Nursing Concepts Archive

Nutrition as defined is the provision, to cells and organisms, of the materials necessary (in the form of food) to support life. Also, it is the process of nourishing or being nourished, especially the process by which a living organism assimilates food and uses it...

LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT The infant’s first verbal communication is crying. Crying as a biological sign conveys a message of urgency and signals displeasure, such as hunger. Crying is also a social event that affects the development of the parent-infant relationship. In the first few weeks of...

SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT Infant’s social development is initially influenced by their reflexive behavior, such as the grasp, and eventually depends primarily of the interaction between them and the principal caregivers. ATTACHMENT The importance of human physical contact to infants can not be overemphasized. Parenting is not...

DEVELOPMENT OF BODY IMAGE The development of body image parallels the sensorimotor development. Infant’s kinesthetic and tactile experiences are the first perceptions of their body, and the mouth is the principal area of pleasurable sensations. Other parts of the body are primarily objects of pleasure...

Sensorimotor Phase: The period from birth to 24 months is termed the sensorimotor phase. During the sensorimotor phase, infants progress from reflex behaviors to simple repetitive acts to imitate activity. The first event involves separation, in which infants learn to separate themselves from other objects...

Trust VS Mistrust by Erik Erikson Developing a Sense of Trust: The provision of food, warmth, and shelter by itself is inadequate for the development of a strong sense of self. If parents always meet their children’s needs before the children signal their readiness, infants...

Growth is very rapid, especially during the initial 6months. Infants gain 150 – 210g (5 – 7 ounces) weekly until approximately age 5 to 6 months, when the birth weight has at least  doubled. An average weight for a 6-month-old child is 7.26Kg(16lbs). Weight gain...

FINE MOTOR DEVELOPMENT Fine motor behavior includes the use of the hands and fingers in the grasp of an object. Grasping occurs during the first 2 – 3 months as a reflex and gradually becomes voluntary. At 1 month of age the hands are predominantly...

This are the list of basic Medical Terminologies. Apnea – Absence or cessation of breathing Auscultation – Listening to body sounds with the use of stethoscope Bradycardia – Slow pulse rate; below 60 bpm Bradypnea – Slow breathing; less than 12 breath per minute Diastolic...

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