NURS303 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Vernix Caseosa, Pubic Symphysis, Apgar Score
15 Dec 2017
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One of the most mutable and vulnerable periods in the developmental process. Infancy period: birth to approximately 12 to 18 months. Infancy: 1 to approximately 12 to 18 months. Establishes a basic trust in the world and the foundation for future interpersonal relationships. Acquire language and wider social relationships, learn role standards, gain self-control and skill mastery, develop increasing awareness of dependence and independence, and begin to develop a self-concept. Expand relationships outside the family group and activities revolve around peer relationships. Critical period in the development of a self-concept. Rapid maturation and change that begins at the onset of puberty and extends to the point of entry into the adult world. Internalize all previously learned values and to focus on an individual, rather than a group, identity. Nagele"s rule: count back 3 months from the first day of the pregnant woman"s last menstrual period and then add 7 days.
