Question 1

The mother of a 9-year-old boy becomes concerned when he will not stop crying or clinging to her. A nurse explains to the mother that the child may be showing signs of ____________________, or a returning to earlier behaviors that may occur in school-age children when they feel insecure and threatened by treatments.

Accepted Answer

regression
Rationale: Regression, or returning to earlier behaviors, may occur in school-age children when they feel insecure and threatened by treatments. A nurse may see an 8- or 10-year-old crying, clinging to his or her parent, or having a temper tantrum. Nurses should remember to consider the illness and treatment from the child's view to understand the reaction.

Question 2

When performing a physical assessment on a neonate, a nurse notes a triangular-shaped soft area that is not yet fused together toward the back of the top of the head. The nurse should

Accepted Answer

A)   Notify the health-care provider.
B)   Assess the neonate's vital signs.
C)   Document this as a normal assessment finding.
D)   Document this as an abnormal assessment finding. C

Question 3

A nurse recognizes that the ability to think at higher levels and develop a value system that differentiates right from wrong is called

Accepted Answer

A)   Moral development.
B)   Physical development.
C)   Cognitive development.
D)   Psychosocial development. A

Question 4

A nurse is caring for a patient who has been attending a local university to earn a law degree. The patient states, "I want to earn my degree so that I can fight for justice and human rights for people throughout the world." The nurse recognizes that the patient is in which stage of Lawrence Kohlberg's moral development theory?

Accepted Answer

A)   Conventional morality
B)   Preoperational morality
C)   Preconventional morality
D)   Postconventional morality

Question 5

Adolescence includes a period of rapid growth referred to as puberty. During this period, girls develop breasts and boys develop facial hair. A nurse identifies these changes as a normal stage of

Accepted Answer

A)   Physical development.
B)   Psychosocial development.
C)   Cognitive development.
D)   Moral development.

Question 6

A nurse recognizes that the type of development that occurs throughout one's life in distinct stages, each stage requiring that specific tasks must be mastered, is called

Accepted Answer

A)   Moral development.
B)   Physical development.
C)   Cognitive development.
D)   Psychosocial development.

Question 7

A nursing instructor is explaining safety issues for preschoolers and school-age children. The instructor realizes that a student requires additional instruction when the student begins focusing on

Accepted Answer

A)   Playground safety.
B)   Choking prevention.
C)   Stranger danger.
D)   Water safety.

Question 8

The psychoanalyst who theorized that psychosocial development occurs throughout one's life in distinct stages is

Accepted Answer

A)   Jean Piaget.
B)   Erik Erikson.
C)   James Fowler.
D)   Lawrence Kohlberg.

Question 9

According to Piaget, young school-age children, up to age 7 years, are making a transition to concrete operational thought. A nurse identifies that an example of this would be

Accepted Answer

A)   A child, upon hearing a parent arrange for a babysitter, becoming upset because it means his or her parents are going to leave for the evening.
B)   A child becoming more secure about the limits of his or her acceptable behavior.
C)   A child no longer believing that an adult dressed in a mouse suit is a giant mouse.
D)   A child becoming interested in politics, environmental issues, and social justice.

Question 10

When teaching a student nurse about performing an assessment on a neonate, a nurse strokes the sole of the infant's foot, which causes fanning of the toes while the great toe pulls upward. The nurse teaches the student nurse that this assessment finding is

Accepted Answer

A)   Indicative of cerebral edema.
B)   A normal assessment finding.
C)   Indicative of a genetic anomaly.
D)   An abnormal assessment finding.

Question 11

When helping teens understand how to prevent accidents and injuries, a nurse should caution them about which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)   Experimentation
B)   Water safety
C)   Internet social networking
D)   Stranger danger
E)   Firearms

Question 12

When supervising a certified nursing assistant (CNA) caring for a toddler, a nurse intervenes when

Accepted Answer

A)   The CNA leaves the toddler alone in the bathtub.
B)   The CNA feeds the toddler pieces of cheese for a snack.
C)   The CNA removes small objects from the toddler's crib.
D)   The CNA puts the crib side rails up when the toddler is resting.

Question 13

A nurse recognizes that how an individual learns is called

Accepted Answer

A)   Moral development.
B)   Physical development.
C)   Cognitive development.
D)   Psychosocial development.

