The Nurse Is Performing a Routine Assessment on a 14-Month-Old

question 16

Multiple Choice

The nurse is performing a routine assessment on a 14-month-old infant and notes that the anterior fontanel is closed.This should be interpreted as a(n)

• A) Normal finding
• B) Questionable finding-infant should be rechecked in 1 month
• C) Abnormal finding-indicates need for immediate referral to practitioner
• D) Abnormal finding-indicates need for developmental assessment

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Definitions:

Introspection

The process of examining or observing one's own mental and emotional states.

Empiricism

The theory that states knowledge comes only or primarily from sensory experience.

Behaviourism

A philosophy basing psychology on the study of observable and measurable behaviors rather than mental states.

Psyche

The human soul, mind, or spirit, encompassing conscious and unconscious aspects of personality.