Advanced Practice Nursing: Essentials for Role
Development, 4th Edition – Joel | Test Bank
1. The nurse manager of a pediatric clinic could confirm that the new nurse recognized the purposeof the HEADSS Adolescent Risk Profile when
the new nurse responds that it is used to assess for needs related to
a. anticipatory guidance.
b. low-risk adolescents.
c. physical development.
d. sexual development.
ANSWER:- A
The HEADSS Adolescent Risk Profile is a psychosocial assessment screening tool which assesseshome, education, activities, drugs, sex, and
suicide for the purpose of identifying high-risk adolescents and the need for anticipatory guidance. It is used to identify high-risk, not low-risk,
adolescents. Physical development is assessed with anthropometric data. Sexual development is assessed using physical examination.
REF: 6 OBJ: NCLEX Client Needs Category: Health Promotion and Maintenance
2. The nurse preparing a teaching plan for a preschooler knows that, according to Piaget, theexpected stage of development for a
preschooler is
a. concrete operational.
b. formal operational.
c. preoperational.
d. sensorimotor.
ANSWER:- C
The expected stage of development for a preschooler (3 to 4 years old) is preoperational. Concreteoperational describes the thinking of a school-
age child (7 to 11 years old). Formal operational
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describes the thinking of an individual after about 11 years of age. Sensorimotor describes theearliest pattern of thinking from birth to 2
years old.
REF: 5 OBJ: NCLEX Client Needs Category: Health Promotion and Maintenance
3. The school nurse talking with a high school class about the difference between growth anddevelopment would best describe growth
as
a. processes by which early cells specialize.
b. psychosocial and cognitive changes.
c. qualitative changes associated with aging.
d. quantitative changes in size or weight.
ANSWER:- D
Growth is a quantitative change in which an increase in cell number and size results in an increasein overall size or weight of the body or any of
its parts. The processes by which early cells specialize are referred to asdifferentiation. Psychosocial and cognitive changes are referred to as
development. Qualitative changes associated with aging are referred to as maturation.
REF: 2 OBJ: NCLEX Client Needs Category: Health Promotion and Maintenance
4. The most appropriate response of the nurse when a mother asks what the Denver II does is that it
a. can diagnose developmental disabilities.
b. identifies a need for physical therapy.
c. is a developmental screening tool.
d. provides a framework for health teaching.
ANSWER:- C
The Denver II is the most commonly used measure of developmental status used by health care professionals; it is a screening tool. Screening
tools do not provide a diagnosis. Diagnosis requires athorough neurodevelopment history and physical examination. Developmental delay, which is
suggested by screening, is a symptom, not a diagnosis. The need for any therapy would be identified with a comprehensive evaluation, not a
screening tool. Some providers use the Denver II as a framework for teaching about expected development, but this is not the primary purpose of
thetool.
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REF: 4 OBJ: NCLEX Client Needs Category: Health Promotion and Maintenance
5. To plan early intervention and care for an infant with Down syndrome, the nurse considersknowledge of other physical development
exemplars such as
a. cerebral palsy.
b. failure to thrive.
c. fetal alcohol syndrome.
d. hydrocephaly.
ANSWER:- D
Hydrocephaly is also a physical development exemplar. Cerebral palsy is an exemplar of adaptivedevelopmental delay. Failure to thrive is an
exemplar of social/emotional developmental delay.
Fetal alcohol syndrome is an exemplar of cognitive developmental delay.
REF: 9 OBJ: NCLEX Client Needs Category: Health Promotion and Maintenance
6. To plan early intervention and care for a child with a developmental delay, the nurse wouldconsider knowledge of the concepts most
significantly impacted by development, including
a. culture.
b. environment.
c. functional status.
d. nutrition.
