Based on concepts related to the normal growth and development of ...

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Based on concepts related to the normal growth and development of children, which child would have the most difficulty with separation from family during hospitalization?
 
  a. A 5-month-old infant
  b. A 15-month-old toddler
  c. A 4-year-old child
  d. A 7-year-old child

Question 2

Despite warnings, prenatal exposure to alcohol continues to far exceed exposure to illicit drugs. A diagnosis of Fetal Alcohol Syndrome is made when there are visible markers in each of three categories.
 
  Which is not a recognized category for diagnosis of FAS? a. Respiratory conditions
  b. Impaired growth
  c. CNS abnormality
  d. Craniofacial dysmorphologies

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Answer to Question 1

B
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A Infants younger than 6 months of age will generally adapt to hospitalization if
their basic needs for food, warmth, and comfort are met.
B Separation is the major stressor for children hospitalized between ages 6 and 30
months.
C Although separation anxiety occurs in hospitalized preschoolers, it is usually less
obvious and less serious than that experienced by the toddler.
D The school-age child is accustomed to separation from parents. Although
hospitalization is a stressor, the 7-year-old child will have less separation anxiety
than a 15-month-old toddler.

Answer to Question 2

A
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A Respiratory difficulties are not a category of conditions that are related to FAS.
Other abnormalities related to FAS include: organ deformities, genital
malformations and kidney and urinary defects.
B Impaired growth is a visible marker for FAS.
C A CNS abnormality with neurologic and intellectual impairments is a category
used to assist in the diagnosis of FAS.
D An infant with FAS manifests at least two craniofacial abnormalities such as
microcephaly, short palpebral fissures, poorly developed philtrum, thin upper lip
or flattening of the maxillary.