Test bank for Concepts for Nursing Practice 3rd Edition by Jean
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Pediatric Nursing Test Bank
Topic: Growth & Development, Psychosocial Assessment, and Health Promotion
Format: Multiple Choice Questions with Answers
Concept 1:
Development
Test Bank
1. The nurse manager of a pediatric clinic could confirm that the new nurse recognized the
purpose of 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. Anticipatory guidance
The HEADSS tool assesses home, education, activities, drugs, sex, and suicide. It helps identify
high-risk adolescents in need of anticipatory guidance.
2. Piaget’s Cognitive Development Theory – Preschooler
The nurse preparing a teaching plan for a preschooler knows that, according to Piaget, the
expected stage of development is:
a. Concrete operational
b. Formal operational
c. Preoperational
d. Sensorimotor
Answer: c. Preoperational
Preschoolers (ages 3–4) typically think in the preoperational stage, marked by imagination and
symbolic thinking.
3. Definition of Growth
The school nurse talking with a high school class about the difference between growth and
development 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. Quantitative changes in size or weight
Growth refers to measurable physical changes such as height or weight increase.
4. Purpose of the Denver II Screening
The most appropriate response 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. Is a developmental screening tool
The Denver II helps screen developmental status in children. It is not used for diagnosis.
5. Early Intervention – Physical Development Exemplars
To plan early intervention and care for an infant with Down syndrome, the nurse considers
knowledge of other physical development exemplars such as:
a. Cerebral palsy
b. Failure to thrive
c. Fetal alcohol syndrome
d. Hydrocephaly
Answer: d. Hydrocephaly
Hydrocephaly, like Down syndrome, represents physical development delays.
6. Concepts Impacted by Development
To plan early intervention for a child with a developmental delay, the nurse would consider
which concept is most significantly impacted by development:
a. Culture
b. Environment
c. Functional status
d. Nutrition
Answer: c. Functional status
Development primarily impacts how a person functions—mobility, cognition, and self-care.
7. Normal Preschool Play Behavior
, A mother tells the nurse her 4-year-old talks to toys and makes up stories. She requests a
psychological evaluation. The nurse's best initial response is to:
a. Refer the child to a psychologist
b. Explain that playing make-believe is normal at this age
c. Complete a developmental screening
d. Separate the child from the mother to get more information
Answer: b. Explain that playing make-believe is normal at this age
Fantasy play is a healthy developmental behavior in preschoolers.
8. Regression in Hospitalized Adolescents
A 17-year-old girl is hospitalized for appendicitis. Her mother asks why she is acting like a child.
The nurse explains that hospitalized adolescents:
a. Have separation anxiety
b. Rebel against rules
c. Regress because of stress
d. Want to know everything
Answer: c. Regress because of stress
Regression is a common response to illness or hospitalization in teens.
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Concept 2: Functional Ability – Nursing Test Bank
✅ Multiple Choice Questions
1. Understanding Functional Ability
The nurse is assessing a patient's functional ability. Which activities most closely match the
definition of functional ability?
a. Healthy individual, works outside the home, uses a cane, well groomed
b. Healthy individual, college educated, travels frequently, can balance a checkbook
c. Healthy individual, works out, reads well, cooks and cleans house
d. Healthy individual, volunteers at church, works part time, takes care of family and house
Foret Giddens chapter 1- 57 answered
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Pediatric Nursing Test Bank
Topic: Growth & Development, Psychosocial Assessment, and Health Promotion
Format: Multiple Choice Questions with Answers
Concept 1:
Development
Test Bank
1. The nurse manager of a pediatric clinic could confirm that the new nurse recognized the
purpose of 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. Anticipatory guidance
The HEADSS tool assesses home, education, activities, drugs, sex, and suicide. It helps identify
high-risk adolescents in need of anticipatory guidance.
2. Piaget’s Cognitive Development Theory – Preschooler
The nurse preparing a teaching plan for a preschooler knows that, according to Piaget, the
expected stage of development is:
a. Concrete operational
b. Formal operational
c. Preoperational
d. Sensorimotor
Answer: c. Preoperational
Preschoolers (ages 3–4) typically think in the preoperational stage, marked by imagination and
symbolic thinking.
3. Definition of Growth
The school nurse talking with a high school class about the difference between growth and
development 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. Quantitative changes in size or weight
Growth refers to measurable physical changes such as height or weight increase.
4. Purpose of the Denver II Screening
The most appropriate response 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. Is a developmental screening tool
The Denver II helps screen developmental status in children. It is not used for diagnosis.
5. Early Intervention – Physical Development Exemplars
To plan early intervention and care for an infant with Down syndrome, the nurse considers
knowledge of other physical development exemplars such as:
a. Cerebral palsy
b. Failure to thrive
c. Fetal alcohol syndrome
d. Hydrocephaly
Answer: d. Hydrocephaly
Hydrocephaly, like Down syndrome, represents physical development delays.
6. Concepts Impacted by Development
To plan early intervention for a child with a developmental delay, the nurse would consider
which concept is most significantly impacted by development:
a. Culture
b. Environment
c. Functional status
d. Nutrition
Answer: c. Functional status
Development primarily impacts how a person functions—mobility, cognition, and self-care.
7. Normal Preschool Play Behavior
, A mother tells the nurse her 4-year-old talks to toys and makes up stories. She requests a
psychological evaluation. The nurse's best initial response is to:
a. Refer the child to a psychologist
b. Explain that playing make-believe is normal at this age
c. Complete a developmental screening
d. Separate the child from the mother to get more information
Answer: b. Explain that playing make-believe is normal at this age
Fantasy play is a healthy developmental behavior in preschoolers.
8. Regression in Hospitalized Adolescents
A 17-year-old girl is hospitalized for appendicitis. Her mother asks why she is acting like a child.
The nurse explains that hospitalized adolescents:
a. Have separation anxiety
b. Rebel against rules
c. Regress because of stress
d. Want to know everything
Answer: c. Regress because of stress
Regression is a common response to illness or hospitalization in teens.
Here's your fully polished and neatly organized test bank for Concept 2: Functional Ability,
formatted to appeal to buyers on Stuvia. The structure is clean and professional, all content is
preserved, copyright-safe, and clearly formatted for readability.
Concept 2: Functional Ability – Nursing Test Bank
✅ Multiple Choice Questions
1. Understanding Functional Ability
The nurse is assessing a patient's functional ability. Which activities most closely match the
definition of functional ability?
a. Healthy individual, works outside the home, uses a cane, well groomed
b. Healthy individual, college educated, travels frequently, can balance a checkbook
c. Healthy individual, works out, reads well, cooks and cleans house
d. Healthy individual, volunteers at church, works part time, takes care of family and house
