A Nurse Is Teaching a Class of Nursing Students About

question 41

Multiple Choice

A nurse is teaching a class of nursing students about the anterior and posterior fontanels.What information should the nurse include?

• A) Anterior fontanels are usually larger than the posterior fontanels.
• B) Bulging, tense fontanels can indicate increased intracranial pressure.
• C) Fontanel presence allows for cranial molding during the birthing process.
• D) Normal measurements for the anterior fontanel range from 0.4-2.8 in (1-7 cm).
• E) The posterior fontanel needs to remain open for the baby's first year of life.

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Definitions:

Sternomastoid

A muscle in the side of the neck, extending from the sternum and clavicle to the mastoid process of the temporal bone, involved in head and neck movement.

Teres Major

A muscle in the upper arm that assists in the rotation and adduction of the shoulder.

Serratus Ventralis

A muscle of the chest that helps in the movement of the scapula and supports respiration.

Ventral Surface

The front or anterior part of the body in humans, or the lower or belly side in animals.