Burns Chapter 5 Developmental Management of Infants questions and answers.

Burns Chapter 5 Developmental Management of Infants questions and answers.The primary care PNP performs a well baby examination on a 7-day-old infant who is nursing well, according to the mother. The NP notes that the infant weighed 3250 grams at birht and 2990 grams when discharged on the second day of life. The infant weighs 3080 grams at this visit. Which action is correct? Schedule a weight check in 1 week The parent of a newborn infant asks the primary care PNP when to intervene to help the infant's future intellectual growth. What will the NP tell the parent? Language and literacy skills begin at birth 00:32 01:26 During an assessment of a 4-week-old infant, the primary care pediatric nurse practitioner learns that a breastfed infant nurses every 2 hours during the day but is able to sleep for a 4-hour period during the night. The infant has gained 20 grams per day in the interval since last seen in the clinic. What will the nurse practitioner recommend? Continuing to nurse the infant using the current pattern The mother of a 6-week-old breastfeeding infant tells the primary care pediatric nurse practitioner that her baby, who previously had bowel movements with each feeding, now has a bowel movement once every third day. What will the nurse practitioner tell her? This may be normal for breastfed babies. The mother of a 3-month-old child tells the primary care pediatric nurse practitioner that it is "so much fun" now that her infant coos and smiles and wants to play. What is important for the nurse practitioner to teach this mother? How to read the infant's cues for overstimulation The mother of a 6-month-old infant is distressed because the infant can say "dada" but not "mama" and asks the primary care pediatric nurse practitioner why this is when she is the one who spends more time with the infant. How will the nurse practitioner respond? At this age, your baby does not understand the meaning of sounds." The primary care pediatric nurse practitioner is performing a well baby examination on a 2-month-old infant who has gained 25 grams per day in the last interval. The mother is nursing and tells the nurse practitioner that her infant seems fussy and wants to nurse more often. What will the nurse practitioner tell her? a. She may not be making as much breastmilk as before. The infant may be going through an expected growth spurt. The primary care pediatric nurse practitioner is performing a well child examination on a 9-month-old infant whose hearing is normal but who responds to verbal cues with only single syllable vocalizations. What will the nurse practitioner recommend to the parents to improve speech and language skills in this infant? Read simple board books to the infant at bedtime The parent of a 5-month-old is worried because the infant becomes fussy but doesn't always seem interested in nursing. What will the nurse practitioner tell this parent? The infant may be expressing a desire to play or to rest. The primary care pediatric nurse practitioner is examining a 12-month-old infant who was 6 weeks premature and observes that the infant uses a raking motion to pick up small objects. The PEDS questionnaire completed by the parent did not show significant developmental delays. What will the nurse practitioner do first? Perform an in-depth deve