Medical
Infant Care
Cognitive Development
Physical Development
Neonatal Check-ups
100
What does SIDS stand for?
Sudden Infant Death Syndrome
100
What is the also known as pertussiiss, which is caused by coughing spells?
Whooping Cough
100
When and how do children learn?
Children begin learning from the moment they are born by looking , listening, and interacting with people and objects.
100
Does large or small muscles develop first?
Large
100
What five areas do doctors observe on a newborn at 1 and 5 minutes after the baby is born?
Heart rate, skin color, muscle tone, breathing and reflex irritability.
200
What does MMR stand for?
measles, mumps, & rubella
200
Other than simply crying, what else do babies tend to do during the first four months?
Babies track objects with their eyes and begin making noises
200
T/ F Music stimulates cognitive development in children.
True
200
Do the trunk muscles or hands and feet muscles grow first?
Trunk
200
When is the next newborn checkup after the initial 1 and 5 minute exam?
Within 24 hours.
300
What gender does SIDS more commonly affected?
Males
300
What is the "Sucking Reflex"?
It is when the Infant sucks when the area around the mouth is touched.
300
Why is reading to infants/ toddlers important for cognitive growth?
Reading to them, helps them learn the sounds of our language.
300
What happens first lifting their heads or walking?
Lifting their heads
300
Where is blood taken from for a newborn screening?
The heel
400
What vaccine is given to help prevent chickenpox?
Varicella
400
What does the "Swaddling Technique" do for the infant?
"Swaddling" seems to give most infants a sense of security and comfort.
400
Why is the caregiver's role so important in the cognitive development of infants/ toddlers?
By playing with them, singing to them, planning stimulating activities for them, reading to them, and encouraging them to explore their environment, they absorb everything about their environment, which is really important for cognitive growth.
400
Developing motor skills happens should happen when?
Between 18 and 60 months
400
In the first weeks after birth, your baby begins a series of exams by a doctor, sometimes called ____ _____ _____.
Well Child Exams
500
What are the symptoms for SIDS?
There are none, it is unexplainable.
500
What is the "Startle Reflex"?
When the infant pulls his/her arms and legs in after hearing loud noises.
500
Infant/ Toddlers in Piaget's theory of Cognitive Development?
1) Sensorimotor Stage (infancy) Birth to 2 years of age- Use senses, motor skills to gain knowledge 2) Pre- Operational Stage (toddlerhood and early childhood) Language use matures, memory and imagination are developed Begin to give labels to objects they see in everyday life. Illogical thinking
500
What is harder to learn writing or tying your shoes?
Tying your shoes
500
What measurements are taken at newborn checkups?
Length, weight and head circumference.
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