Exam 23: Growth and Development

Which is the highest priority goal for the young adult patient with the nursing diagnosis risk for suicide related to depression and inability to make friends?

The mother of a healthy toddler reports that the child is eating less than a few months ago but the child has not lost any weight.Which is the most appropriate response of the nurse?

Which assessment finding leads the nurse to include the risk for delayed development nursing diagnosis in the care plan for an infant?

The nurse is caring for an elderly patient who has become withdrawn and refuses to eat after being admitted to a long-term nursing facility.Which is the highest priority goal for the patient?

Which technique is best to calm a preschooler's fears before auscultating bowel sounds?

A young child learns how to use scissors and catch a ball.Which term best describes these developments?

Which is an example of a primary sexual characteristic?

Which assessment finding indicates that the patient is at risk for developing polypharmacy?

The nurse is caring for an adolescent with a BMI of 22 and the nursing diagnosis imbalanced nutrition,more than body requirements related to caloric intake greater than metabolic needs.Which nursing interventions will the nurse use to help the adolescent achieve a balanced diet?

A young adult is balancing the need to live and work independently with the desire to have a girlfriend for companionship and love.Which developmental stage is the young adult experiencing?

Which technique is used to assess fine-motor skills in a middle-school child?

Loud wails erupt whenever the nurse tries to pick up the infant from the mother.Which developmental stage is the infant experiencing?

The middle-aged patient is overwhelmed by the stresses of caring for aging parents as well as young children living at home.Which nursing diagnosis is most appropriate for this patient?

The mother of a school-age child asks the nurse why the child's blood pressure is measured at a routine physical examination appointment.What is the best answer of the nurse?

The adolescent with a BMI of 18.5 feels overweight after seeing excessively slender actresses on TV and in the movies.Which nursing diagnosis is appropriate for this adolescent?

Which is the most appropriate goal for an elderly adult with the nursing diagnosis of sedentary lifestyle related to deconditioning and lack of physical exercise?

Which abilities are required for moral development of the child?

Which action demonstrates Piaget's formal operations period of development?

Which is the highest priority nursing diagnosis for a toddler who is at the autonomy versus doubt stage of development?

Which nursing diagnosis is most appropriate for a toddler who is not walking by the age of 24 months?