,
, Concept901:9Development
Giddens:9Concepts9for9Nursing9Practice,93rd9Edition
MULTIPLE9CHOICE
1. The9nurse9manager9of9a9pediatric9clinic9could9confirm9that9the9new9nurse9recognized9the9
purpose9of9the9HEADSS9Adolescent9Risk9Profile9when9the9new9nurse9responds9that9it9is9
used9to9review9for9needs9related9to
a. anticipatory9guidance.
b. low-risk9adolescents.
c. physical9development.
d. sexual9development.
ANS:9 A
The9HEADSS9Adolescent9Risk9Profile9is9a9psychosocial9assessment9screening9tool9which9r
eviews9home,9education,9activities,9drugs,9sex,9and9suicide9for9the9purpose9of9identifying9hi
gh-risk9adolescents9and9the9need9for9anticipatory9guidance.9It9is9used9to9identify9high-
risk,9not9low-risk,9adolescents.9Physical9development9is9reviewed9with9anthropometric9data.
Sexual9development9is9reviewed9using9physical9examination.
OBJ: NCLEX9Client9Needs9Category:9Health9Promotion9and9Maintenance
2. The9nurse9preparing9a9teaching9plan9for9a9preschooler9knows9that,9according9to9Piaget,9the9
expected9stage9of9development9for9a9preschooler9is
a. concrete9operational.
b. formal9operational.
c. preoperational.
d. sensorimotor.
ANS:9 C
The9expected9stage9of9development9for9a9preschooler9(3–49years9old)9is9pre-
operational.9Concrete9operational9describes9the9thinking9of9a9school-age9child9(7–
119years9old).9Formal9operational9describes9the9thinking9of9an9individual9after9about9119year
s9of9age.9Sensorimotor9describes9the9earliest9pattern9of9thinking9from9birth9to929years9old.
OBJ: NCLEX9Client9Needs9Category:9Health9Promotion9and9Maintenance
3. The9school9nurse9talking9with9a9high9school9class9about9the9difference9between9growth9and9
development9would9best9describe9growth9as
a. processes9by9which9early9cells9specialize.
b. psychosocial9and9cognitive9changes.
c. qualitative9changes9associated9with9aging.
d. quantitative9changes9in9size9or9weight.9
ANS:9 D