Age Appropriate Activities
A type of play where the child does not interact with other children and seen in the infant stage.
What is Solitary Play?
Prevented by placing the infants on their backs to sleep.
What is SIDS (Sudden Infant Death Syndrome)?
It is the first change for sexual maturation in a male.
What is testicles enlarge?
The toddler is developing a sense of personal control over physical skills and a sense of independence.
What is Autonomy vs Shame & Doubt?
A basic function of the family for providing nourishment.
What is sustenance?
A type of play where the child observes other children playing and then engage in activities nearby as seen in toddlers.
What is Parallel Play?
In this developmental stage, screenings for osteoporosis and bone density are appropriate.
What is Middle Adulthood (35-65 yrs)?
The nurse understands an infant's birth weight will _____ at 5 months and ________ by 12 months.
What is Doubles and Triples?
Acceptance of one's death occurs in this stage of Erikson's psychosocial development.
What is Ego Integrity vs Despair?
After 6months of age this should be limited to 4-6 oz per day of this substance.
What is 100% fruit juice?
Common in the preschool years, children may play with this made-up person.
What is an imaginary friend/playmate?
This place and position is most appropriate for an infant riding in a carseat.
What is backseat and rear-facing?
In infancy, attachment behaviors to a parent and having excessive distress when apart from that parent.
What is separation anxiety?
The adolescent develops this cognitive phase where they are able to evaluate the quality of their own thinking.
What is formal operational phase?
This happens at approximately 5 1/2 months of age, the infant is irritable, has excessive drooling and swollen gums.
What is teething?
The type of play that is age-appropriate for the school-age child.
What is competitive and cooperative play?
It should be removed from the crib at approximately 4-5 months of age as it could be a choking hazard.
What is a crib mobile or crib gym?
The period in life in the adolescent stage at which the ability to reproduce begins.
What is puberty?
According to Erikson, Intimacy vs. Isolation occurs during this developmental strage.
What is Young Adulthood (20-35yrs)?
A breastfeeding infant should be transitioned to this at approximately 1 year of age.
What is whole milk?
A preschooler believes his thoughts are powerful and can cause events to occur.
What is magical thinking?
The temperature hot water thermostats should be set to to avoid burns in children.
What is 120 degrees F or (49 degress C)?
This developmental stage is characterized by decreased skin turgor and decreased subcutaneous fat.
What is Late or Older Adult (65+)?
The Middle-Aged adult has accepted responsibility for and offers guidance to the next generation as defined by this stage of Erikson's psychosocial development.
What is Generativity vs. Stagnation.
Introduced as the first solid food around 6 months of age.
What is Iron-fortified cereal?