The nurse explains that an infant's prehensile development is progressive and logical. Arrange the development in the order from the simplest to the most complex. Put a comma and space between each answer choice (a, b, c, d, etc.)
a. Hands held open most of the time
b. Grasps with thumb on one side and three fingers on the other
c. Picks up toy with squeeze action
d. Thumb and forefinger hold object
e. Hands held closed most of the time
ANS:
E, A, C, B, D
The development advances from the newborn's closed hands to the open star hands of the older infant, to the squeeze action, to a grasp with thumb and fingers, to the pincher movement of thumb and forefinger.
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