Chapter 25: Growth and Development of
the Newborn and Infant - ML6 Already
Rated A+
Correct response:
An infant should have 6 to 8 wet diapers/day.
Explanation:
Chapter 25: Growth and Development of the Newborn and Infant - Page 944
What is the correct amount of wet diapers a mature infant should produce each day?
An infant should have 3 to 5 wet diapers/day.
An infant should have 1 to 2 wet diapers/day.
An infant should have 9 to 10 wet diapers/day.
An infant should have 6 to 8 wet diapers/day.
Correct response:
"Let me go over car seat safety with you, so you can install your car seat properly."
Explanation:
Chapter 25: Growth and Development of the Newborn and Infant, CULTURAL INFLUENCES
ON GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT, pp. 940-941.
When the nurse discharges a new mom and infant, the nurses notices that the car seat is in the
front seat of the car. What is the appropriate response for the nurse to make regarding the car
seat?
"You should never put the car seat in the front."
,"With the car seat in front, you can keep an eye on your baby."
"Let me go over car seat safety with you, so you can install your car seat properly."
"I see you have a car seat. That is great."
Correct response:
Sitting without support
Explanation:
Chapter 25: Growth and Development of the Newborn and Infant, TABLE 25.3 Development of
Gross Motor Skills in Infancy, p. 932.
Which milestone would the nurse expect an infant to accomplish by 8 months of age?
Pulling self to a standing position
Creeping on all fours
Sitting without support
Being able to sit from a standing position
Correct response:
They put her to bed when she falls asleep.
Explanation: Chapter 25: Growth and Development of the Newborn and Infant, PROMOTING
HEALTHY GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT, p. 949.
The nurse is assessing the sleeping practices of the parents of a 4-month-old girl who wakes
repeatedly during the night. Which parent comment might reveal a cause for the night waking?
If she is safe, they lie her down and leave.
They sing to her before she goes to sleep.
,The child has a regular, scheduled bedtime.
They put her to bed when she falls asleep.
Correct response:
the newborn's stomach can hold between 0.5 oz and 1 oz.
Explanation: Chapter 25: Growth and Development of the Newborn and Infant, PHYSIOLOGIC
CHANGES, p. 929.
The nurse is educating the mother of a newborn about feeding practices. The nurse correctly
advises the mother that:
demand scheduled feeding is associated with increased difficulty getting the baby to sleep
through the night.
the best feeding schedule offers food every 4 to 6 hours.
most newborns need to eat about 4 times per day.
the newborn's stomach can hold between 0.5 oz and 1 oz.
Correct response:
be able to turn over onto the back
Explanation: Chapter 25: Growth and Development of the Newborn and Infant,
INTRODUCTION, p. 924.
Anticipatory guidance for an infant for the 4th month should include the fact that the infant will
be able to achieve which developmental milestone?
have many "blue" or moody periods
insist on things being done the infant's way be
, able to turn over onto the back
develop a fear of strangers
Correct response:
Sitting without support
Explanation: Chapter 25: Growth and Development of the Newborn and Infant, TABLE 25.3
Development of Gross Motor Skills in Infancy, p. 932.
Which milestone would the nurse expect an infant to accomplish by 8 months of age?
Pulling self to a standing position
Being able to sit from a standing position
Creeping on all fours
Sitting without support
Correct response:
looking for a toy in her crib at the last place she saw it.
Explanation: Chapter 25: Growth and Development of the Newborn and Infant, COGNITIVE
DEVELOPMENT, p. 931.
A staff nurse is talking about Piaget's theory with a nursing student. Infants are in the
sensorimotor stage of cognitive development during which object permanence is mastered. An
example of an infant displaying this ability is:
shaking a rattle to enjoy the sound.
smiling at herself in the mirror.
looking for a toy in her crib at the last place she saw it.
pushing a spoon from her high chair tray to the floor.
the Newborn and Infant - ML6 Already
Rated A+
Correct response:
An infant should have 6 to 8 wet diapers/day.
Explanation:
Chapter 25: Growth and Development of the Newborn and Infant - Page 944
What is the correct amount of wet diapers a mature infant should produce each day?
An infant should have 3 to 5 wet diapers/day.
An infant should have 1 to 2 wet diapers/day.
An infant should have 9 to 10 wet diapers/day.
An infant should have 6 to 8 wet diapers/day.
Correct response:
"Let me go over car seat safety with you, so you can install your car seat properly."
Explanation:
Chapter 25: Growth and Development of the Newborn and Infant, CULTURAL INFLUENCES
ON GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT, pp. 940-941.
When the nurse discharges a new mom and infant, the nurses notices that the car seat is in the
front seat of the car. What is the appropriate response for the nurse to make regarding the car
seat?
"You should never put the car seat in the front."
,"With the car seat in front, you can keep an eye on your baby."
"Let me go over car seat safety with you, so you can install your car seat properly."
"I see you have a car seat. That is great."
Correct response:
Sitting without support
Explanation:
Chapter 25: Growth and Development of the Newborn and Infant, TABLE 25.3 Development of
Gross Motor Skills in Infancy, p. 932.
Which milestone would the nurse expect an infant to accomplish by 8 months of age?
Pulling self to a standing position
Creeping on all fours
Sitting without support
Being able to sit from a standing position
Correct response:
They put her to bed when she falls asleep.
Explanation: Chapter 25: Growth and Development of the Newborn and Infant, PROMOTING
HEALTHY GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT, p. 949.
The nurse is assessing the sleeping practices of the parents of a 4-month-old girl who wakes
repeatedly during the night. Which parent comment might reveal a cause for the night waking?
If she is safe, they lie her down and leave.
They sing to her before she goes to sleep.
,The child has a regular, scheduled bedtime.
They put her to bed when she falls asleep.
Correct response:
the newborn's stomach can hold between 0.5 oz and 1 oz.
Explanation: Chapter 25: Growth and Development of the Newborn and Infant, PHYSIOLOGIC
CHANGES, p. 929.
The nurse is educating the mother of a newborn about feeding practices. The nurse correctly
advises the mother that:
demand scheduled feeding is associated with increased difficulty getting the baby to sleep
through the night.
the best feeding schedule offers food every 4 to 6 hours.
most newborns need to eat about 4 times per day.
the newborn's stomach can hold between 0.5 oz and 1 oz.
Correct response:
be able to turn over onto the back
Explanation: Chapter 25: Growth and Development of the Newborn and Infant,
INTRODUCTION, p. 924.
Anticipatory guidance for an infant for the 4th month should include the fact that the infant will
be able to achieve which developmental milestone?
have many "blue" or moody periods
insist on things being done the infant's way be
, able to turn over onto the back
develop a fear of strangers
Correct response:
Sitting without support
Explanation: Chapter 25: Growth and Development of the Newborn and Infant, TABLE 25.3
Development of Gross Motor Skills in Infancy, p. 932.
Which milestone would the nurse expect an infant to accomplish by 8 months of age?
Pulling self to a standing position
Being able to sit from a standing position
Creeping on all fours
Sitting without support
Correct response:
looking for a toy in her crib at the last place she saw it.
Explanation: Chapter 25: Growth and Development of the Newborn and Infant, COGNITIVE
DEVELOPMENT, p. 931.
A staff nurse is talking about Piaget's theory with a nursing student. Infants are in the
sensorimotor stage of cognitive development during which object permanence is mastered. An
example of an infant displaying this ability is:
shaking a rattle to enjoy the sound.
smiling at herself in the mirror.
looking for a toy in her crib at the last place she saw it.
pushing a spoon from her high chair tray to the floor.
