The nurse is providing assistance at a community health fair that targets the middle-
aged client. Which of the following statements is true for this age group?
1. The middle-aged person has decreased intellectual and cognitive abilities as a
result of the normal aging process.
2. Adults make the transition into this stage easily and without problems.
3. Physical capabilities and functions decrease with age, but mental and social
capacities tend to increase in the latter part of life.
4. Cognitive and intellectual abilities are somewhat decreased due to slower reaction
time, loss of memory, and changes in perception and problem solving.
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3. Physical capabilities and functions decrease with age, but mental and
social capacities tend to increase in the latter part of life.
,In the review of an elderly clients chart, the nurse reads that the client has sarcopenia.
What will the nurse expect to find the client reporting?
1. Weight loss and nausea
2. Hair loss and thin skin
3. Bleeding and bruising tendencies
4. Lack of strength and tiring easily
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4. Lack of strength and tiring easily
A toilet trained 4-year-old hospitalized for several days with an acute illness has been
wetting the bed at night and is having incontinent accidents during the day. The nurse
addresses the parents concerns with the following statement:
1. Maybe your child should be seen by a specialist, just to make sure there are no
physical problems.
2. It is normal for some children to go through a stage of regression after separation
from their family or after an acute illness. Try not to be too discouraged.
3. Youll have to be very strict with discipline, so your child knows this behavior is not
acceptable.
4. Id be upset too. It must be hard to go back to using diapers.
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2. It is normal for some children to go through a stage of regression after
separation from their family or after an acute illness. Try not to be too
discouraged.
,A parent brings a child to the clinic with concerns about the childs inability to sit
alone. The nurse explains that development is based on in-born timetables and the
child will be most likely able to meet this milestone at a specific time. The nurse is
basing this information on which theory of growth and development?
1. Havighursts theory
2. Task theory
3. Psychosocial theory
4. Maturational theory
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4. Maturational theory
A nurse is working with a school-age client who is learning how to use a peak flow
meter to monitor his asthma. The child has been frustrated at first, but now is able to
give the reason to use the meter on a daily basis. Remembering the growth and
development characteristics of the adolescent, which of the following is an
appropriate response by the nurse?
1. You should feel very proud for understanding and using your meter.
2. Think of using the meter as one of your daily chores.
3. Maybe you could make a game out of the daily use of your meter.
4. Its too bad if you dont want to use the meter, its just something youll have to do.
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1. You should feel very proud for understanding and using your meter.
A client is being seen in the mental health clinic for antisocial behavior. According to
Eriksons stages of development, this client is dealing with which task of development?
1. Initiative versus guilt
2. Industry versus inferiority
, 3. Intimacy versus isolation
4. Identity versus role confusion
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4. Identity versus role confusion
A group of elderly clients are interested in living options available in the community
when they may need some assistance with their daily needs. Which of the following
would the nurse suggest as possibilities to meet these needs?
1. Adult foster care
2. Group homes
3. Retirement villages
4. Long-term care facilities
5. Adult day-care centers
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1. Adult foster care
2. Group homes
5. Adult day-care centers
Westerhoffs spiritual theory describes four stages of development. Put these in order
of when they occur in the life cycle:
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Choice 1. Owned faith
Choice 2. Affiliative faith
Choice 3. Experienced faith
Choice 4. Searching faith
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aged client. Which of the following statements is true for this age group?
1. The middle-aged person has decreased intellectual and cognitive abilities as a
result of the normal aging process.
2. Adults make the transition into this stage easily and without problems.
3. Physical capabilities and functions decrease with age, but mental and social
capacities tend to increase in the latter part of life.
4. Cognitive and intellectual abilities are somewhat decreased due to slower reaction
time, loss of memory, and changes in perception and problem solving.
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3. Physical capabilities and functions decrease with age, but mental and
social capacities tend to increase in the latter part of life.
,In the review of an elderly clients chart, the nurse reads that the client has sarcopenia.
What will the nurse expect to find the client reporting?
1. Weight loss and nausea
2. Hair loss and thin skin
3. Bleeding and bruising tendencies
4. Lack of strength and tiring easily
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4. Lack of strength and tiring easily
A toilet trained 4-year-old hospitalized for several days with an acute illness has been
wetting the bed at night and is having incontinent accidents during the day. The nurse
addresses the parents concerns with the following statement:
1. Maybe your child should be seen by a specialist, just to make sure there are no
physical problems.
2. It is normal for some children to go through a stage of regression after separation
from their family or after an acute illness. Try not to be too discouraged.
3. Youll have to be very strict with discipline, so your child knows this behavior is not
acceptable.
4. Id be upset too. It must be hard to go back to using diapers.
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2. It is normal for some children to go through a stage of regression after
separation from their family or after an acute illness. Try not to be too
discouraged.
,A parent brings a child to the clinic with concerns about the childs inability to sit
alone. The nurse explains that development is based on in-born timetables and the
child will be most likely able to meet this milestone at a specific time. The nurse is
basing this information on which theory of growth and development?
1. Havighursts theory
2. Task theory
3. Psychosocial theory
4. Maturational theory
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4. Maturational theory
A nurse is working with a school-age client who is learning how to use a peak flow
meter to monitor his asthma. The child has been frustrated at first, but now is able to
give the reason to use the meter on a daily basis. Remembering the growth and
development characteristics of the adolescent, which of the following is an
appropriate response by the nurse?
1. You should feel very proud for understanding and using your meter.
2. Think of using the meter as one of your daily chores.
3. Maybe you could make a game out of the daily use of your meter.
4. Its too bad if you dont want to use the meter, its just something youll have to do.
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1. You should feel very proud for understanding and using your meter.
A client is being seen in the mental health clinic for antisocial behavior. According to
Eriksons stages of development, this client is dealing with which task of development?
1. Initiative versus guilt
2. Industry versus inferiority
, 3. Intimacy versus isolation
4. Identity versus role confusion
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4. Identity versus role confusion
A group of elderly clients are interested in living options available in the community
when they may need some assistance with their daily needs. Which of the following
would the nurse suggest as possibilities to meet these needs?
1. Adult foster care
2. Group homes
3. Retirement villages
4. Long-term care facilities
5. Adult day-care centers
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1. Adult foster care
2. Group homes
5. Adult day-care centers
Westerhoffs spiritual theory describes four stages of development. Put these in order
of when they occur in the life cycle:
Standard Text: Click and drag the options below to move them up or down.
Choice 1. Owned faith
Choice 2. Affiliative faith
Choice 3. Experienced faith
Choice 4. Searching faith
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