The school nurse is performing health assessments on students in middle school. Of what developmental milestone should the nurse be aware?
A) Height in girls increases rapidly after menarche and usually ceases immediately after menarche.
B) Boys' growth spurts usually begin between the ages of 8 and 14 years and end between the ages of 131/2 and 171/2 years.
C) Peak height velocity (PHV) occurs at approximately 12 years of age in girls or about 6 to 12 months after menarche.
D) Boys reach PHV and peak weight velocity (PWV) at about 16 years of age.
Ans: C
PHV occurs at approximately 12 years of age in girls or about 6 to 12 months after menarche. Height in girls increases rapidly after menarche and usually ceases 2 to 21/2 years after menarche. Boys' growth spurt occurs later than girls' and usually begins between the ages of 101/2 and 16 years and ends sometime between the ages of 131/2 and 171/2 years. Boys reach PHV at about 14 years of age. PWV occurs about 6 months after menarche in girls and at about 14 years of age in boys.
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