Infant, child and Adolescent (SAUNDERS 9TH EDITION)- Capstone

The parent of a 3-year-old asks a clinic nurse about appropriate and safe toys for the child. The nurse would tell the parent that the most appropriate toy for a 3-year-old is which? 1. A wagon 2. A golf set 3. A jack set with marbles 4. A farm set with small animals

1. A wagon

Which interventions are appropriate for the care of an infant? Select all that apply. 1. Provide swaddling. 2. Talk in a loud voice. 3. Provide the infant with a bottle of juice at nap time. 4. Hang mobiles with black and white contrast designs. 5. Caress the infant while bathing or during diaper changes. 6. Allow the infant to cry for at least 10 minutes before responding.

1. Provide swaddling. 4. Hang mobiles with black and white contrast designs. 5. Caress the infant while bathing or during diaper changes.

A nursing student is presenting a clinical conference to peers regarding Freud's psychosexual stages of development, specifically the anal stage. The student explains to the group that which characteristic relates to this stage of development? 1. This stage is associated with toilet training. 2This stage is characterized by the gratification of self. 3This stage is characterized by a tapering off of conscious biological and sexual urges. 4This stage is associated with pleasurable and conflicting feelings about the genital organs.

1. This stage is associated with toilet training

The nurse notes that a 6-year-old child does not recognize that objects exist even when the objects are outside of the visual field. Based on this observation, which action would the nurse take? 1.Report the ob servation to the pediatrician. 2 Move the objects in the child's direct field of vision. 3 Teach the child how to visually scan the environment. 4Provide additional lighting for the child during play activities.

1Report the observation to the pediatrician.

The parent of a 3-year-old is concerned because the child still is insisting on a bottle at nap time and at bedtime. Which is the most appropriate suggestion to the parent? 1. Allow the bottle if it contains juice. 2. Allow the bottle if it contains water. 3. Do not allow the child to have the bottle. 4. Allow the bottle during naps but not at bedtime.

2. Allow the bottle if it contains water.

A parent arrives at a clinic with a toddler and tells the nurse how difficult it is to get the child to go to bed at night. What measure is most appropriate for the nurse to suggest to the parent? 1. Allow the child to set bedtime limits. 2. Allow the child to have temper tantrums. 3. Avoid letting the child nap during the day. 4. Inform the child of bedtime a few minutes before it is time for bed.

4. Inform the child of bedtime a few minutes before it is time for bed.

The 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 that which is the most appropriate activity for this child? 1. A radio 2. A sports video 3. Large picture books 4.Crayons and a coloring book

4.Crayons and a coloring book

The maternity nurse is providing instructions to a new parent regarding the psychosocial development of the newborn infant. Using Erikson's psychosocial development theory, the nurse instructs the parent to take which measure? 1. Allow the newborn infant to signal a need. 2. Anticipate all needs of the newborn infant. 3. Attend to the newborn infant immediately when crying. 4. Avoid the newborn infant during the first 10 minutes of crying.

Allow the newborn infant to signal a need.

The clinic nurse is preparing to explain the concepts of Kohlberg's theory of moral development with a parent. The nurse would tell the parent that which factor motivates good and bad actions for the child at the preconventional level? 1. Peer pressure 2. Social pressure 3. Parents' behavior 4. Punishment and reward

Punishment and reward