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NSG 434 EXAM 1 2026 QUESTIONS EXAM 2026-2027 ALL
QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS EXAM 2026 LATEST EDITION
SOLVED QUESTIONS & ANSWERS VERIFIED
What is the difference between growth and development?
- Growth is an increase in physical size (Height and weight)
- Development is a continuous, orderly serious of conditions leading to activities and
new motives of activity, and patterns of behavior
What is the difference between chronological age and developmental age?
- Chronological age is age in years
- Developmental age is age based on functional behavior and ability to adapt to the
environment.
What is the correct age for an infant?
- Birth to 1 year old
What is the correct age for a toddler?
1 to 3 years old
What is the correct age for a pre schooler?
3 to 6 years old
What is the correct age for school-age kids?
6 to 12 years old
What is the correct age for an adolescent?
12 to 18 years old
What is cephalocaudal growth
growth from head to toe
What is proximodistal growth?
From center outward, or midline to peripheral
What is differentiation growth?
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Simple-to-complex progression of achievement of developmental milestones
(babbling before talking)
What is Erickson's psychosocial theory of an infant?
- Trust vs. Mistrust (birth to 1 year)
Why is it so important to build trust in the trust vs mistrust phase?
It is the foundation for the following phases
How does the trust vs mistrust phase work?
- When you meet the childs needs as a parent, you earn their trust, and when you
don't meet those basic needs, this leads to mistrust
What is the phase of Piaget's cognitive development from birth to 24 months?
Sensorimotor phase
What are the phases of the sensorimotor phase?
- Separation
- Object permanence
- Symbols
What happens in the separation phase?
- They learn to separate from objects in the environment and they can control their
environment
What is object permanence?
is the understanding that an object continues to exist even if it can't be seen (peek-a-
boo)
What is the best way for infants to learn time and space?
Symbols phase
When do formal developmental screenings happen?
- 9 months
- 18 months
- 24 to 30 months
What is the purpose of the Denver Developmental Screening Test?
- It helps to identify a child's developmental age
- compared to other kids
- Done by doing 125 tasks
When does Denver Developmental Screening Test happen?
- Birth to 6 years old
What is anticipatory guidance?
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educating parents and caregivers about what to expect in the next phase of
development
What does anticipatory guidance include?
- Health habits
- Prevention of illness and injury
- Prevention of poisoning
- Nutrition
- Dental care
- Sexuality
What are some developments and growth we should see in infants?
- Weight doubles after 6 months, and triples after 1 year
- Height increases by 50% by 1 year
- Head growth is rapid; brain weight increases 2.5 times by year 1
- Head circumference is bigger than chest circumference
- The posterior fontanel closes at 2 to 3 months
- The anterior fontanel closes at 12 to 18 months
What are some gross motor developments of infants? (table 31.1)
- Gains head control by 4 months (no head lag when picked up)
- Rolls from back to side by 4 months
- Rolls from abdomen to back by 5 months
- Rolls from back to abdomen in 6 months
- Sits alone without support by 8 months
- Stands holding furniture by 9 months
What are more gross motor developments of infants?
- Crawls with abdomen on floor by 10 months
- Creeps with abdomen off floor by 11 months
- Cruises by 10 to 12 months
- Walks well while holding one hand by 12 months
What are some fine motor developments of infants?
- Hand predominantly closes at 1 month
- Desires to grasp by 3 months
- Two handed, voluntary grasp at 5 months
- Holds bottle, grasps feet at 6 months
- Transfers from hand to hand by 7 months
NSG 434 EXAM 1 2026 QUESTIONS EXAM 2026-2027 ALL
QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS EXAM 2026 LATEST EDITION
SOLVED QUESTIONS & ANSWERS VERIFIED
What is the difference between growth and development?
- Growth is an increase in physical size (Height and weight)
- Development is a continuous, orderly serious of conditions leading to activities and
new motives of activity, and patterns of behavior
What is the difference between chronological age and developmental age?
- Chronological age is age in years
- Developmental age is age based on functional behavior and ability to adapt to the
environment.
What is the correct age for an infant?
- Birth to 1 year old
What is the correct age for a toddler?
1 to 3 years old
What is the correct age for a pre schooler?
3 to 6 years old
What is the correct age for school-age kids?
6 to 12 years old
What is the correct age for an adolescent?
12 to 18 years old
What is cephalocaudal growth
growth from head to toe
What is proximodistal growth?
From center outward, or midline to peripheral
What is differentiation growth?
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Simple-to-complex progression of achievement of developmental milestones
(babbling before talking)
What is Erickson's psychosocial theory of an infant?
- Trust vs. Mistrust (birth to 1 year)
Why is it so important to build trust in the trust vs mistrust phase?
It is the foundation for the following phases
How does the trust vs mistrust phase work?
- When you meet the childs needs as a parent, you earn their trust, and when you
don't meet those basic needs, this leads to mistrust
What is the phase of Piaget's cognitive development from birth to 24 months?
Sensorimotor phase
What are the phases of the sensorimotor phase?
- Separation
- Object permanence
- Symbols
What happens in the separation phase?
- They learn to separate from objects in the environment and they can control their
environment
What is object permanence?
is the understanding that an object continues to exist even if it can't be seen (peek-a-
boo)
What is the best way for infants to learn time and space?
Symbols phase
When do formal developmental screenings happen?
- 9 months
- 18 months
- 24 to 30 months
What is the purpose of the Denver Developmental Screening Test?
- It helps to identify a child's developmental age
- compared to other kids
- Done by doing 125 tasks
When does Denver Developmental Screening Test happen?
- Birth to 6 years old
What is anticipatory guidance?
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educating parents and caregivers about what to expect in the next phase of
development
What does anticipatory guidance include?
- Health habits
- Prevention of illness and injury
- Prevention of poisoning
- Nutrition
- Dental care
- Sexuality
What are some developments and growth we should see in infants?
- Weight doubles after 6 months, and triples after 1 year
- Height increases by 50% by 1 year
- Head growth is rapid; brain weight increases 2.5 times by year 1
- Head circumference is bigger than chest circumference
- The posterior fontanel closes at 2 to 3 months
- The anterior fontanel closes at 12 to 18 months
What are some gross motor developments of infants? (table 31.1)
- Gains head control by 4 months (no head lag when picked up)
- Rolls from back to side by 4 months
- Rolls from abdomen to back by 5 months
- Rolls from back to abdomen in 6 months
- Sits alone without support by 8 months
- Stands holding furniture by 9 months
What are more gross motor developments of infants?
- Crawls with abdomen on floor by 10 months
- Creeps with abdomen off floor by 11 months
- Cruises by 10 to 12 months
- Walks well while holding one hand by 12 months
What are some fine motor developments of infants?
- Hand predominantly closes at 1 month
- Desires to grasp by 3 months
- Two handed, voluntary grasp at 5 months
- Holds bottle, grasps feet at 6 months
- Transfers from hand to hand by 7 months
