WONGS ESSENTIALS OF PEDIATRIC
NURSING 11TH EDITION FINAL PAPER 2026
GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT FULL
ANSWERS AND CLINICAL INSIGHT
◉ Which behavioral pattern would be a cause for concern to a nurse
for in a pediatric male patient, 8 years of age, who is presenting to
the clinic with his parents for a well-child visit?
Child is quiet playing with his iPad while his parents answer
questions posed by the nurse.
Parents are laughing and joking with their son regarding an earlier
event that occurred that day.
Parents are telling their son that he is going to get fat if he continues
to keep eating pretzels before dinner.
Child asks to borrow the nurse's stethoscope to see how it works.
Answer: Parents are telling their son that he is going to get fat if he
continues to keep eating pretzels before dinner.
,Labeling behavior applying a "fat" notation to a concept even in the
context of nutritional knowledge may lead to alterations in body
image at a young age. The child playing with his iPad and/or asking
for the nurses' stethoscope are age appropriate behaviors. The
interaction of parent and child laughing and joking about an earlier
event in the day indicate acceptance.
◉ In terms of genetic presentations, if a disease pattern exists
without known correlation of symptoms, this would be
characterized as a
syndrome.
association.
sequence.
mutation.
Answer: association.
,An association represents unrelated symptoms that are not
identified by a single event or occurrence. A syndrome represents
symptoms that are associated with a single defining event. A
sequence represents numerous anomalies that are a consequence of
a single defining event. A mutation represents an alteration in a
genetic sequence that can lead to problems or symptoms.
◉ A preschool child watches a nurse pour medication from a tall,
thin glass to a short, wide glass. Which statement is appropriate
developmentally for this age group?
The amount of medicine is less.
The amount of medicine did not change, only its appearance.
Pouring medicine makes the medicine hot.
The glass changed shape to accommodate the medicine.
Answer: The amount of medicine is less.
A preschool child does not have the ability to understand the
concept of conservation. This concept is not developed until school
, age. Understanding conservation occurs between 7 to 10 years of
age, when a child begins to realize that physical factors such as
volume, weight, and number remain the same even though outward
appearances are changed. Children are able to deal with a number of
different aspects of a situation simultaneously. This is not an
expected response by a child. A preschool child will not typically
believe the glass changed shape to accommodate the medicine but
rather that the amount of medicine is less in the short, wide glass.
◉ A nurse is discussing various developmental theories at a
parenting class. Which individual is associated with the moral
development theory?
Erikson
Fowler
Kohlberg
Freud
Answer: Kohlberg
NURSING 11TH EDITION FINAL PAPER 2026
GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT FULL
ANSWERS AND CLINICAL INSIGHT
◉ Which behavioral pattern would be a cause for concern to a nurse
for in a pediatric male patient, 8 years of age, who is presenting to
the clinic with his parents for a well-child visit?
Child is quiet playing with his iPad while his parents answer
questions posed by the nurse.
Parents are laughing and joking with their son regarding an earlier
event that occurred that day.
Parents are telling their son that he is going to get fat if he continues
to keep eating pretzels before dinner.
Child asks to borrow the nurse's stethoscope to see how it works.
Answer: Parents are telling their son that he is going to get fat if he
continues to keep eating pretzels before dinner.
,Labeling behavior applying a "fat" notation to a concept even in the
context of nutritional knowledge may lead to alterations in body
image at a young age. The child playing with his iPad and/or asking
for the nurses' stethoscope are age appropriate behaviors. The
interaction of parent and child laughing and joking about an earlier
event in the day indicate acceptance.
◉ In terms of genetic presentations, if a disease pattern exists
without known correlation of symptoms, this would be
characterized as a
syndrome.
association.
sequence.
mutation.
Answer: association.
,An association represents unrelated symptoms that are not
identified by a single event or occurrence. A syndrome represents
symptoms that are associated with a single defining event. A
sequence represents numerous anomalies that are a consequence of
a single defining event. A mutation represents an alteration in a
genetic sequence that can lead to problems or symptoms.
◉ A preschool child watches a nurse pour medication from a tall,
thin glass to a short, wide glass. Which statement is appropriate
developmentally for this age group?
The amount of medicine is less.
The amount of medicine did not change, only its appearance.
Pouring medicine makes the medicine hot.
The glass changed shape to accommodate the medicine.
Answer: The amount of medicine is less.
A preschool child does not have the ability to understand the
concept of conservation. This concept is not developed until school
, age. Understanding conservation occurs between 7 to 10 years of
age, when a child begins to realize that physical factors such as
volume, weight, and number remain the same even though outward
appearances are changed. Children are able to deal with a number of
different aspects of a situation simultaneously. This is not an
expected response by a child. A preschool child will not typically
believe the glass changed shape to accommodate the medicine but
rather that the amount of medicine is less in the short, wide glass.
◉ A nurse is discussing various developmental theories at a
parenting class. Which individual is associated with the moral
development theory?
Erikson
Fowler
Kohlberg
Freud
Answer: Kohlberg
