,
,
, Concept 01: Development
i# i#
Giddens: Concepts for Nursing Practice, 3rd Edition
i# i# i# i# i# i#
MULTIPLE i#CHOICE
1. The i#nurse i#manager i#of i#a i#pediatric i#clinic i#could i#confirm i#that i#the i#new i#nurse
i#recognized i#the i#purpose i#of i#the i#HEADSS i#Adolescent i#Risk i#Profile i#when i#the i#new
i#nurse i#responds i#that i#it i#is i#used i#to i#review i#for i#needs i#related i#to
a. anticipatory i#guidance.
b. low-risk i#adolescents.
c. physical i#development.
d. sexual i#development.
ANS: i # A
The i#HEADSS i#Adolescent i#Risk i#Profile i#is i#a i#psychosocial i#assessment i#screening i#tool
i#which i#re i#views i#home, i#education, i#activities, i#drugs, i#sex, i#and i#suicide i#for i#the i#purpose i#of
i#identifying high R
-risk i#adolescents i#and i#the i#need i#for i#anticipatory i#guidance. i#It i#is i#used i#to i#identify i#high-
risk, i#not i#low-risk, i#adolescents. i#Physical i#development i#is i#reviewed i#with i#anthropometric
i#data. i#Sexual i#development i#is i#reviewed i#using i#physical i#examination.
OBJ: NCLEX i#Client i#Needs i#Category: i#Health i#Promotion i#and i#Maintenance
2. The i#nurse i#preparing i#a i#teaching i#plan i#for i#a i#preschooler i#knows i#that, i#according i#to i#Piaget,
i#the i#expected i#stage i#of i#development i#for i#a i#preschooler i#is
a. concrete i#operational.
b. formal i#operational.
c. preoperational.
d. sensorimotor.
ANS: i # C
The i#expected i#stage i#of i#development i#for i#a i#preschooler i#(3–4 i#years i#old) i#is i#pre-
i#operational. i#Concrete i#operational i#describes i#the i#thinking i#of i#a i#school-age i#child i#(7–
11 i#years i#old). i#Formal i#operational i#describes i#the i#thinking i#of i#an i#individual i#after i#about i#11
i#years i#of i#age. i#Sensorimotor i#describes i#the earliest i#pattern i#of i#thinking i#from i#birth i#to 2
R R
i#years i#old.
OBJ: NCLEX i#Client i#Needs i#Category: i#Health i#Promotion i#and i#Maintenance
3. The i#school i#nurse i#talking i#with i#a i#high i#school i#class i#about i#the i#difference i#between
i#growthand i#development i#would i#best i#describe i#growth as R
a. processes i#by i#which i#early i#cells i#specialize.
b. psychosocial i#and i#cognitive i#changes.
ANS:
i#D
,
, Concept 01: Development
i# i#
Giddens: Concepts for Nursing Practice, 3rd Edition
i# i# i# i# i# i#
MULTIPLE i#CHOICE
1. The i#nurse i#manager i#of i#a i#pediatric i#clinic i#could i#confirm i#that i#the i#new i#nurse
i#recognized i#the i#purpose i#of i#the i#HEADSS i#Adolescent i#Risk i#Profile i#when i#the i#new
i#nurse i#responds i#that i#it i#is i#used i#to i#review i#for i#needs i#related i#to
a. anticipatory i#guidance.
b. low-risk i#adolescents.
c. physical i#development.
d. sexual i#development.
ANS: i # A
The i#HEADSS i#Adolescent i#Risk i#Profile i#is i#a i#psychosocial i#assessment i#screening i#tool
i#which i#re i#views i#home, i#education, i#activities, i#drugs, i#sex, i#and i#suicide i#for i#the i#purpose i#of
i#identifying high R
-risk i#adolescents i#and i#the i#need i#for i#anticipatory i#guidance. i#It i#is i#used i#to i#identify i#high-
risk, i#not i#low-risk, i#adolescents. i#Physical i#development i#is i#reviewed i#with i#anthropometric
i#data. i#Sexual i#development i#is i#reviewed i#using i#physical i#examination.
OBJ: NCLEX i#Client i#Needs i#Category: i#Health i#Promotion i#and i#Maintenance
2. The i#nurse i#preparing i#a i#teaching i#plan i#for i#a i#preschooler i#knows i#that, i#according i#to i#Piaget,
i#the i#expected i#stage i#of i#development i#for i#a i#preschooler i#is
a. concrete i#operational.
b. formal i#operational.
c. preoperational.
d. sensorimotor.
ANS: i # C
The i#expected i#stage i#of i#development i#for i#a i#preschooler i#(3–4 i#years i#old) i#is i#pre-
i#operational. i#Concrete i#operational i#describes i#the i#thinking i#of i#a i#school-age i#child i#(7–
11 i#years i#old). i#Formal i#operational i#describes i#the i#thinking i#of i#an i#individual i#after i#about i#11
i#years i#of i#age. i#Sensorimotor i#describes i#the earliest i#pattern i#of i#thinking i#from i#birth i#to 2
R R
i#years i#old.
OBJ: NCLEX i#Client i#Needs i#Category: i#Health i#Promotion i#and i#Maintenance
3. The i#school i#nurse i#talking i#with i#a i#high i#school i#class i#about i#the i#difference i#between
i#growthand i#development i#would i#best i#describe i#growth as R
a. processes i#by i#which i#early i#cells i#specialize.
b. psychosocial i#and i#cognitive i#changes.
ANS:
i#D
