Exam 22: Conception Through Adolescence

Which of the following represents a clinical manifestation that is indicative of potential child maltreatment in a 6-year-old boy?

The neonate in the delivery room demonstrates a heart rate of less than 100 beats per minute; a slow,irregular respiratory effort; some flexion of the extremities; a vigorous cry; and a pink trunk with bluish hands and feet.According to these observations,which one of the following does the nurse determine as the neonate's Apgar score?

The nurse works in a pediatric medical day care centre.An important aspect of the nurse's role is to determine whether children are achieving developmental milestones.Which one of the following characterizes the cognitive development of a 2-year-old child?

In the nursery,the nurse is taking the newborn's vital signs.The nurse compares the newborn's measurements with which of the following expected values for this age group?

A patient in her first trimester of pregnancy asks the nurse about how the baby is growing.Which of the following responses by the nurse is correct?

When newborns are lying supine,they reflexively turn the head to one side,extend the arm on the side to which the head is turned,and flex the other arm.Which normal newborn reflex does this describe?