C/A Unit one practice Qs

Which of the following is an example of development?

A young child uses words instead of crying to make his or her needs known

Which age group would have a tendency towards eating disorders?

Adolescent

The mother of a 3-year-old is concerned because her child still is insisting on a bottle at nap time and at bedtime. Which of the following is the most appropriate suggestion to the mother?

Allow the bottle if it contains water

A 16-year-old is admitted to the hospital for acute appendicitis and an appendectomy is performed. Which of the following nursing interventions is most appropriate to facilitate normal growth and development

Allow the child to participate in activities with other individuals in the same age group when the condition permits

A maternity nurse is providing instruction to a new mother regarding the psychosocial development of the newborn infant. Using Erikson's psychosocial development theory, the nurse would instruct the mother to

Allow the newborn infant to signal a need

The nurse prepares for a Denver Screening test with a 3 year-old child in the clinic. The mother asks the nurse to explain the purpose of the test. The BEST response is to tell her that the test

Assesses a child's development

The nurse teaches parents how to help their children learn impulse control and cooperative behaviors. This would occur during which of the stages of development defined by Erikson?

Autonomy versus sense of shame and doubt

A nurse is preparing to care for a 5-year-old who has been placed in traction following a fracture of the femur. The nurse plans care, knowing which of the following is the most appropriate activity for this child?

Crayons and coloring book

The nurse is planning care for an 18-month-old child. Which of the following should be included in the child's care?

Encourage the child to feed himself finger food

While teaching a 10-year-old child about their impending heart surgery, the nurse should?

Explain the surgery using a model of the heart

During which stage of cognitive development does the individual's thinking move to abstract and theoretical subjects and possibly venture into such topics as achieving world peace, finding justice, and seeking meaning in life?

Formal operational

A 47-year-old woman expresses dismay to the nurse that her teenage children are unemployed and not doing well in school. Her husband is working and near retirement. She is not working and feels bored with her life and unneeded. She is experiencing which of Erikson's stages of development?

Generativity vs. self absorption The stage of generativity versus self-absorption and stagnation occurs in middle age, and represents a time when individuals want to play a role in the development of the next generation. In the stage of integrity versus despair, during older adulthood, the individual either views life with despair and regret or acquires wisdom. Intimacy versus isolation is a stage seen in young adults. Identify versus confusion is the stage seen during puberty

Which of the developmental stages defined by Freud is a time of turbulence during which earlier sexual urges reawaken and are directed to an individual outside the family circle?

Genital

Which of the following a statement about normal growth and development on which effective nursing care is based

Individuals have unique patterns of growth and development that are difficult to predict

A 10-year-old fifth-grader enjoys having his artwork displayed on the family refrigerator. This behavior is indicative of which developmental stage as described by Erikson?

Industry versus inferiority

Development of the ability of an individual to distinguish right from wrong and to develop ethical values on which to base his or hers actions is termed

Moral development

Moral development theory differs from cognitive development theory in what way?

Moral development theory characterizes the value system of people and their respect to others

Children generally double their birth weight by 5 months of age. This is an example of what type of growth?

Physical growth

During which stage of moral developmental identified by Kohlberg is the individual's moral reasoning based on personal gain?

Preconventional

According to Piaget's theory of cognitive development, the child aged 7-11 years demonstrates concrete operations when he or she

Recognizes that friends may perceive things differently

A mother of a 3-year-old tells a clinic nurse that the child is rebelling constantly and having temper tantrums. The nurse most appropriately tells the mother to

Set limits on the child's behavior

The nurse is assessing a six-month-old child. Which developmental skills are normal and should be expected

Sits alone

Physical growth involves

Strengthening of skeletal structures

The parents of a 2-year-old child are concerned that the child wants to do everything by himself and seems to be rejecting their authority. The nurse's response should be based on which of the following?

The independence displayed by the child is a normal result of maturation

The parents of a 2-year-old arrive at a hospital to visit their child. The child is in the playroom when the parents arrive. When the parents enter the playroom, the child does not readily approach the parents. The nurse interprets this behavior as indication that:

This is a normal pattern

Which age group has the greatest potential to demonstrate regression when they are sick

Toddler

A nurse is evaluating the developmental level of a 2-year-old. Which of the following does the nurse expect to observe in this child?

Uses a cup to drink

A clinic nurse assesses the communication patterns of a 5-month-old infant. The nurse determines that the infant is demonstrating the highest level of developmental achievement expected if the infant

Uses monosyllabic babbling

The mother of a toddler asks a nurse when it is safe to place the car safety seat in a face-forward position. The best nursing response is which of the following?

When the toddler weighs 20 lbs

The nurse caring for a hospitalized adolescent can best meet the adolescent's developmental needs by

explaining procedures and including the adolescent in decision making