ANSWER:- C
Function is one of the concepts most significantly impacted by development. Others include sensory-perceptual, cognition, mobility, reproduction,
and sexuality. Knowledge of these concepts can help the nurse anticipate areas that need to be addressed. Culture is a concept that is considered
to significantly affect development; the difference is the concepts that affect development are thosethat represent major influencing factors
(causes), hence determination of development and would bethe focus of preventive interventions. Environment is considered to significantly affect
development. Nutrition is considered to significantly affect development.
REF: 1 OBJ: NCLEX Client Needs Category: Health Promotion and Maintenance
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7. A mother complains to the nurse at the pediatric clinic that her 4-year-old child always talks to her toys and makes up stories. The mother
wants her child to have a psychologic evaluation. Thenurses best initial response is to
a. refer the child to a psychologist.
b. explain that playing make believe with dolls and people is normal at this age.
c. complete a developmental screening.
d. separate the child from the mother to get more information.
ANSWER:- B
By the end of the fourth year, it is expected that a child will engage in fantasy, so this is normal at this age. A referral to a psychologist would be
premature based only on the complaint of the mother. Completing a developmental screening would be very appropriate but not the initial
response. The nurse would certainly want to get more information, but separating the child from themother is not necessary at this time.
REF: 5 OBJ: NCLEX Client Needs Category: Health Promotion and Maintenance
8. A 17-year-old girl is hospitalized for appendicitis, and her mother asks the nurse why she is so needy and acting like a child. The best
response of the nurse is that in the hospital, adolescents
a. have separation anxiety.
b. rebel against rules.
c. regress because of stress.
d. want to know everything.
ANSWER:- C
Regression to an earlier stage of development is a common response to stress. Separation anxiety ismost common in infants and toddlers.
Rebellion against hospital rules is usually not an issue if the adolescent understands the rules and would not create childlike behaviors. An
adolescent may wantto know everything with their logical thinking and deductive reasoning, but that would not explainwhy they would act like a
child.
Chapter 2. Emerging Roles of the Advanced Practice Nurse
Development, 4th Edition – Joel | Test Bank
1. The nurse manager of a pediatric clinic could confirm that the new nurse recognized the purposeof the HEADSS Adolescent Risk Profile when
the new nurse responds that it is used to assess for needs related to
a. anticipatory guidance.
b. low-risk adolescents.
c. physical development.
d. sexual development.
ANSWER:- A
The HEADSS Adolescent Risk Profile is a psychosocial assessment screening tool which assesseshome, education, activities, drugs, sex, and
suicide for the purpose of identifying high-risk adolescents and the need for anticipatory guidance. It is used to identify high-risk, not low-risk,
adolescents. Physical development is assessed with anthropometric data. Sexual development is assessed using physical examination.
REF: 6 OBJ: NCLEX Client Needs Category: Health Promotion and Maintenance
2. The nurse preparing a teaching plan for a preschooler knows that, according to Piaget, theexpected stage of development for a
preschooler is
a. concrete operational.
b. formal operational.
c. preoperational.
d. sensorimotor.
ANSWER:- C
The expected stage of development for a preschooler (3 to 4 years old) is preoperational. Concreteoperational describes the thinking of a school-
age child (7 to 11 years old). Formal operational
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describes the thinking of an individual after about 11 years of age. Sensorimotor describes theearliest pattern of thinking from birth to 2
years old.
REF: 5 OBJ: NCLEX Client Needs Category: Health Promotion and Maintenance
3. The school nurse talking with a high school class about the difference between growth anddevelopment would best describe growth
as
a. processes by which early cells specialize.
b. psychosocial and cognitive changes.
c. qualitative changes associated with aging.
d. quantitative changes in size or weight.
ANSWER:- D
Growth is a quantitative change in which an increase in cell number and size results in an increasein overall size or weight of the body or any of
its parts. The processes by which early cells specialize are referred to asdifferentiation. Psychosocial and cognitive changes are referred to as
development. Qualitative changes associated with aging are referred to as maturation.
