Author Question: While analyzing the development of a 9-month-old infant, the nurse asks the mother whether the child ... (Read 78 times)

robinn137 · **on:** Jun 27, 2018

While analyzing the development of a 9-month-old infant, the nurse asks the mother whether the child actively looks for toys when they are placed out of sight. The nurse is determining whether the infant has developed:

1. Object permanence.
2. Centration.
3. Transductive reasoning.
4. Conservation.

Question 2

The nurse thoroughly dries the infant immediately after birth primarily to

a. Stimulate crying and lung expansion.
b. Remove maternal blood from the skin surface.
c. Reduce heat loss from evaporation.
d. Increase blood supply to the hands and feet.

DHRUVSHAH · **Reply #1 on:** Jun 27, 2018

Answer to Question 1

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Rationale:
1. A child who has developed object permanence has the ability to understand that even though something is out of sight, it still exists.
2. Centration is when a child focuses only on one particular aspect of a situation.
3. Transductive reasoning is when a child connects two events in a causeeffect relationship because they have occurred at the same time.
4. Conservation is when a child knows that matter is not changed when its form is altered.

Answer to Question 2

C
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A Rubbing the infant does stimulate crying, but it is not the main reason for drying
the infant.
B Drying the infant after birth does not remove all of the maternal blood.
C Infants are wet with amniotic fluid and blood at birth, which accelerates
evaporative heat loss.
D The main purpose of drying the infant is to prevent heat loss.