,
,
, Concept0701:07Development
Giddens:07Concepts07for07Nursing07Practice,073rd07Edition
MULTIPLE07CHOICE
1. The07nurse07manager07of07a07pediatric07clinic07could07confirm07that07the07new07nurse07recogn
ized07the07purpose07of07the07HEADSS07Adolescent07Risk07Profile07when07the07new07nurse07r
esponds07that07it07is07used07to07review07for07needs07related07to
a. anticipatory07guidance.
b. low-risk07adolescents.
c. physical07development.
d. sexual07development.
ANS:0 7 A
The07HEADSS07Adolescent07Risk07Profile07is07a07psychosocial07assessment07screening07tool07
which07reviews07home,07education,07activities,07drugs,07sex,07and07suicide07for07the07purpose07o
f07identifying07high-
risk07adolescents07and07the07need07for07anticipatory07guidance.07It07is07used07to07identify07high-
risk,07not07low-
risk,07adolescents.07Physical07development07is07reviewed07with07anthropometric07data.
Sexual07development07is07reviewed07using07physical07examination.
OBJ: NCLEX07Client07Needs07Category:07Health07Promotion07and07Maintenance
2. The07nurse07preparing07a07teaching07plan07for07a07preschooler07knows07that,07according07to07Pia
get,07the07expected07stage07of07development07for07a07preschooler07is
a. concrete07operational.
b. formal07operational.
c. preoperational.
d. sensorimotor.
ANS:0 7 C
The07expected07stage07of07development07for07a07preschooler07(3–407years07old)07is07pre-
operational.07Concrete07operational07describes07the07thinking07of07a07school-age07child07(7–
1107years07old).07Formal07operational07describes07the07thinking07of07an07individual07after07about07
1107years07of07age.07Sensorimotor07describes07the07earliest07pattern07of07thinking07from07birth07to
07207years07old.
OBJ: NCLEX07Client07Needs07Category:07Health07Promotion07and07Maintenance
3. The07school07nurse07talking07with07a07high07school07class07about07the07difference07between07gro
wth07and07development07would07best07describe07growth07as
a. processes07by07which07early07cells07specialize.
b. psychosocial07and07cognitive07changes.
c. qualitative07changes07associated07with07aging.
d. quantitative07changes07in07size07or07weig
ht.07ANS:0 7 D
,
, Concept0701:07Development
Giddens:07Concepts07for07Nursing07Practice,073rd07Edition
MULTIPLE07CHOICE
1. The07nurse07manager07of07a07pediatric07clinic07could07confirm07that07the07new07nurse07recogn
ized07the07purpose07of07the07HEADSS07Adolescent07Risk07Profile07when07the07new07nurse07r
esponds07that07it07is07used07to07review07for07needs07related07to
a. anticipatory07guidance.
b. low-risk07adolescents.
c. physical07development.
d. sexual07development.
ANS:0 7 A
The07HEADSS07Adolescent07Risk07Profile07is07a07psychosocial07assessment07screening07tool07
which07reviews07home,07education,07activities,07drugs,07sex,07and07suicide07for07the07purpose07o
f07identifying07high-
risk07adolescents07and07the07need07for07anticipatory07guidance.07It07is07used07to07identify07high-
risk,07not07low-
risk,07adolescents.07Physical07development07is07reviewed07with07anthropometric07data.
Sexual07development07is07reviewed07using07physical07examination.
OBJ: NCLEX07Client07Needs07Category:07Health07Promotion07and07Maintenance
2. The07nurse07preparing07a07teaching07plan07for07a07preschooler07knows07that,07according07to07Pia
get,07the07expected07stage07of07development07for07a07preschooler07is
a. concrete07operational.
b. formal07operational.
c. preoperational.
d. sensorimotor.
ANS:0 7 C
The07expected07stage07of07development07for07a07preschooler07(3–407years07old)07is07pre-
operational.07Concrete07operational07describes07the07thinking07of07a07school-age07child07(7–
1107years07old).07Formal07operational07describes07the07thinking07of07an07individual07after07about07
1107years07of07age.07Sensorimotor07describes07the07earliest07pattern07of07thinking07from07birth07to
07207years07old.
OBJ: NCLEX07Client07Needs07Category:07Health07Promotion07and07Maintenance
3. The07school07nurse07talking07with07a07high07school07class07about07the07difference07between07gro
wth07and07development07would07best07describe07growth07as
a. processes07by07which07early07cells07specialize.
b. psychosocial07and07cognitive07changes.
c. qualitative07changes07associated07with07aging.
d. quantitative07changes07in07size07or07weig
ht.07ANS:0 7 D
