Nurse Key

Cognitive Development QUICK LOOK AT THE CHAPTER AHEAD “Sensorimotor” refers to infants’ ability to interact with the physical environment using their bodies and, as they do, to develop increasingly effective…

Brain Development QUICK LOOK AT THE CHAPTER AHEAD At about the beginning of the third week of pregnancy, the first signs of the fetus’s nervous system appear. Neural induction causes…

Growth and Development II QUICK LOOK AT THE CHAPTER AHEAD Gross motor development refers to an infant’s ability to control large muscle groups. Fine motor development refers to the development…

Growth and Development I QUICK LOOK AT THE CHAPTER AHEAD Growth during infancy is the most rapid in the human life span. By 1 year, birth height has increased by…

Neonatal Assessment QUICK LOOK AT THE CHAPTER AHEAD The transition from uterine to extrauterine life happens quickly, thanks to the brain stem’s detection of the rise and fall of arterial…

Reflexes QUICK LOOK AT THE CHAPTER AHEAD Reflexes are automatic responses to certain stimuli, such as the eye blink and the knee jerk. Reflexes serve a definite purpose: They sustain…

Hazards of Prematurity QUICK LOOK AT THE CHAPTER AHEAD Prematurity is determined by the relationship between gestation and weight at birth. Infants are premature if born before 37 weeks, regardless…

Adoption QUICK LOOK AT THE CHAPTER AHEAD About 2%-4% of children in the United States are adopted; about 127,000 new adoptions each year. In closed adoptions, biological parents have no…

Influences on Prenatal Development QUICK LOOK AT THE CHAPTER AHEAD Teratogens are extrauterine agents that cause structural abnormalities in the embryo or fetus. Types of teratogens include chemicals (alcohol), maternal…