Question 14

A nurse explains to young parents that adolescence is a time of conflict, and that wise parents expect older adolescents to pull away, to be somewhat critical of them, and to feel ____________________ toward them, or have opposing feelings about them.

Accepted Answer

The answer of A nurse explains to young parents that...

Question 15

A nurse recognizes that the physical size and functioning of a person is called

Accepted Answer

A)   Moral development.
B)   Physical development.
C)   Cognitive development.
D)   Psychosocial development.

Question 16

The developmental psychologist who defined faith as a universal concern that is a process of developing trust and who developed six stages of spiritual development is

Accepted Answer

A)   Jean Piaget.
B)   Erik Erikson.
C)   James Fowler.
D)   Lawrence Kohlberg.

Question 17

A nurse witnesses a young patient watching his older sibling and then imitating everything the older sibling does. The nurse identifies this as an example of the cognitive development of

Accepted Answer

A)   Infants.
B)   School-age children.
C)   Toddlers.
D)   Adolescents.

Question 18

The mother of a 1-year-old child asks a nurse how much her child should weigh. The nurse asks the mother what the child weighed at birth. The mother responds that the child weighed 7 pounds and 8 ounces at birth. The nurse tells the mother that the child's weight at 1 year of age should be

Accepted Answer

A)   21.5 pounds.
B)   22.5 pounds.
C)   23.5 pounds.
D)   24.5 pounds.

Question 19

When a nurse sees an infant picking up items and immediately putting them in his or her mouth, the nurse identifies that the infant is encouraging cognitive development through

Accepted Answer

A)   Egocentric experiences.
B)   Sensorimotor experiences.
C)   Formal operational thinking.
D)   Concrete operational thought.

Question 20

A nursing instructor supervises a student nurse who is administering an intramuscular analgesic medication to a school-age child. The nursing instructor intervenes when the student nurse tells the child:

Accepted Answer

A)   "My injections don't hurt."
B)   "This will only hurt for a little while."
C)   "This will feel like a prick and will hurt a little."
D)   "This medication will help take your pain away."

Exam 9: Growth and Development Throughout the Lifespan

When performing a physical assessment on a neonate, a nurse notes a triangular-shaped soft area that is not yet fused together toward the back of the top of the head. The nurse should

A nurse recognizes that the ability to think at higher levels and develop a value system that differentiates right from wrong is called

Adolescence includes a period of rapid growth referred to as puberty. During this period, girls develop breasts and boys develop facial hair. A nurse identifies these changes as a normal stage of

A nurse recognizes that the type of development that occurs throughout one's life in distinct stages, each stage requiring that specific tasks must be mastered, is called

A nursing instructor is explaining safety issues for preschoolers and school-age children. The instructor realizes that a student requires additional instruction when the student begins focusing on

The psychoanalyst who theorized that psychosocial development occurs throughout one's life in distinct stages is

According to Piaget, young school-age children, up to age 7 years, are making a transition to concrete operational thought. A nurse identifies that an example of this would be

When teaching a student nurse about performing an assessment on a neonate, a nurse strokes the sole of the infant's foot, which causes fanning of the toes while the great toe pulls upward. The nurse teaches the student nurse that this assessment finding is

When helping teens understand how to prevent accidents and injuries, a nurse should caution them about which of the following?

When supervising a certified nursing assistant (CNA) caring for a toddler, a nurse intervenes when

A nurse recognizes that how an individual learns is called

A nurse explains to young parents that adolescence is a time of conflict, and that wise parents expect older adolescents to pull away, to be somewhat critical of them, and to feel ____________________ toward them, or have opposing feelings about them.

A nurse recognizes that the physical size and functioning of a person is called

The developmental psychologist who defined faith as a universal concern that is a process of developing trust and who developed six stages of spiritual development is

A nurse witnesses a young patient watching his older sibling and then imitating everything the older sibling does. The nurse identifies this as an example of the cognitive development of

The mother of a 1-year-old child asks a nurse how much her child should weigh. The nurse asks the mother what the child weighed at birth. The mother responds that the child weighed 7 pounds and 8 ounces at birth. The nurse tells the mother that the child's weight at 1 year of age should be

When a nurse sees an infant picking up items and immediately putting them in his or her mouth, the nurse identifies that the infant is encouraging cognitive development through

A nursing instructor supervises a student nurse who is administering an intramuscular analgesic medication to a school-age child. The nursing instructor intervenes when the student nurse tells the child: