Question 1

Immediate intervention is needed when the newborn exhibits which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A) A soft,protuberant abdomen. 
B) Moulding. 
C) Lack of reflexes. 
D) Cyanotic hands and feet. 
A) A soft,protuberant abdomen. 
B) Moulding. 
C) Lack of reflexes. 
D) Cyanotic hands and feet. C

Question 2

When comparing physical growth patterns between school-aged children and adolescents,what does the nurse note?

Accepted Answer

A) Physical growth usually slows during the adolescent period. 
B) Boys usually exceed girls in height and weight by the end of the middle-school years. 
C) Secondary sex characteristics usually develop during the adolescent years. 
D) The distribution of muscle and fat remains constant during the adolescent years. 
A) Physical growth usually slows during the adolescent period. 
B) Boys usually exceed girls in height and weight by the end of the middle-school years. 
C) Secondary sex characteristics usually develop during the adolescent years. 
D) The distribution of muscle and fat remains constant during the adolescent years. C

Question 3

During hospitalization,what should the nurse encourage the parents of an 8-month-old infant to do?

Accepted Answer

A) Provide as much care as possible. 
B) Not worry about attachments because the infant is too young to develop them. 
C) Remember that infants cannot differentiate a stranger from a familiar person. 
D) Relax and allow nursing staff to care for the child at all times. 
A) Provide as much care as possible. 
B) Not worry about attachments because the infant is too young to develop them. 
C) Remember that infants cannot differentiate a stranger from a familiar person. 
D) Relax and allow nursing staff to care for the child at all times. A

Question 4

What is the priority assessment immediately after an infant's birth?

Accepted Answer

A) Assess infant-parent interactions. 
B) Promote parent-newborn physical contact. 
C) Open the infant's airway. 
D) Assess gestational age. 
A) Assess infant-parent interactions. 
B) Promote parent-newborn physical contact. 
C) Open the infant's airway. 
D) Assess gestational age.

Question 5

Which of these toys,if selected by the parent of a 10-month-old child,would indicate that the parent has a correct understanding of infant growth and development?

Accepted Answer

A) A game requiring two to four players. 
B) Electronic games. 
C) Small,plastic alphabet letters and magnets. 
D) Plastic stacking rings. 
A) A game requiring two to four players. 
B) Electronic games. 
C) Small,plastic alphabet letters and magnets. 
D) Plastic stacking rings.

Question 6

Which of these manifestations,if identified in a school-aged child during a routine assessment,should a nurse associate with a possible developmental delay or problem?

Accepted Answer

A) Withdrawn demeanour and verbalizing that he has no friends. 
B) Absence of secondary sex characteristics. 
C) Lack of peer relationships. 
D) Curiosity about his or her sexuality. 
A) Withdrawn demeanour and verbalizing that he has no friends. 
B) Absence of secondary sex characteristics. 
C) Lack of peer relationships. 
D) Curiosity about his or her sexuality.

Question 7

The nursing student correctly explains health promotion teaching points for parents of toddlers when she makes which statement?

Accepted Answer

A) "Setting consistent,firm limits will help the child cope with the frustration of learning self-control." 
B) "Slower development of motor skills prevents the child from participating in self-care activities." 
C) "Toddlers have a natural sense of right and wrong and know when they do something wrong." 
D) "Temper tantrums should never be tolerated,and toddlers need to do what they are told." 
A) "Setting consistent,firm limits will help the child cope with the frustration of learning self-control." 
B) "Slower development of motor skills prevents the child from participating in self-care activities." 
C) "Toddlers have a natural sense of right and wrong and know when they do something wrong." 
D) "Temper tantrums should never be tolerated,and toddlers need to do what they are told."

Question 8

The nurse is observing his 2-year-old hospitalized patient in the playroom.What is the nurse most likely to observe the child doing?

Accepted Answer

A) Participating as the leader of a small group activity. 
B) Sitting beside another child while playing with blocks. 
C) Separating building blocks into groups by size and colour. 
D) Seeking out same sex children to play with. 
A) Participating as the leader of a small group activity. 
B) Sitting beside another child while playing with blocks. 
C) Separating building blocks into groups by size and colour. 
D) Seeking out same sex children to play with.

Question 9

Encouraging children to play a game of kickball would be best suited for which age group?

