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6 years ago
What will the nurse expect when assessing the anterior fontanelle of a healthy, full-term newborn?
 
  a. Depressed and sunken
  b. Triangular shaped
  c. Smaller than the posterior fontanelle
  d. Open and diamond shaped
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6 years ago
ANS: D
The anterior fontanelle is diamond shaped and located at the junction of the two parietal and two frontal bones. It should not be raised or sunken, and it closes between 12 and 18 months of age.
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