Pediatrics NSG 3600 Exam 1 & NSG 3600 Exam 3
Newest – 350 Prep Questions and Correct answers/
NSG 3600 Pediatrics Exam 1 & 3 Galen College
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development - ...ANSWER...✓✓ a progressive increase in
the function of the body
Maturation - ...ANSWER...✓✓ The total way in which a
person grows and develops, as dictated by inheritance
directional patterns - ...ANSWER...✓✓ Fundamental to all
humans
- Cephalocaudal: Proceeds from head to toe
- Proximodistal: From midline to periphery
Effect of family on growth and development -
...ANSWER...✓✓ - change or illness in family member
- interactions between family members
Special risk children - ...ANSWER...✓✓ - remote
communities
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- immigrant children
- indigenous
- LGBTQ2
personality development - ...ANSWER...✓✓ result of
interaction between biological and environmental
heritages
Erikson's Psychosocial Theory - ...ANSWER...✓✓ stage
theory of psychosocial development, lifespan consists of
eight dilemmas that must be solved correctly in order to
solve the next dilemma
Freud psychosexual stages - ...ANSWER...✓✓ oral stage,
anal stage, phallic stage, latency stage, genital stage
Piaget's Theory of Cognitive Development -
...ANSWER...✓✓ sensorimotor, preoperational, concrete
operational, formal operational
The growth and development of the parent -
...ANSWER...✓✓ - parents are learning too. Their task is
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to provide the child with skills and tools appropriate at
each age level
Nutrition - ...ANSWER...✓✓ - lack of adequate nutrition
can lead to developmental issues and/or obesity
Childhood obesity - ...ANSWER...✓✓ - significant increase
- often related to diet and inactivity
- leads to physical and emotional health problems
Oral care in health and illness - ...ANSWER...✓✓ -
Brushing after each meal/snack
- Eating a healthy, balanced diet enhances tooth
development
dental caries - ...ANSWER...✓✓ tooth decay
nursing bottle syndrome - ...ANSWER...✓✓ Extreme tooth
decay in the upper teeth resulting from putting a child to
bed with a bottle containing milk or other sweet liquids.