Accepted Answer

A) Infant. 
B) Toddler. 
C) Preschool. 
D) School-aged. 
A) Infant. 
B) Toddler. 
C) Preschool. 
D) School-aged.

Question 10

The nurse knows that the mother of a newborn understands associated health risks to her baby when she makes which statement?

Accepted Answer

A) "I need to moisten the umbilical cord every hour during the day until the cord falls off." 
B) "I need to remind anyone who wants to hold the baby to wash hands." 
C) "I need to leave the blankets off the baby to prevent smothering." 
D) "I can throw away the bulb syringe now because my baby is breathing on her own." 
A) "I need to moisten the umbilical cord every hour during the day until the cord falls off." 
B) "I need to remind anyone who wants to hold the baby to wash hands." 
C) "I need to leave the blankets off the baby to prevent smothering." 
D) "I can throw away the bulb syringe now because my baby is breathing on her own."

Question 11

Which statement by the nurse best explains the importance of play during the toddler stage of development?

Accepted Answer

A) "Exploration can suppress the toddler's curiosity to promote safety." 
B) "Parental control during play will eliminate the frustration of learning self-control." 
C) "Play can enhance cognitive and psychosocial development." 
D) "Play will enhance the toddler's ability to explore the environment safely without supervision." 
A) "Exploration can suppress the toddler's curiosity to promote safety." 
B) "Parental control during play will eliminate the frustration of learning self-control." 
C) "Play can enhance cognitive and psychosocial development." 
D) "Play will enhance the toddler's ability to explore the environment safely without supervision."

Question 12

The nursing instructor will need to provide further instruction to the student who uses which of these statements when describing the differences between cognitive and psychosocial development in children?

Accepted Answer

A) "The preschooler develops the ability to play in small groups." 
B) "The toddler may participate in parallel play." 
C) "The school-aged child still requires total assistance in all activities for safety." 
D) "The toddler period is a time of potential frustration manifested by temper tantrums." 
A) "The preschooler develops the ability to play in small groups." 
B) "The toddler may participate in parallel play." 
C) "The school-aged child still requires total assistance in all activities for safety." 
D) "The toddler period is a time of potential frustration manifested by temper tantrums."

Question 13

To promote parent-child attachment with a healthy newborn,what should the nurse do?

Accepted Answer

A) Encourage close physical contact as soon as possible after the child's birth. 
B) Do not allow the newborn to remain with parents until the second hour after delivery. 
C) Never leave the newborn alone with the mother during the first 8 hours after delivery. 
D) Isolate the newborn in the nursery during the first hour after delivery. 
A) Encourage close physical contact as soon as possible after the child's birth. 
B) Do not allow the newborn to remain with parents until the second hour after delivery. 
C) Never leave the newborn alone with the mother during the first 8 hours after delivery. 
D) Isolate the newborn in the nursery during the first hour after delivery.

Question 14

After comparing appropriate play activities for infants and preschool children,the nurse should offer which of the following activities to an infant?

Accepted Answer

A) Set of cards to organize and separate into groups. 
B) Set of plastic stacking rings. 
C) Paperback book. 
D) Set of sock puppets with movable eyes. 
A) Set of cards to organize and separate into groups. 
B) Set of plastic stacking rings. 
C) Paperback book. 
D) Set of sock puppets with movable eyes.

Question 15

A patient in her second trimester of pregnancy comes to the prenatal clinic for a checkup.What is most important for the nurse to assess in caring for a woman at this stage of pregnancy?

Accepted Answer

A) Detection of fetal movement. 
B) Observation that the uterus is below the symphysis pubis. 
C) Confirmation of the desire to breastfeed or bottle-feed. 
D) Determination of the presence of morning sickness. 
A) Detection of fetal movement. 
B) Observation that the uterus is below the symphysis pubis. 
C) Confirmation of the desire to breastfeed or bottle-feed. 
D) Determination of the presence of morning sickness.

Question 16

A 5-year-old boy is admitted for surgery to have his tonsils removed.On the basis of knowledge about children of this age,what would the nurse would plan to do?

