Growth and Development: Infants
Age where there is no head control
What is 1 month old
Age where they use one-word sentences.
What is 1 year old?
What age should you use play to assess body parts and use praise during examination and distraction while assessing?
What is toddler age?
Name the highest score you can have for the Glascow Coma Scale
True or False. Cyanosis may be an early sign of a cardiac condition in an infant or a child.
What is True?
Age when can they can sit upright with support
What is 5-6 months?
According to Erickson, at what age do they enter Initiative vs. Guilt?
What is Ages 3-5?
During this time, the child's:
• conscience begins to develop, introducing the concept of right and wrong
• sense of guilt arises when he feels that his imagination and activities are unacceptable or clash with his parents' expectations
• simple reasoning develops and longer periods of delayed gratification are tolerated.
What age would you give patient some control when appropriate and encourage open and honest communication?
What is adolescent age?
Age when the posterior fontanel closes.
What is 2 months?
True or False. The Gallbladder is located in the Right Upper Quadrant.
Age where begins to exhibit pincer grasp
What is 8-10 months?
At what age are they in Piaget's concrete-operational period?
What is school age (ages 6-12 years old)
At what age would you allow the patient to be involved in the examination process such as helping use the stethoscope?
What is preschool age?
Age when anterior fontanel closes.
What is 18 months?
What kind of pain scale would be appropriate to use on an infant?
What is a FLACC scale. Face, Legs, Activity, Cry, Consolability (FLACC).
Age where cruises well and may stand for support
What is 11-12 months of age?
At this age, their vocabulary expands to about 900 words and ask many "why?" questions.
What is 3 years old?
Describe the Quiet to Active Approach
When the child is quiet (asleep), examine fontanels and ausculate the heart, lungs, and abdomen. Save the ears and mouth for last. You may have to ask parents/caregiver for help.
Describe how you would measure a head circumference on an infant?
Use landmarks. Place measuring tape above patients eyebrow and around the occipital prominence to the largest diameter.
Name the 5 P's of Musculoskeletal Injury.
What is :
1. Pain
2. Paresthesia
3. Paralysis
4. Pallor
5. Pulse
Age where they can hold thier own bottle
What is 6 months of age?
Name 5 Toys that are safe for toddlers.
Play dough and modeling clay
• Building blocks
• Plastic, pretend housekeeping toys, such as pots, pans, and play food
• Stackable rings and blocks of varying sizes
• Toy phones
• Wooden puzzles with big pieces
• Textured or cloth books
• Plastic musical instruments and noise-makers
• Toys that roll, such as age-appropriate cars and trains
• Tricycle or riding car
• Fat crayons and coloring books
Name 3 Assessment Tips when conducting an assessment on a school age patient.
Provide Explanation for Procedures, Respect Privacy, and Explain purpose for Equipment (i.e. Stethoscope is to listen to the heart and lungs)
Explain the purpose of the Glascow Coma Score
Assesses patient's LOC and uncovers baseline changes. Can also detect the neurological damage or status of the patient.
Respiratory assessment: Name 4 different types of retractions
What is suprasternal, intercostal, substernal and subcostal.