Exam 32: Growth and Development

While in the pediatrician's office for their child's 12-month well-child exam, the parents ask the nurse for advice on age-appropriate toys for their child. Based on the child's developmental level, the nurse should suggest which types of toys?

A 14-year-old with cystic fibrosis suddenly becomes noncompliant with the medication regimen. The intervention by the nurse that would most likely improve compliance would be to:

While assessing the development of a nine-month-old infant, the nurse asks the mother if the child actively looks for toys when they are placed out of sight. The nurse is trying to determine whether the infant has developed:

Two three-year-olds are playing in a hospital playroom together. One is working on a puzzle, while the other is stacking blocks. The mother of one of the children scolds them for not sharing their toys. The nurse counsels this mother that this is normal developmental behavior for this age, and the term for it is:

A 10-year-old child has been struggling with his self-esteem. Which activity would best help this child have a positive resolution of Erikson's Industry versus Inferiority stage?

The mother of a six-year-old boy who has recently had surgery for the removal of his tonsils and adenoids complains that he has begun sucking his thumb again. The nurse caring for the child should assure the mother that this is a normal response for a child who has undergone surgery and that it is a coping mechanism that children sometimes use called:

The parents of a one-month-old infant are concerned that their baby seems different from their other child, and they ask the nurse if this is normal. The nurse informs them that it is normal for babies to have different temperaments and that according to the "temperament theory" of Chess and Thomas, one of the characteristics of the "slow-to-warm-up" child is that he:

A neonatal nurse who encourages parents to hold their baby and provides opportunities for kangaroo care most likely is demonstrating concern for which aspect of the infant's psychosocial development?

Two 3-year-olds are playing in a hospital playroom together. One is working on a puzzle while the other is stacking blocks. The mother of one of the children scolds them for not sharing their toys. The nurse counsels this mother that this is normal developmental behavior for this age, and that the term for it is:

While trying to inform a five-year-old girl about what will occur during an upcoming CT scan, the nurse notices that the child is engaged in a collective monologue, talking about a new puppy. The nurse's best response would be:

Utilizing Bronfenbrenner's ecologic theory of development, the nurse caring for a child would discuss the parents' work environment as part of an assessment of that child's:

The home health nurse is visiting a family at home when the toddler has an "accident" and has a bowel movement in his diaper. The mother becomes angry with the child and calls him a baby for messing himself. The nurse considers Erikson's theory and recognizes that the mother's behavior may have an effect on the child's:

A nurse is assessing language development in all the infants presenting at the physician's office for well-child visits. The nurse would want to evaluate the child further who is not able to verbalize the words "dada" and "mama" by the age of:

The clinic administrator has suggested that the nurse teach all children newly diagnosed with diabetes in a single class to save nursing time. The children recently diagnosed range in age from 6 to 15. The argument the nurse will use in to advocate for more than one group session would be based on:

While being comforted in the emergency department, the six-year-old sibling of a pediatric trauma victim blurts out to the nurse, "It's all my fault! When we were fighting yesterday, I told him I wished he was dead!" The nurse, realizing that the child is experiencing magical thinking, should respond by: