
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At what age do teeth root in children?
6 years of age
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The nurse is assessing the abdomen of a 1-month-old client. Which assessment findings should the nurse document as expected?
protuberant abdomen poorly developed abdominal musculature visible abdominal wall blood vessels tinkling musical bowel sounds
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by ___ years of age, a child should speak in more complicated sentences with speech that is understandable 75% or more of the time.
3 years of age
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By _____ months of age, there is almost no head lag.
3 to 4 months
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The child pulls to stand by __ months
9 months
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The child sits unsupported by age ___ months.
6 to 7 months
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The child is able to roll from front to back by age ___ months.
5 months
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The infant learns language through ____, _____, and _____
listening, watching, and interacting with the environment
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What types of murmurs meet the criteria of an innocent murmur?
Still Pulmonary flow Venous hum
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Which training occurs before the other? Bladder before bowel OR bowel before bladder
Bowel before bladder
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When can parents begin toilet training with their child?
They can begin bowel training as soon as the child appears ready.
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The nurse notes that a sleeping newborn’s heart rate is 102 bpm. What action should the nurse take first?
A pulse rate of 100 bpm when the infant is sleeping is considered normal and should be documented.

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