Accepted Answer

A) Allow the child to take responsibility for his own preoperative hygienic care. 
B) Leave the child alone to relax before the procedure. 
C) Allow the child to handle and look at the equipment when the nurse takes his blood pressure. 
D) Provide magazines and puzzles for diversion. 
A) Allow the child to take responsibility for his own preoperative hygienic care. 
B) Leave the child alone to relax before the procedure. 
C) Allow the child to handle and look at the equipment when the nurse takes his blood pressure. 
D) Provide magazines and puzzles for diversion.

Question 17

A mother expresses concern because her 5-year-old child frequently talks about friends who don't exist.What is the nurse's best response to this mother's concern?

Accepted Answer

A) "Have you considered a child psychological evaluation?" 
B) "It's very normal for a 5-year-old child to have imaginary playmates." 
C) "You should stop your child from playing electronic games." 
D) "Pretend play is a sign your child watches too much television." 
A) "Have you considered a child psychological evaluation?" 
B) "It's very normal for a 5-year-old child to have imaginary playmates." 
C) "You should stop your child from playing electronic games." 
D) "Pretend play is a sign your child watches too much television."

Question 18

The nurse should instruct the parents of an adolescent about which of the following health concerns? (Select all that apply. )

Accepted Answer

A) Signs of substance abuse. 
B) Suicide prevention. 
C) Safe sex practices. 
D) Pregnancy. 
E) Gonadotropic hormone stimulation.
F)Voice changes. 
A) Signs of substance abuse. 
B) Suicide prevention. 
C) Safe sex practices. 
D) Pregnancy. 
E) Gonadotropic hormone stimulation.
F)Voice changes.

Question 19

During infant/child development,play is best recognized as which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A) A means to interact with the environment and relate to others. 
B) Independent of cognitive and social development. 
C) Nonexploratory and simply play. 
D) Too soon to achieve milestones. 
A) A means to interact with the environment and relate to others. 
B) Independent of cognitive and social development. 
C) Nonexploratory and simply play. 
D) Too soon to achieve milestones.

Question 20

Which of the following is characteristic of the cognitive changes in a preschooler?

Accepted Answer

A) The ability to think in a logical manner about the here and now. 
B) The ability to think abstractly and deal effectively with hypothetical problems. 
C) The inability to assume the view of another person and to use symbols to represent others. 
D) The ability to classify objects by size or colour. 
A) The ability to think in a logical manner about the here and now. 
B) The ability to think abstractly and deal effectively with hypothetical problems. 
C) The inability to assume the view of another person and to use symbols to represent others. 
D) The ability to classify objects by size or colour.

Exam 22: Conception Through Adolescence

Immediate intervention is needed when the newborn exhibits which of the following?

When comparing physical growth patterns between school-aged children and adolescents,what does the nurse note?

During hospitalization,what should the nurse encourage the parents of an 8-month-old infant to do?

What is the priority assessment immediately after an infant's birth?

Which of these toys,if selected by the parent of a 10-month-old child,would indicate that the parent has a correct understanding of infant growth and development?

Which of these manifestations,if identified in a school-aged child during a routine assessment,should a nurse associate with a possible developmental delay or problem?

The nursing student correctly explains health promotion teaching points for parents of toddlers when she makes which statement?

The nurse is observing his 2-year-old hospitalized patient in the playroom.What is the nurse most likely to observe the child doing?

Encouraging children to play a game of kickball would be best suited for which age group?

The nurse knows that the mother of a newborn understands associated health risks to her baby when she makes which statement?

Which statement by the nurse best explains the importance of play during the toddler stage of development?

The nursing instructor will need to provide further instruction to the student who uses which of these statements when describing the differences between cognitive and psychosocial development in children?

To promote parent-child attachment with a healthy newborn,what should the nurse do?

After comparing appropriate play activities for infants and preschool children,the nurse should offer which of the following activities to an infant?

A patient in her second trimester of pregnancy comes to the prenatal clinic for a checkup.What is most important for the nurse to assess in caring for a woman at this stage of pregnancy?

A 5-year-old boy is admitted for surgery to have his tonsils removed.On the basis of knowledge about children of this age,what would the nurse would plan to do?

A mother expresses concern because her 5-year-old child frequently talks about friends who don't exist.What is the nurse's best response to this mother's concern?

The nurse should instruct the parents of an adolescent about which of the following health concerns? (Select all that apply. )

During infant/child development,play is best recognized as which of the following?

Which of the following is characteristic of the cognitive changes in a preschooler?

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