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purpose of the HEADSS Adolescent Risk Profile when the new nurse responds that it i
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OBJ: NCLEX Client Needs Category: Health Promotion and M ntenance
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2. The nurse preparing a teaching plan for a preschooler knows that, according to Piaget, the
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expected stage of development for a preschooler is
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operational. Concrete operational describes the thinking of a school-age child (7–
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11 years old). Formal operational describes the thinking of an individual after about 11 year
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s of age. Sensorimotor describes the earliest pattern of thinking from birth to 2 years old.
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OBJ: NCLEX Client Needs Category: Health Promotion and M ntenance
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3. The school nurse talking with a high school class about the difference between growth and
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Giddens: Concepts for Nursing Practice, 3rd Edition
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MULTIPLE CHOICE dr
1. The nurse manager of a pediatric clinic could confirm that the new nurse recognized the
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2. The nurse preparing a teaching plan for a preschooler knows that, according to Piaget, the
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expected stage of development for a preschooler is
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