,
,
, Concept 01: Development
c c
Giddens: Concepts for Nursing Practice, 3rd Edition
c c c c c c
MULTIPLEcCHOICE
1. Thecnursecmanagercofcacpediatriccclinicccouldcconfirmcthatcthecnewcnursecrecognizedcthecp
urposecofcthecHEADSScAdolescentcRiskcProfilecwhencthecnewcnursecrespondscthatcitciscuse
dctocreviewcforcneedscrelatedcto
a. anticipatorycguidance.
b. low-riskcadolescents.
c. physicalcdevelopment.
d. sexualcdevelopment.
ANS:c A
ThecHEADSScAdolescentcRiskcProfileciscacpsychosocialcassessmentcscreeningctoolcwhichcrev
iewschome,ceducation,cactivities,cdrugs,csex,candcsuicidecforcthecpurposecofcidentifyingchigh-
riskcadolescentscandcthecneedcforcanticipatorycguidance.cItciscusedctocidentifychigh-
risk,cnotclow-risk,cadolescents.cPhysicalcdevelopmentciscreviewedcwithcanthropometriccdata.
Sexualcdevelopmentciscreviewedcusingcphysicalcexamination.
OBJ: NCLEXcClientcNeedscCategory:cHealthcPromotioncandcMaintenance
2. Thecnursecpreparingcacteachingcplancforcacpreschoolercknowscthat,caccordingctocPiaget,cth
ecexpectedcstagecofcdevelopmentcforcacpreschoolercis
a. concretecoperational.
b. formalcoperational.
c. preoperational.
d. sensorimotor.
ANS:c C
Thecexpectedcstagecofcdevelopmentcforcacpreschoolerc(3–4cyearscold)ciscpre-
operational.cConcretecoperationalcdescribescthecthinkingcofcacschool-agecchildc(7–
11cyearscold).cFormalcoperationalcdescribescthecthinkingcofcancindividualcaftercaboutc11cyearsc
ofcage.
Sensorimotorcdescribescthecearliestcpatterncofcthinkingcfromcbirthctoc2cyearscold.cO
BJ: NCLEXcClientcNeedscCategory:cHealthcPromotioncandcMaintenance
3. Thecschoolcnursectalkingcwithcachighcschoolcclasscaboutcthecdifferencecbetweencgrowthca
ndcdevelopmentcwouldcbestcdescribecgrowthcas
a. processescbycwhichcearlyccellscspecialize.
b. psychosocialcandccognitivecchanges.
c. qualitativecchangescassociatedcwithcaging.
d. quantitativecchangescincsizecorc
weight.cANS:c D