Exam 9: Growth and Development Throughout the Lifespan

When caring for a hospitalized adolescent, a nurse should do which of the following?

A nurse intervenes when he or she observes a student nurse who is caring for a toddler

A nurse is caring for a 13-year-old adolescent girl. The patient is complaining of cramps and has stained her sheets with blood. She is scared and crying because this has never happened to her before. The nurse identifies this as ____________________, or the beginning of the patient's menstrual periods and reassures the patient.

Children in preschool often learn from pretending, role-playing, and exploring the identities of adults in various positions, such as nurses, doctors, teachers, police, firefighters, and others who serve as role models. A nurse identifies this type of behavior is an example of

A nurse instructs a postpartum patient who wishes to breastfeed to gently touch the infant's cheek that is closest to her breast to cause the infant to turn toward the breast and open his or her mouth to find milk. The nurse explains to the patient this will elicit the

An elderly male patient is displaying a fearful attitude toward the nurse. The patient has multiple unexplained bruises, and several old fractures appear on his x-ray that were never treated. The nurse suspects that

The American psychologist who acknowledged that not all people reach all stages of moral development and who based his theory on preconventional morality, conventional morality, and postconventional morality is

A young couple that is about to start a family is discussing motor vehicle safety with a nurse. The nurse intervenes when one of them says:

A nurse is caring for a child who wants his parents to buy him a cat when he gets better. The parents refuse because they are both allergic to cat hair. The child states, "That's not fair. I want a cat." The nurse recognizes that the child is in which stage of Lawrence Kohlberg's moral development theory?

A nurse recognizes that the term for the physical changes that occur in the size of human beings is

A nurse recognizes that the increase in complexity of skills performed by a person is called

Toddlers are famous for throwing "temper tantrums" when they do not get their way or get their needs and wants met immediately. When such tantrums occur, it is best for a nurse to

A nurse explains to the parents of a newborn baby that their child possesses several automatic responses controlled by the central nervous system, called ____________________, that help the baby survive.

The psychologist who theorized that cognitive development occurs from birth to adolescence in an orderly sequence of four stages is

An instructor is teaching students the importance of understanding the changes brought about by aging that are not indicative of disease. The instructor points out that additional instruction is required when a student says:

A young adult is bragging to a nurse that she never gets sick and has not needed to see a doctor for years. The nurse explains to the patient that even when she feels healthy, she should have physical examinations and screenings

While educating a class of nursing students, an instructor teaches that growth occurs in which of the following patterns?

The mother of a 9-year-old boy is concerned that her son is gaining weight too quickly for his age. The nurse explains to the mother that between the ages of 5 and 12, her child should be gaining

An adolescent volunteers to read to hospitalized children without being paid. The nurse recognizes that the adolescent is in which stage of Lawrence Kohlberg's moral development theory?