Question 1

What defines development?

Accepted Answer

A) Physical change with increase in size 
B) An increase in the complexity of function and skill progression 
C) A sequence of physical changes related to genetic influences 
D) The outward expression of the inner self 
A) Physical change with increase in size 
B) An increase in the complexity of function and skill progression 
C) A sequence of physical changes related to genetic influences 
D) The outward expression of the inner self

Question 2

Molly,16 months of age,is brought into a clinic by her mother for a well-child checkup.According to Erikson's stages of development,which of the following would the nurse identify as an indicator of positive resolution of the central task of this age?

Accepted Answer

A) Molly does not cry when the nurse holds her. 
B) She shows mistrust when strangers approach. 
C) She becomes willful when disciplined. 
D) Molly does not play with other children. 
A) Molly does not cry when the nurse holds her. 
B) She shows mistrust when strangers approach. 
C) She becomes willful when disciplined. 
D) Molly does not play with other children.

Question 3

A nurse is assisting Diedrich,11 years old,who is steadily,although reluctantly,learning how to use a peak flow metre to monitor his asthma.Which of the following is an appropriate statement by the nurse?

Accepted Answer

A) "You should feel very proud for understanding and using your metre." 
B) "Think of using the metre as one of your daily chores." 
C) "Maybe you could make a game out of the daily use of your meter." 
D) "It's too bad if you don't want to use the metre,it's just something you'll have to do." 
A) "You should feel very proud for understanding and using your metre." 
B) "Think of using the metre as one of your daily chores." 
C) "Maybe you could make a game out of the daily use of your meter." 
D) "It's too bad if you don't want to use the metre,it's just something you'll have to do."

Question 4

A 3-year-old who is to be discharged the next morning asks,"When can I go home?" Which response demonstrates that the nurse is basing her response on the preconceptual phase of Piaget's cognitive development model?

Accepted Answer

A) "You will go home when the doctor says you may." 
B) "You will be going home tomorrow." 
C) "After you sleep tonight and wake up,you will go home." 
D) "You can go after your morning breathing treatment." 
A) "You will go home when the doctor says you may." 
B) "You will be going home tomorrow." 
C) "After you sleep tonight and wake up,you will go home." 
D) "You can go after your morning breathing treatment."

Question 5

A nurse educator is assisting students in addressing their clients' spiritual needs and understands that,as second-year students,they are aware of,or working towards,their own spiritual development.Fowler describes this stage as which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A) Mythic-lyrical 
B) Intuitive-projective 
C) Universalizing 
D) Individuating-reflexive 
A) Mythic-lyrical 
B) Intuitive-projective 
C) Universalizing 
D) Individuating-reflexive

Question 6

During an assessment of William,15 months of age,a nurse finds that he cannot stand next to furniture and does not try to pull himself up from a sitting position.William is lagging behind in which of the following processes?

Accepted Answer

A) Growth 
B) Development 
C) Height 
D) Behaviour 
A) Growth 
B) Development 
C) Height 
D) Behaviour

Question 7

How does Havighurst (1972)characterize the six stages of growth and development?

Accepted Answer

A) Transformation stages 
B) Maturational processes 
C) Adaptive mechanisms 
D) Developmental tasks 
A) Transformation stages 
B) Maturational processes 
C) Adaptive mechanisms 
D) Developmental tasks

Question 8

Mr.Vandenhoff,59,a seriously ill client,says to the nurse,"I don't know how people manage to get through difficult times without their faith.It's where I get my strength." The nurse correctly associates this belief with which theorist?

Accepted Answer

A) Erikson 
B) Westerhoff 
C) Gilligan 
D) Kohlberg 
A) Erikson 
B) Westerhoff 
C) Gilligan 
D) Kohlberg

Exam 17: Concepts of Growth and Development

What defines development?

Molly,16 months of age,is brought into a clinic by her mother for a well-child checkup.According to Erikson's stages of development,which of the following would the nurse identify as an indicator of positive resolution of the central task of this age?

A nurse is assisting Diedrich,11 years old,who is steadily,although reluctantly,learning how to use a peak flow metre to monitor his asthma.Which of the following is an appropriate statement by the nurse?

A 3-year-old who is to be discharged the next morning asks,"When can I go home?" Which response demonstrates that the nurse is basing her response on the preconceptual phase of Piaget's cognitive development model?

A nurse educator is assisting students in addressing their clients' spiritual needs and understands that,as second-year students,they are aware of,or working towards,their own spiritual development.Fowler describes this stage as which of the following?

During an assessment of William,15 months of age,a nurse finds that he cannot stand next to furniture and does not try to pull himself up from a sitting position.William is lagging behind in which of the following processes?

How does Havighurst (1972)characterize the six stages of growth and development?

Mr.Vandenhoff,59,a seriously ill client,says to the nurse,"I don't know how people manage to get through difficult times without their faith.It's where I get my strength." The nurse correctly associates this belief with which theorist?

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