REF: 2 OBJ: NCLEX Client Needs Category: Health Promotion and Maintenance
4. The most appropriate response of the nurse when a mother asks what the Denver II does is that it
a. can diagnose developmental disabilities.
b. identifies a need for physical therapy.
c. is a developmental screening tool.
d. provides a framework for health teaching.
ANSWER:- C
The Denver II is the most commonly used measure of developmental status used by health care professionals; it is a screening tool. Screening
tools do not provide a diagnosis. Diagnosis requires athorough neurodevelopment history and physical examination. Developmental delay, which is
suggested by screening, is a symptom, not a diagnosis. The need for any therapy would be identified with a comprehensive evaluation, not a
screening tool. Some providers use the Denver II as a framework for teaching about expected development, but this is not the primary purpose of
thetool.
,Advanced Practice Nursing Essentials for Role
Development 4th Edition Joel Test Bank Latest 2022
REF: 4 OBJ: NCLEX Client Needs Category: Health Promotion and Maintenance
5. To plan early intervention and care for an infant with Down syndrome, the nurse considersknowledge of other physical development
exemplars such as
a. cerebral palsy.
b. failure to thrive.
c. fetal alcohol syndrome.
d. hydrocephaly.
ANSWER:- D
Hydrocephaly is also a physical development exemplar. Cerebral palsy is an exemplar of adaptivedevelopmental delay. Failure to thrive is an
exemplar of social/emotional developmental delay.
Fetal alcohol syndrome is an exemplar of cognitive developmental delay.
REF: 9 OBJ: NCLEX Client Needs Category: Health Promotion and Maintenance
6. To plan early intervention and care for a child with a developmental delay, the nurse wouldconsider knowledge of the concepts most
significantly impacted by development, including
a. culture.
b. environment.
c. functional status.
d. nutrition.
ANSWER:- C
Function is one of the concepts most significantly impacted by development. Others include sensory-perceptual, cognition, mobility, reproduction,
and sexuality. Knowledge of these concepts can help the nurse anticipate areas that need to be addressed. Culture is a concept that is considered
to significantly affect development; the difference is the concepts that affect development are thosethat represent major influencing factors
(causes), hence determination of development and would bethe focus of preventive interventions. Environment is considered to significantly affect
development. Nutrition is considered to significantly affect development.
REF: 1 OBJ: NCLEX Client Needs Category: Health Promotion and Maintenance
, Advanced Practice Nursing Essentials for Role
Development 4th Edition Joel Test Bank Latest 2022
7. A mother complains to the nurse at the pediatric clinic that her 4-year-old child always talks to her toys and makes up stories. The mother
wants her child to have a psychologic evaluation. Thenurses best initial response is to
a. refer the child to a psychologist.
b. explain that playing make believe with dolls and people is normal at this age.
c. complete a developmental screening.
d. separate the child from the mother to get more information.
ANSWER:- B
By the end of the fourth year, it is expected that a child will engage in fantasy, so this is normal at this age. A referral to a psychologist would be
premature based only on the complaint of the mother. Completing a developmental screening would be very appropriate but not the initial
response. The nurse would certainly want to get more information, but separating the child from themother is not necessary at this time.
REF: 5 OBJ: NCLEX Client Needs Category: Health Promotion and Maintenance
8. A 17-year-old girl is hospitalized for appendicitis, and her mother asks the nurse why she is so needy and acting like a child. The best
response of the nurse is that in the hospital, adolescents
a. have separation anxiety.
b. rebel against rules.
c. regress because of stress.
d. want to know everything.
ANSWER:- C
Regression to an earlier stage of development is a common response to stress. Separation anxiety ismost common in infants and toddlers.
Rebellion against hospital rules is usually not an issue if the adolescent understands the rules and would not create childlike behaviors. An
adolescent may wantto know everything with their logical thinking and deductive reasoning, but that would not explainwhy they would act like a
child.
Chapter 2. Emerging Roles of the Advanced Practice Nurse
