Growth and Development: Infants
Growth and Development: Toddlers, Preschool, and School Age
Age Specific Interview and Assessment Tips
Measurements and Tools
System Assessment
100

Age where there is no head control

What is 1 month old

100

Age where they use one-word sentences. 

What is 1 year old? 

100

What age should you use play to assess body parts and use praise during examination and distraction while assessing? 

What is toddler age? 

100

Name the highest score you can have for the Glascow Coma Scale 

What is 15? 
100

True or False. Cyanosis may be an early sign of a cardiac condition in an infant or a child.

What is True? 

200

Age when can they can sit upright with support

What is 5-6 months? 

200

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.

200

What age would you give patient some control when appropriate and encourage open and honest communication? 

What is adolescent age? 

200

Age when the posterior fontanel closes.

What is 2 months? 

200

True or False. The Gallbladder is located in the Right Upper Quadrant. 

What is True?
300

Age where begins to exhibit pincer grasp 

What is 8-10 months? 

300

At what age are they in Piaget's concrete-operational period? 

What is school age (ages 6-12 years old) 


300

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? 

300

Age when anterior fontanel closes.

What is 18 months? 

300

What kind of pain scale would be appropriate to use on an infant? 

What is a FLACC scale. Face, Legs, Activity, Cry, Consolability (FLACC). 

400

Age where cruises well and may stand for support 

What is 11-12 months of age?

400

At this age, their vocabulary expands to about 900 words and ask many "why?"  questions. 

What is 3 years old? 

400

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. 

400

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. 

400

Name the 5 P's of Musculoskeletal Injury.

What is : 

1. Pain

2. Paresthesia

3. Paralysis

4. Pallor

5. Pulse 

500

Age where they can hold thier own bottle

What is 6 months of age? 

500

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

500

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)

500

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. 

500

Respiratory assessment: Name 4 different types of retractions

What is suprasternal, intercostal, substernal and  subcostal.