NURS 5432 UTA PREPARATION TEST 2026
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
GRADED A+
● What factors influence physical development? Answer: Genetics,
ethnicity, culture, and individual variability.
● Why are sequential growth measurements important? Answer: To
detect abnormal growth patterns or crossing percentile lines.
● What defines a term infant? Answer: ≥37 weeks gestation.
● What defines a preterm infant? Answer: <37 weeks gestation.
● What defines a late preterm infant? Answer: 34-37 weeks gestation.
● What defines an extremely preterm infant? Answer: <28 weeks
gestation.
● What are the daily caloric needs for infants 0-6 months? Answer: 120
kcal/kg/day.
,● What are the daily caloric needs for 7-12 months? Answer: 100
kcal/kg/day.
● What are the daily caloric needs for ages 2-10 years? Answer: 100-70
kcal/kg/day.
● What are the daily caloric needs for adolescents? Answer: 45
kcal/kg/day.
● Why is breastfeeding considered the perfect food? Answer: Transfers
maternal antibodies and cannot be duplicated.
● What GI benefit does breastfeeding provide? Answer: Decreases
GERD.
● How does breastfeeding affect allergy risk? Answer: Decreases
allergies due to anti-inflammatory agents.
● How long should exclusive breastfeeding continue? Answer: Six
months.
● How is adequate breastfeeding nutrition confirmed? Answer: Weight
gain.
,● What is the vitamin D dose for infants through adolescence? Answer:
400 IU/day starting at 2 months.
● Who should receive vitamin B12 supplementation? Answer: Strictly
vegetarian breastfeeding mothers.
● When should iron supplementation begin in infants? Answer: At 6
months.
● What is the preferred source of iron once solids are introduced?
Answer: Fortified cereals.
● When is fluoride supplementation indicated? Answer: If water supply
is <0.3 ppm starting at 6 months.
● What percentage of birth weight is normally lost initially? Answer:
10%.
● When should birth weight be regained? Answer: Within 7-14 days.
● When does weight double? Answer: 5-6 months.
● When does weight triple? Answer: 1 year.
, ● When does weight quadruple? Answer: 2 years.
● What is the expected annual weight gain for ages 3-6? Answer: 4-6
lb/year.
● What is the expected annual weight gain for school-age children?
Answer: 5-7 lb/year.
● At what age do primary central incisors erupt? Answer: 6-7.5 months.
● At what age do primary lateral incisors erupt? Answer: 7-9 months.
● At what age do first molars erupt? Answer: 12-14 months.
● At what age do cuspids erupt? Answer: 16-18 months.
● At what age do second molars erupt? Answer: 20-24 months.
● What is the mnemonic for permanent teeth order? Answer: Come
Little Children Munch Meat.
● What is the age range for the sensorimotor stage? Answer: Birth-2
years.
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
GRADED A+
● What factors influence physical development? Answer: Genetics,
ethnicity, culture, and individual variability.
● Why are sequential growth measurements important? Answer: To
detect abnormal growth patterns or crossing percentile lines.
● What defines a term infant? Answer: ≥37 weeks gestation.
● What defines a preterm infant? Answer: <37 weeks gestation.
● What defines a late preterm infant? Answer: 34-37 weeks gestation.
● What defines an extremely preterm infant? Answer: <28 weeks
gestation.
● What are the daily caloric needs for infants 0-6 months? Answer: 120
kcal/kg/day.
,● What are the daily caloric needs for 7-12 months? Answer: 100
kcal/kg/day.
● What are the daily caloric needs for ages 2-10 years? Answer: 100-70
kcal/kg/day.
● What are the daily caloric needs for adolescents? Answer: 45
kcal/kg/day.
● Why is breastfeeding considered the perfect food? Answer: Transfers
maternal antibodies and cannot be duplicated.
● What GI benefit does breastfeeding provide? Answer: Decreases
GERD.
● How does breastfeeding affect allergy risk? Answer: Decreases
allergies due to anti-inflammatory agents.
● How long should exclusive breastfeeding continue? Answer: Six
months.
● How is adequate breastfeeding nutrition confirmed? Answer: Weight
gain.
,● What is the vitamin D dose for infants through adolescence? Answer:
400 IU/day starting at 2 months.
● Who should receive vitamin B12 supplementation? Answer: Strictly
vegetarian breastfeeding mothers.
● When should iron supplementation begin in infants? Answer: At 6
months.
● What is the preferred source of iron once solids are introduced?
Answer: Fortified cereals.
● When is fluoride supplementation indicated? Answer: If water supply
is <0.3 ppm starting at 6 months.
● What percentage of birth weight is normally lost initially? Answer:
10%.
● When should birth weight be regained? Answer: Within 7-14 days.
● When does weight double? Answer: 5-6 months.
● When does weight triple? Answer: 1 year.
, ● When does weight quadruple? Answer: 2 years.
● What is the expected annual weight gain for ages 3-6? Answer: 4-6
lb/year.
● What is the expected annual weight gain for school-age children?
Answer: 5-7 lb/year.
● At what age do primary central incisors erupt? Answer: 6-7.5 months.
● At what age do primary lateral incisors erupt? Answer: 7-9 months.
● At what age do first molars erupt? Answer: 12-14 months.
● At what age do cuspids erupt? Answer: 16-18 months.
● At what age do second molars erupt? Answer: 20-24 months.
● What is the mnemonic for permanent teeth order? Answer: Come
Little Children Munch Meat.
● What is the age range for the sensorimotor stage? Answer: Birth-2
years.
