Author Question: A nurse is teaching parents about appropriate activities for different age groups. Which toy, if ... (Read 54 times)

lb_gilbert · **on:** Jul 22, 2018

A nurse is teaching parents about appropriate activities for different age groups. Which toy, if selected by the parent of a 12-month-old infant, will indicate a correct understanding of the teaching?

a. Busy box
b. Electronic games
c. Game requiring two to four people
d. Small, plastic alphabet letters and magnets

Question 2

Which information from the parent of an 8-month-old infant will cause the nurse to intervene?

a. My baby rides in the front-facing car seat when I go to the grocery store.
b. I made sure the slats on the crib were less than 2 inches apart.
c. I removed the mobile after my baby could reach it.
d. My baby cries every time he sees a new person.

elyse44 · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 22, 2018

Answer to Question 1

ANS: A
Adults facilitate infant learning by planning activities that promote the development of milestones and by providing toys that are safe for the infant to explore with the mouth and manipulate with the hands, such as rattles, wooden blocks, plastic stacking rings, squeezable stuffed animals, and busy boxes. For the toddler (not the infant), television, videos, electronic games, and computer programs help support development and learning of basic skills. Infants are not capable of participating in small group activities. By age 4, children play in groups of two or three. Adults should provide toys that are safe for the infant to explore with the mouth. Small, plastic letters and magnets could be choking hazards for an infant.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: A
The nurse should intervene when parents let infants and toddlers ride in a front-facing car seat. All infants and toddlers should ride in a rear-facing car safety seat until they are 2 years of age or until they reach the highest weight or height allowed by the manufacturer or their car safety seat. Parents also need to inspect an older crib to make sure the slats are no more than 6 cm (2.4 inches) apart. Instruct parents to remove mobiles as soon as the infant is able to reach them. By 8 months, most infants are able to differentiate a stranger from a familiar person and respond differently to the two; this is a normal finding.