Quiz 1: Growth and Development Review

The nurse is meeting a 5-year-old child for the first time and would like the child to cooperate during a dressing change. The nurse decides to do a simple magic trick using gauze. This should be interpreted as: A way to establish rapport. Too time-consuming for a time-sensitive scheduled procedure. Too distracting, when cooperation is important. Inappropriate due to child's cognitive development.

A way to establish rapport

Which of the following is the most appropriate statement for the nurse to gain cooperation of a toddler who is hesitant to take an oral medication? "Do you want to take your medicine now or later?" "This medicine is important to help cure your infection." "If you do not take this medicine, we will have to give you a shot." "Would you like to play blocks or read books after you take your medicine?"

"Would you like to play blocks or read books after you take your medicine?"

The nurse should expect the anterior fontanel to close at age: 2 months 2 to 4 months 6 to 8 months 12 to 18 months

12 to 18 months

The nurse is assessing a 6-month old healthy infant who weighed 7 pounds at birth. The nurse should expect the infant to now weigh approximately: 10 pounds 15 pounds 20 pounds 25 pounds

15 pounds

The progression of development from the head down is referred to as: Mass to specific. Cephalocaudal. Sequential. Proximodistal.

Cephalocaudal

An 8-year-old girl asks the nurse how the blood pressure apparatus works. The most appropriate nursing action is to: Tell her she will see how it works as it is used. Determine why she is so anxious. Ask her why she wants to know. Explain in simple terms how it works.

Explain in simple terms how it works

By the time children reach their twelfth birthday, they should have learned to trust others and should have developed a sense of: Identity. Industry. Intimacy. Integrity.

Industry

atch the sequence of cephalocaudal development that the nurse expects to find in the normal infant with the appropriate step numbers. Begin with the first development expected, sequencing to the final. -1.2.3.4.5. Crawl -1.2.3.4.5. Sit unsupported -1.2.3.4.5. Lift head when prone -1.2.3.4.5. Walk -1.2.3.4.5. Gain complete head control

Lift head when prone Gain complete head control Sit unsupported Crawl Walk

Which child development theorist believed that the child incorporates and adapts to new experiences through the processes of assimilation and accommodation? Zitelli Piaget Freud Erikson

Piaget

During a routine health assessment, the nurse notes that an 8-month-old infant has significant head lag. Which is the nurse's most appropriate action? Teach the parents appropriate exercises. Recommend referral of the child for further evaluation. Recheck head control at the next visit. Recommend referral of the child for further evaluation if the anterior fontanel is still open.

Recommend referral of the child for further evaluation.