Chapter 15: An Overview of Growth, Development, and Nutrition
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. What type of development is the nurse assessing when an infant can lift his or her head before
he or she can sit?
a. Specific to genera
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Chapter 15: An Overview of Growth, Development, and Nutrition
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. What type of development is the nurse assessing when an infant can lift his or her head before
he or she can sit?
a. Specific to general
b. Proximodistal
c. Cephalocaudal
d. General to specific
ANS: C
Cephalocaudal development proceeds from head to toe.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension REF: Page 353, Figure 15-1
OBJ: 1 TOP: Cephalocaudal Development
KEY: Nursing Process Step: Data Collection
MSC: NCLEX: Health Promotion and Maintenance: Growth and Development
2. What is a unique organization of characteristics that determines an individual’s pattern of
behavior?
a. Environment
b. Heredity
c. Personality
d. Experience
ANS: C
One definition of personality states that it is a unique organization of characteristics that
determines the individual’s typical or recurrent pattern of behavior.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge REF: Page 360 OBJ: 1
TOP: Personality Development KEY: Nursing Process Step: N/A
MSC: NCLEX: Health Promotion and Maintenance: Growth and Development
3. An infant’s birth weight is 7 pounds, 8 ounces. What can the nurse project the weight to be at
6 months?
a. 12 pounds
b. 15 pounds
c. 18 pounds
d. 22 pounds
ANS: B
An infant usually doubles his or her birth weight by 5 to 6 months.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Analysis REF: Page 353, Figure 15-1
OBJ: 4 TOP: Weight Prediction
KEY: Nursing Process Step: Data Collection
MSC: NCLEX: Health Promotion and Maintenance: Growth and Development
4. What would the nurse further investigate when assessing patterns of growth in a child?
a. Previous weight was in the 75th percentile, and present weight is in the 25th
percentile.
b. Height is in the 90th percentile, and weight is in the 75th percentile.
c. Last weight was in the 5th percentile, and present weight is in the 10th percentile.
d. Weight is in the 50th percentile, and sibling’s weight at the same age was in the
75th percentile.
ANS: A
The child showing a difference of two or more percentile levels from an established growth
pattern should undergo further evaluation.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Analysis REF: Page 356 OBJ: 4
TOP: Growth KEY: Nursing Process Step: Data Collection
MSC: NCLEX: Health Promotion and Maintenance: Growth and Development
5. A mother reports that she and her husband have had one child together, but both have children
from previous marriages living in their home. The nurse will base the care planning on what
type of family?
a. Nuclear
b. Blended
c. Alternate
d. Extended
ANS: B
A blended family involves the remarriage of persons with children.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension REF: Page 359, Table 15-1
OBJ: 6 | 7 TOP: The Family KEY: Nursing Process Step: Planning
MSC: NCLEX: Psychosocial Integrity: Psychosocial Adaptation
6. The mother of a 7-month-old reports that the first lower central incisor has erupted. She asks
the nurse, “How many teeth will he have by his first birthday?” The nurse explains that the
infant will have how many teeth by 1 year of age?
a. 2
b. 4
c. 6
d. 8
ANS: C
The 1-year-old infant usually has about 6 teeth, 4 above and 2 below.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge REF: Page 380 OBJ: 10
TOP: Dentition KEY: Nursing Process Step: Implementation
MSC: NCLEX: Health Promotion and Maintenance: Growth and Development
7. At a well-baby visit, parents of a 6-month-old ask when to take the infant for the first dental
visit. What is the nurse’s best response?
a. “If the teeth are brushed regularly, the child should see a dentist by 3 years of age.”
b. “The first dental visit should be arranged after the first tooth erupts.”
c. “The child should have a dental examination when all deciduous teeth have
erupted.”
d. “A dental visit by 1 year of age is recommended by the American Academy of
Pediatric Dentistry
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