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MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. A nurse is assessing a 12-month-old infant. Which statement best describes the infant’s physical development a nurse would expect to find? a. Anterior fontanel closes by age 6... to 10 months. b. Binocularity is well established by age 8 months. c. Birth weight triples by age 1 year. d. Maternal iron stores persist during the first 12 months of life. ANS: C Growth is very rapid during the first year of life. The birth weight has approximately doubled by age 5 to 6 months and triples by age 1 year. The anterior fontanel closes at age 12 to 18 months. Binocularity is not established until age 15 months. Maternal iron stores are usually depleted by age 6 months. DIF: Cognitive Level: Understand TOP: Integrated Process: Nursing Process: Assessment MSC: Area of Client Needs: Health Promotion and Maintenance: Growth and Development 2. The nurse is assessing a 6-month-old healthy infant who weighed 7 pounds at birth. The nurse would expect the infant to now weigh approximately how many pounds? a. 10 b. 15 c. 20 d. 25 [Show More]

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