Exam 3: NU 131 / NU131 (Latest
2025 / 2026) Nursing and Healthcare I | Questions & Answers | 100 % Correct | Grade A - Galen
Question:
Attachment
Answer:
Emotional bonds between the mother/father/family & child
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Temperament
Answer:
Willingness to interact with others
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Parental guidance
Answer:
Supervision is a necessity especially after the newborn starts moving 1 / 4
Question:
Nutrition (infant)
Answer:
Breastfeeding or bottle feeding -Weaning should occur at 8-9 months -Intro to solid foods can be done at 5 months
Question:
Bottle mouth syndrome
Answer:
Dental caries caused by sugar in the milk or juice that weakens the tooth surfaces
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Sleep-Rest Pattern/Play
Answer:
Infants need 20 hours of sleep Play is done solitary
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Question:
Safety issues for the infant
Answer:
-Suffocation: use firm mattress w/o plastic cover; place infant on back; NO
pillows; keep oven/refrigerator closed
-Falls
-Choking: keep small objects out of reach; avoid giving baby nuts, hard candy,
or seeds
-Poisoning: keep medicines & household cleaning products out of reach
(NOT UNDER SINK)
-Drowning: do not leave unattended in tub or baby bathtub
-Burns: continuous supervision around stove, fire, faucet; do not carry hot
liquids around baby
-Car accidents: use restraints federally approved; do not hold infant in lap in
moving car
-Pet injury: do not leave infants alone with pets
-Brain injury: never shake an infant
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Question:
Toddlerhood
Answer:
-1-3 years
-Growth rate: slowly & steady
-Improved fine/gross motor skills -Language development -Developing independence or autonomy
Question:
Physical characteristics of the toddler
Answer:
Height = average growth of 3 inches per year Weight = average gain of 4-6 lbs per year Extremities = grow faster than the trunk Face/teeth = face & jaw grow to allow for 20 teeth (deciduous)
Question:
Bone Development (Ossification)
Answer:
Cartilage is replaced by bone
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