NURS 629 exam 2 Questions And Answers
Question 1: Weight changes in 1st year of life
CORRECT ANSWER : Weight increases 6-8lbs, up to 20lbs
in the 1st year of life
Question 2: When does the posterior fontanelle close?
Anterior?
CORRECT ANSWER : posterior- 2 months, anterior- 9-18
mo
Question 3: When do the abdominal muscles close?
CORRECT ANSWER : 3 years
Question 4: When are the testicles descended?
CORRECT ANSWER: usually descended at birth, but
spontaneous descent may occur in the first year after birth.(usually 6 months)
Question 5: What do you assess for with infants
musculoskeletal system?
CORRECT ANSWER : leg fold symmetry, hip abduction- no
clicks
Question 6: Ortolani maneuver
CORRECT ANSWER : check hips for congenital dislocation,
done until 1 yr old, should be smooth with no sounds, abnormal= feels like a clunk as head of femur pops back into place- positive ortolani sign
Question 7: Barlow maneuver
CORRECT ANSWER : place your index and middle finger
over the greater trochanter. Gently push both knees together
at midline downwards. Positive: "Clunk" sounds or palpating
trochanter being displaced by the index/middle finger
Question 8: Infantile eczema
CORRECT ANSWER : atopic dermatitis is an inflammation
of genetically hypersensitive skin - local vasodilation in affected areas, spongiosis or breakdown of dermal cells and
formation of intradermal vesicles - rarely seen in breastfed infants until they begin to eat additional food - it is a symptom rather than a disorder - infant is oversensitive to certain substances, Worse in winter
Question 9: Why is acid reflux common in infants?
CORRECT ANSWER : their sphincters are not mature, break
up feedings ~15mL, burp, then return.
Question 10: When does colic usually resolve?
CORRECT ANSWER : by 6 months
Question 11: Toddler weight gain per year
CORRECT ANSWER : 4-6lbs per year, grow 3 inches per
year
Question 12: In toddler always assess for?
CORRECT ANSWER : anterior fontanel (should be closed by
18 m-2 yrs.), screen for strabismus, tooth eruption- if no teeth by 18 mo= xray, assess for hip dysplasia, gait, bowlegged -
DTRs -Babinski + (dorsiflex) normal in infant less than 24 mo
Question 13: What age do you screen for hearing and vision?
CORRECT ANSWER : at 3 years
Question 14: School age children grow more steadily?
CORRECT ANSWER : 2 in/year, 4-6lbs/ year
Question 15: In adolescence when does puberty begin in
girls?
CORRECT ANSWER : 9-13 years
Question 16: When does puberty begin in boys?
CORRECT ANSWER : 11-14 years
Question 17: At what ages do puberty changes develop in
girls?