NRNP 6541 WEEK 3 KNOWLEDGE
CHECK
A 13-month-old child is noted to be at the 25th percentile for weight, the 10th percentile for
height, and less than the 5th percentile for head circumference. She was born at term. She was
noted to have a small head at birth, to be developmentally delayed throughout her life, and to
have required cataract surgery shortly after birth. She currently takes phenobarbital for seizures.
Which of the following would most likely explain this child's small size?
A. Congenital cytomegalovirus infection
B. Down syndrome
C. Glycogen storage disease type II
D. Congenital
E. Craniopharyngioma – ANSWER A. Congenital cytomegalovirus infection
You receive a phone call from the mother of a 2-vear-old. She states her child has sleep refusal.
You suggest that the child should be able to:
A. set his own bedtime based on his internal clock.
B. protest when he goes to bed, but the parents should not pick him up or give him any attention
C. put himself to sleep somewhere other than his own bed and the parents should move him to
the bed once he is asleep.
D. Make multiple requests. but the parents should only respond to every third request. –
ANSWER A. set his own bedtime based on his internal clock.
I like to use my pincer grasp that involves the ability to pick up a small object such as a raisin or
piece of cereal with the thumb and forefinger, and that is mastered around what age? –
ANSWER 9 months
I can walk well on tiptoes, my speech is 50% understandable, I know six body parts, but I cannot
balance on one foot for 1 second. I am:
A.2 years old (24months)
B.2½ years old (30months)
C.3 years old (36months)
D.4 years old – ANSWER B. 2 1/2 years old
The first sign of the onset of female puberty is usually:
A. Sparsely distributed fine, pale public hair
B. Breast buds
C. Menarche
D. Peak height growth velocity – ANSWER B. Breast buds
CHECK
A 13-month-old child is noted to be at the 25th percentile for weight, the 10th percentile for
height, and less than the 5th percentile for head circumference. She was born at term. She was
noted to have a small head at birth, to be developmentally delayed throughout her life, and to
have required cataract surgery shortly after birth. She currently takes phenobarbital for seizures.
Which of the following would most likely explain this child's small size?
A. Congenital cytomegalovirus infection
B. Down syndrome
C. Glycogen storage disease type II
D. Congenital
E. Craniopharyngioma – ANSWER A. Congenital cytomegalovirus infection
You receive a phone call from the mother of a 2-vear-old. She states her child has sleep refusal.
You suggest that the child should be able to:
A. set his own bedtime based on his internal clock.
B. protest when he goes to bed, but the parents should not pick him up or give him any attention
C. put himself to sleep somewhere other than his own bed and the parents should move him to
the bed once he is asleep.
D. Make multiple requests. but the parents should only respond to every third request. –
ANSWER A. set his own bedtime based on his internal clock.
I like to use my pincer grasp that involves the ability to pick up a small object such as a raisin or
piece of cereal with the thumb and forefinger, and that is mastered around what age? –
ANSWER 9 months
I can walk well on tiptoes, my speech is 50% understandable, I know six body parts, but I cannot
balance on one foot for 1 second. I am:
A.2 years old (24months)
B.2½ years old (30months)
C.3 years old (36months)
D.4 years old – ANSWER B. 2 1/2 years old
The first sign of the onset of female puberty is usually:
A. Sparsely distributed fine, pale public hair
B. Breast buds
C. Menarche
D. Peak height growth velocity – ANSWER B. Breast buds
