Exam 22: Promoting Health From Conception Through to Adolescence

A baby was born with flaccid muscle tone, regular respirations with crying, heart rate of 85, and blue extremities. What would the Apgar score be?

The parents of a newborn ask the nurse about the things their baby can see. The nurse responds correctly by saying:

According to Piaget (1966), the cognitive development of an infant proceeds from:

According to Erikson's (1963) psychosocial development theory, the teenager is:

A new mother is concerned about taking her baby home. Her mother-in-law has told her to leave the baby in the bassinette and not to cuddle her too much as it will spoil the baby. The new mother is not sure about the advice. The nurse would respond that at this stage the baby's healthy development is about:

A 4-year-old was hospitalised for several days with an acute illness. Though the child had control of bowel and bladder prior to hospitalisation, now she has been wetting the bed at night and is having incontinent accidents during the day. The nurse addresses the parents' concerns with the following statement:

A teenage girl spends most of her free time with friends or at school. Sharing their concerns about this behaviour with the school nurse, the parents are worried about their child seeming to draw away from them. The nurse's best reply is:

The nurse is working with a client who hopes to become pregnant within the next year. The client asks about nutritional needs before and during pregnancy. The nurse responds by telling the client she should increase her intake of which of the following food groups?

A school nurse is working with teachers in helping them address the developmental needs of primary school students, according to Erikson's theory of industry versus inferiority. The nurse suggests which of the following activities?

The parents of a newborn ask the nurse about colic pain. The nurse correctly responds with which of the following?

A nurse is teaching a class to new parents how to handle some of the behaviours that could be demonstrated by toddlers. One of the parents asks what to do when their child throws a temper tantrum. The nurse should reply:

An expectant parent asks the nurse about health problems of newborns. The nurse will provide information on which of the following?

A client asks about what causes low birth weight babies. Which of the following factors would indicate that the client was at risk for this to occur?

An adolescent comes to the school nurse's office seeking advice about his friends and feeling pressure to participate in activities he isn't comfortable with (i.e. drinking parties and sexual explorations). The nurse should:

New parents are concerned about the things their baby is and is not doing at age eight months. The nurse might suggest screening the baby with which of the following?

According to Kohlberg's (1984) moral development theory, a child's moral decision making, which is motivated more by significant people's expectations than their own needs, is in which stage?

A client comes to the women's clinic, stating she has had a positive home pregnancy test. The client states that her last menstrual cycle was two months ago. According to this time frame, the client would be in which of the following?

A school health nurse is working on education programs for high school students. As part of the plan, the nurse wants to address health concerns of this age group, but focus on other topics besides the dangers of unprotected sex or drug and alcohol abuse. Which class topic would be appropriate to present?

According to Kohlberg's moral developmental theory, school-age children progress through several stages of their development. Put the following stages in order.

A preschool class is being screened by a group of nursing students who are working in a community health course. Few of the children have 20/20 vision. Most have 20/30, and some have 20/40. What observation would the nursing students make to their instructor?