PEDS FINAL REVIEW STUDY GUIDE

Consent- Minor (STD testing) Adolescents have the ability to receive pregnancy testing and prenatal care, mental health, and STD testing without informed consent. Assent is the agreeing of treatment of a minor. Assent is asked starting at 7 years old. Assent: What does it mean to get assent Assent is an informed consent from child agreeing to treatment of choice. Assent starts from age 7, and continues throughout adolescence. Growth and development (Infant): Developmental milestones 1-3 months Gross Motor: Raises head and shoulders off mattress when prone; Only slight head lag. Fine Motor: No longer has grasp reflex; keeps hands loosely open. Physical: posterior fontanel closes by 6-8 weeks, Speech development: Infants cry for 1 to 1 1/2 hour each day up to 3 weeks of age, and build up to 2-4 hours by 6 weeks; vocalizes with cooing by 3-4 months; shows considerable interest in the environment; turns head to look for the sound of rattle by 3 months; adds consonants by 3 months. Cognitive: Sensorimotor nocturnal sleep pattern established by 3-4 mos Growth and development (Infant): Developmental milestones 6-8 months Gross Motor: 6mos: rolls from back to front; 7 mos: bears full weight on feet and sits, leaning forward on both hands; 8mos: sits unsupported. Fine Motor: 6 mos: Holds bottle; 7 mos: Moves objects from hand to hand; 8 mos: begins using pincer grasp; Physical: 6-8 teeth should erupt in infants mouth; lower incisors are first to erupt between 5-7 mos