Exam 11: Growth and Development: Infancy Through Adolescence

The nurse clarifies that growth differs from development in that growth:

The school nurse is teaching parents of fifth graders (10 year olds) about the physical changes of puberty that they can expect in their children, such as:

A nurse arranges for cooperative play in a pediatric unit by:

The nurse emphasizes the influences that help maintain a healthy pregnancy, which are: (Select all that apply.)

A parent asks the nurse about how to discipline her 2-year-old who has become uncooperative and negative and is having temper tantrums. The most helpful suggestion made by the nurse would be for the parent to deal with this normal behavior by:

The nurse explains that the Denver Developmental Screening Test (DDST) evaluated gross motor skills by observing the child's ability to:

The nurse is assessing 6-month-old infant. The infant was born at 38 weeks gestation, weighed 4 pounds at birth, and was 18 inches long. Which of the following statements by the mother indicates that further parental education is needed?

The nurse reminds a parent that a major milestone for a 2- to 3-year-old child is to learn to:

The home health nurse reminds parents that dental care for a child should begin:

When a 3-year-old toddler repeatedly tries to reach some cookies on top of a counter and then, after several failures to do so, drags a chair over to the counter and climbs on the chair to get the cookies, she is exhibiting:

A 4-year-old child tells other children that last night he flew to the moon and walked around with his friend Sam. He says that he is the only one who can see Sam. The nurse should:

An 8-year-old's mother asked the child to set the table, but then remarked that it was not very neat and then reset the table herself. According to Erikson, this sort of behavior on the part of the mother will cause the child to feel:

A child who can draw pictures of objects not in evidence in the room is exhibiting Piaget's:

A nurse assessing a 13-year-old girl observes that she has begun her menstruation cycle. The nurse is aware the hormone responsible for this change is:

A parent asks how long she should enforce a "time-out" for her 4-year-old, who frequently hits her younger brother and takes his toys. The nurse recommends:

As a nurse working in an adolescent mental health clinic, sees many young people struggle with sexual orientation issues. Which of the following is true according to the 2013 National Health Interview Survey?

In planning anticipatory guidance for the parents of an 18-month-old child at a well child clinic, the nurse should include information about the:

A 10-year-old girl has recently grown 3 inches and gained 20 pounds. She began having menstrual periods and is embarrassed about her breast development. The parents are concerned about her complaints of fatigue. The most helpful response from the nurse would be to suggest:

The school nurse reminds the eighth grade boys' physical education classes to make time for warm-up exercises and stretching before strenuous physical activity because:

The well child clinic nurse reminds the parents of a 2-year-old that the primary environmental influence for physical development is: