NURS 145 Quiz #1

Which age category is characterized by disorganization and children who are intense, observant, all-knowing, energetic, meddlesome, and argumentative? - 5-7 years - 8-10 years - 11-12 years - 16-18 years

11-12 years

At what age do children begin to have refined motor skills, such as success in cutting with scissors? - 3 years - 4 years - 5 years - 6 years

4 years

At what age do the child's arms and hands seem to grow faster than the rest of their body? - 6 years old - 7 years old - 8 years old - 9 years old

8 years old

What can the nurse suggests as a good dietary source of zinc for an adolescent who is a vegetarian? - Green, leafy vegetables - Citrus fruits - Nuts - Enriched breads

Nuts

Which of the following activities demonstrates that a school-age child is working toward a healthy achievement of Erikson's developmental task of industry? The child: - brings home completed school work to show parents. - prefers to watch cartoons on TV rather than practicing the piano. - depends on older siblings to tell him/her what to wear to school. - refuses to play by the rules of a board game.

brings home completed school work to show parents

One of the best ways to promote the mastery of language in the preschool child is to - engage in interactive reading. - limit the number of books in the child's room. - provide crayons and coloring books. - allow them to talk with other 3-year-olds.

engage in interactive reading.

The nurse is planning care of an adolescent. What psychosocial task does the nurse understand is important for the adolescent to develop? A sense of: - initiative - industry - identity - involvement

identity

Restlessness in adolescence is most likely attributed to which changes? Select all that apply. - Drive to be accepted by society as an individual - Urge for independence - Establishment of a personal identity - Intense libido - Slowing of body changes

- Drive to be accepted by society as an individual - Urge for independence - Establishment of a personal identity - Intense libido

The school nurse is preparing an educational program for new teachers regarding school-age children. What information is accurate for the nurse to include? Select 3 that apply. - Participation in group activity increases - Egocentricity prevails - Thinking is logical - Preference is toward family interaction - Understand cause and effect

- Participation in group activity increases - Thinking is logical - Understand cause and effect

What does including play in the plan of care for a 5-year-old allow the child to do? Select all that apply. - Exercise his/her imagination. - Assume a role and act it out. - Offer an emotional outlet. - Avoid magical thinking. - Interact with other children.

-Exercise his/her imagination. - Assume a role and act it out. - Offer an emotional outlet. - Interact with other children.

The nurse is assessing a school-age child. What will the nurse expect in regard to physical development of this child? - Growth of 3 to 6 inches per year - Gain of 5 to 7 pounds per year - Increase of head circumference by 1 inch per year - A visual acuity of 20/20 by 9 years of age

Gain of 5 to 7 pounds per year

The nurse using the PACE interview guide for persons at risk for substance abuse arrives at a score of 2 for an adolescent client. How would the nurse interpret this score? - Nonindicative of potential substance abuse - Normal experimentation of the adolescent - Need to schedule another PACE interview in 3 months - Indication for a professional referral

Indication for a professional referral

With regard to a preschooler's elementary school success, what would be the signal that a problem is occurring due to the perceptual process? - delayed mastery of the alphabet - difficulty following directions - difficulty telling time -letter confusion

Letter confusion

The nurse is planning to reinforce education about nutrition to fourth-grade students. Which of the following is true about school-aged children? - They can concentrate on only one aspect of a situation. - They are able to think abstractly on a broad scale. - They are egocentric in their thinking. - They can think logically and concretely.

They can think logically and concretely.

MATCH A.male hormones B.Represents the prepubertal child C.This hormone maintains testosterone levels in boys D.Final 20% of mature height is achieved E.female hormones androgens estrogens growth spurt Luteinizing hormone (LH) Sexual Maturity Rating

androgens- male hormones estrogens- female hormones growth spurt- 20% of mature height Luteinizing hormone (LH)- Testosterone in boys Sexual Maturity Rating- prepubertal child

The nurse is assessing a child between 3 and 5 years of age. Which of the following findings would indicate a need for follow-up? - the loss of chubbiness since toddlerhood. - pulse rate of 50 beats per minute. - visual acuity of 20/30. - 20 primary teeth have erupted.

pulse rate of 50 beats per minute.

A nurse compares a preschooler's height and weight with standard growth charts and finds the child to be in the 50th percentile for height and in the 25th percentile for weight. The nurse interprets these findings as indicating that the child is: - overweight for height. - underweight for height. - abnormal in height. - typical height and weight.

typical height and weight.