NUR 612 EXAM 1 MODULE 1 UAB ADVANCED NURSING COURSE 2025/2026 | QUESTION BANK |
VERIFIED QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS GRADED A+ | ADVANCED PATHOPHYSIOLOGY & CLINICAL
CONCEPTS STUDY GUIDE | GUARANTEED SUCCESS
Development - CORRECT ANSWER -The aspect of growth that embraces
changes in capabilities, acquisitions of skills, and psychosocial behaviors
Embryonic - CORRECT ANSWER -2nd - 8th week of gestation
Formation of germ layers, early tissue differentiation, development of major
organs and systems of the body
Fetal Period - CORRECT ANSWER -9th week to birth
Rapid growth and differentiation of tissue, organs, and body systm
Fetal Development - CORRECT ANSWER -9th - 12th weeks
Head growth slows
Body length growth accelerates
13th - 16th weeks
Ossification of skeleton
Scalp hair patterning
,Differentiation of ovaries in females
17th - 20th weeks
Lanugo and vernix are present
Testes descend
21st - 25th weeks
Significant weight gain occurs
Rapid eye movement; blink startle reflex
Surfactant secretion begins
Breathing movements are present
Fetus can survive if given expert postnatal care
26th - 29th weeks
Substantial weight gain (as much as 28 gms/day)
Breathing occurs with control from the central nervous system
30th - 34th weeks
,Increasing amount of white fat (chubby appearance); if you have ever seen a
very premature infant, this is the time that babies develop their "butt"
Grasp and pupillary light reflex present
If a normal-weight fetus is born during this period, it is premature by "date"
but not premature by "weight."
Low birth Weight - CORRECT ANSWER -Infants weighing 2500 g or less
at birth
Small for gestational age - CORRECT ANSWER -Birth weight less than
two standard deviations below the mean for gestational age or below 10th
percentile
Large for gestational age - CORRECT ANSWER -Birth weight greater
than two standard deviations or above 90 percentile
Health Problems of the Premature Infant - CORRECT ANSWER -
Respiratory issues
Respiratory distress syndrome
Apnea and periodic breathing
Intraventricular hemorrhage
, Risk of hemorrhage increases as birth weight decreases
Necrotizing Enterocolitis (NEC)
Possible causes are ischemia, enteral feedings, pathogenic organisms
Infection and sepsis
Early: birth to day seven
Late: after the first week of life
Health Problems of the Infant - CORRECT ANSWER -Issues related to
nutrition
Difficulty with nursing
Lactose intolerance with cow's milk
Irritable infant syndrome or colic
Abdominal pain, crying, temporary
Cause is really unknown
Very frustrating support the parents
Failure to thrive
Failure to meet expected growth standards
VERIFIED QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS GRADED A+ | ADVANCED PATHOPHYSIOLOGY & CLINICAL
CONCEPTS STUDY GUIDE | GUARANTEED SUCCESS
Development - CORRECT ANSWER -The aspect of growth that embraces
changes in capabilities, acquisitions of skills, and psychosocial behaviors
Embryonic - CORRECT ANSWER -2nd - 8th week of gestation
Formation of germ layers, early tissue differentiation, development of major
organs and systems of the body
Fetal Period - CORRECT ANSWER -9th week to birth
Rapid growth and differentiation of tissue, organs, and body systm
Fetal Development - CORRECT ANSWER -9th - 12th weeks
Head growth slows
Body length growth accelerates
13th - 16th weeks
Ossification of skeleton
Scalp hair patterning
,Differentiation of ovaries in females
17th - 20th weeks
Lanugo and vernix are present
Testes descend
21st - 25th weeks
Significant weight gain occurs
Rapid eye movement; blink startle reflex
Surfactant secretion begins
Breathing movements are present
Fetus can survive if given expert postnatal care
26th - 29th weeks
Substantial weight gain (as much as 28 gms/day)
Breathing occurs with control from the central nervous system
30th - 34th weeks
,Increasing amount of white fat (chubby appearance); if you have ever seen a
very premature infant, this is the time that babies develop their "butt"
Grasp and pupillary light reflex present
If a normal-weight fetus is born during this period, it is premature by "date"
but not premature by "weight."
Low birth Weight - CORRECT ANSWER -Infants weighing 2500 g or less
at birth
Small for gestational age - CORRECT ANSWER -Birth weight less than
two standard deviations below the mean for gestational age or below 10th
percentile
Large for gestational age - CORRECT ANSWER -Birth weight greater
than two standard deviations or above 90 percentile
Health Problems of the Premature Infant - CORRECT ANSWER -
Respiratory issues
Respiratory distress syndrome
Apnea and periodic breathing
Intraventricular hemorrhage
, Risk of hemorrhage increases as birth weight decreases
Necrotizing Enterocolitis (NEC)
Possible causes are ischemia, enteral feedings, pathogenic organisms
Infection and sepsis
Early: birth to day seven
Late: after the first week of life
Health Problems of the Infant - CORRECT ANSWER -Issues related to
nutrition
Difficulty with nursing
Lactose intolerance with cow's milk
Irritable infant syndrome or colic
Abdominal pain, crying, temporary
Cause is really unknown
Very frustrating support the parents
Failure to thrive
Failure to meet expected growth standards
