Ch 10
A 4-year-old has broken his leg and is fitted with a full leg cast that impairs his mobility greatly. At a follow-up visit, the mother expresses concern that he has "started wetting the bed again." What response should the nurse provide the mother to address her concerns?
"A child's behavior may regress to an earlier stage of development during an acute illness."
Which statement made by a child indicates they are functioning at the concrete operations level of Piaget's theory?
"I'll be careful with her book because she'd be sad if it got torn."
mother expresses concern that her toddler still sucks her thumb and asks about the adverse effect of thumb sucking. What response should the nurse make to this mother's concern?
"It can cause problems she sucks intensely for long periods of time
What is considered to be a normal attention span for a toddler?
5-10 minutes
The nurse observes that an infant continuously smiles, babbles, follows light and reacts to the noises in the environment. Based on this information, the nurse concludes that the child is approximately how old?
6 weeks
6. A nurse is explaining cognitive development in children to a client, with the help of Piaget's theory of cognitive development. What would be the best explanation by the nurse about the formal operations level of cognitive development?
After age 12, children can think in the abstract including complex problem-solving.
What are the normal cognitive and motor development expectations that should be observed by a nurse in a 4-year-old child?
Can state their full name and age
8. A mother tells the nurse that her child has been able to recognize a quart of milk whether it is in the milk container or poured into a plastic jug as the same amount. Based on this information that the nurse collected about the child's current cognitive development, this skill most likely is an example of what concrete operation characteristic of Piaget's theory of cognitive development?
Conservation of matter
When discussing the growth and development of an infant with a client, the nurse refers to various theories and phases of development. The nurse is reviewing the major points of Erikson's theory of development with a client. What explanation of this theory should the nurse provide?
Each stage of development contains a psychosocial challenge or critical period during which the person must deal with a major life change.
14. A nurse discussing feeding practices with the mother of an infant learns that she regularly feeds the child by propping the bottle on a blanket in the crib. Based on this information, which assessment should the nurse perform on the child?
Erosion of tooth enamel on the child's primary or baby teeth
The family consists of an infant, school-aged child, teenager, mother, and father and an uncle. Which individual in this family exerts the most lasting influence on the ongoing development of the infant? Select all that apply.
Father Mother
Based on age, what should the nurse teach the mother of a 3 month old regarding the cognitive development of her child?
Laughs, squeals, and looks at objects for several seconds, and reaches for and grasps objects
The nurse is collecting data about a baby in the well-baby clinic. The nurse reads in the electronic medical records that are present. What behavior observed during the physical assessment of a child confirms the presents of cephalocaudal direction movements?
Moves from a sitting to standing position with ease
Which characteristic behavior is demonstrated by a 4-year-old child in the preoperational stage as described by Piaget?
Not wanting to share their blocks but feeling sad that the other child is crying
When considering human growth and development, what example describes proximodistal direction movements?
Rolling over before grasping objects
mother has just delivered her first baby and asks the nurse about routines at home. Based on this question, what information should the nurse provide the new mother about establishing routines with an infant?
Routines establish trust along with learning to expect.
A mother asks the nurse what is the first solid food that she should give her infant. What food should the nurse suggest the mother introduce first?
Small amounts of iron-fortified cereal
When asked about playing, the parents of a 3-year-old share that he plays with his toys in the same area as other children but never interacts with them. Nurse documents that the child engages in what form of play?
Solitary play
When discussing the concrete operations stage of development, which example of childhood behavior should the nurse present?
The ability to understand the concepts of weight and volume.
20. While collecting data from the parents of a 2-year-old child, the child starts to cry, scream, and lashes out every time the nurse tries to pick up the child from the mother's arms. During a physical assessment a 2-year-old screams and lashes out each time the nurse attempts to move the child from the mother's arms to the examine table. Based on this observation, what conclusion should the nurse make about this child's emotional development?
The nurse recognizes that the child is displaying normal toddler development.
