NU 435 EXAM #2 INFANT
WELLNESS/ILLNESS Questions with Complete Solutions (Latest 2025) Physiological Growth
WEIGHT
length head circumference closure of fontanels
chest circumference - Correct Answers ✅Weight: 2x birth
@ 6 mo, 3x birth @ 12 mo
Length: 0.5x birth @ 12 mo
Head Circ: 0.33x birth @ 12 mo
Closure of Fontanels:
Posterior: 1.5-2 mo
Anterior: 12-18 mo
Chest circ = head circ @ 12 mo when do NB reflexes decrease? when should they no longer be present?what about the immune system? - Correct Answers
✅Sensory acuity: Hearing as good as adulthood; vision
progresses in binocularity from 6 wks through 4 months, and distance vision through 9 months 1 / 3
NU 435 EXAM #2 INFANT
WELLNESS/ILLNESS Questions with Complete Solutions (Latest 2025)
Neurological maturation: Newborn reflexes decrease by 2-3
months, should no longer be present by 4 months
Risk for infection: Immature immune system not yet
producing IgA Risk for ear & respiratory infections how does feeding change?when does drooling begin? and teething?how many wet diapers after first week?when do iron stores change? - Correct Answers ✅Immature
digestive processes: Improves by 3 mo, some compensation
by human breast milk Feeding decreases in frequency, increases in quantity Bowel movement frequency dependent on type of intake Drooling @ 4 months, 1st teeth @ 5 months
Renal Immaturity: Unconcentrated urine, 6-8 wet diapers
daily after 1st week
Hematological changes: Iron stores, fetal (HgF) adult
hemoglobin by ~ mo 5 2 / 3
NU 435 EXAM #2 INFANT
WELLNESS/ILLNESS Questions with Complete Solutions (Latest 2025) The Psychosexual - Freud - Correct Answers ✅Three basic
components:
Id = the unconscious, self-centered & immediate gratification seeking Ego = Rational, negotiates social realities to try and achieve gratification Superego = moral arbiter, inhibits behavior that threatens society frued's stages - Correct Answers ✅1. Oral- birth to one year -gratification through oral activities
- Anal- 1- 3yrs
- phallic- 3-6yrs
- Latency- 6- 12years
- Gential -12+
- / 3
-gratification through control of anal sphincter
-Gratification through genital experiences (period of Oedipus & Electra)
-Energy channeled towards learning, less towards gratification