NURS 5432 Family I Midterm Exam 2026 Graded A+
Birth to 6months calorie requirement
120kcal/kg/day
7 months to 1 year Calorie requirement
100 kcal/kg/day
2 to 10 years caloric requirements
100 to 70 kcal/kg/day
Adolescent calorie requirements
45 kcal/kg/day (significant decrease)
How much Vitamin D a day does an infant need starting at 2 months?
400IU
NOTE: this applies to both breast fed and formula fed infants
How much Iron do infants who are exclusively breastfeeding need?
1 mg/kg/day of iron is recommended
Absent red reflex could indicate these two things:
Congenital Cataracts
Retinoblastoma
What issue with the eyes could indicate Gonococcus, chlamydia, or herpes?
Purulent Eye Discharge
Disconjugate gaze is considered abnormal, True or False?
False: Disconjugate gaze is normal
What do response do we look for when testing the hearing if a Newborn?
Startle Response
A newborn has small white cysts on the palate and gums of the mouth. What's this and should it be
a concern?
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Epstein pearls (common)
Gross Motor: Good head control
2-3 months
What is the Tonic Neck Reflex?
Occurs when newborn's head is turned to the side, the arm on that side will extend while the
opposite arm will contract - prepares the infant for voluntary reaching and may be a precursor to
hand/eye coordination.
What age (range) does Tonic neck for the fencing reflex appear?
2-3 months
Gross Motor: Rolls back to front
5-6 months
Gross motor: sits alone
7 months
Gross Motor: Pulls to stand
9-10 months
Gross Motor: stands alone
11-12 months
Gross Motor: Walks
12-14 months
Gross Motor: walks up and down stairs
22-24 months
Gross Motor: jumps
24-28 months
Fine Motor: Grasps and shakes rattle
2-3 months
Fine Motor: Reaches out for object
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3-4 Months
Fine Motor: Hand to hand transfer*
5-6 months
Fine Motor: Raking grasp
6-7 months
Fine Motor: Finger Grasp
7-9 months
Fine motor: Pincer grasp*
8-10 months
Fine Motor: Pinch Grasp
12 months
Fine Motor: Marks on paper
10-12 months
Fine Motor: Stacks 3 blocks
17-18 months
Fine Motor: stacks 6-7 blocks
22-24 months
Language: Smiles and coos
2-3 months
Language: Laughs
4-5 months
Language: Babbles
5-6 months
Language: "Mama-dada"
8-9 months
Language: waves bye-bye
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8-9 months
Language: Understands "no"
9-10 months
Language: Points to body
15-18 months
Language: 2 word sentences
18-22 months
Language: 30-50 word vocabulary
22-24 months
What age range should a child be able to feed themselves with fingers and start to use a spoon?
13-18 months
What age can an child:
Walk backwards
Throw a ball
Stack 3-4 block?
18 months
At what age does babbling reach a peak?
12 months
What age is 75% of speech understandable?
3 years old
By what age should they understand 100% of language?
4 years old and older (kindergarten age)
Tanner Stage 1 (Pre-pubertal)
Does either sex have pubic hair? Yes or No?
No pubic hair for either sex
Which Tanner Stage does soft pubic hair start to appear for both sexes?
Tanner Stage II
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