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What are nursing roles in a quality improvement project? Correct Answer: 1.Participate in quality
improvement activities such as data collection
2.Change nursing intervention or process
What is shared governance? Correct Answer: An administrative model that provides an active role for
all staff nurses in decision-making anf policy formation
What is growth? Correct Answer: An increase in size that does not necessarily include development
what are the 3 paths of progression of growth and development? Correct Answer: 1. Cephalocaudally
,2.Proximodistally
3.General to specific
How old must a child be to give assesnt to participate in a research project? Correct Answer: 7 Years old
(in addition to consent, not replacement)
When is it acceptable to not follow the rules associated with HIPPA? Correct Answer: 1.Pt is endanger
to them self
2.Pt is in danger to others
3.Risk of being harmed
What is the purpose of quality improvement> Correct Answer: to improve pt care process
What are nursing roles the research process Correct Answer: 1.Identify clinical questions
2.Data collection
What are nursing roles in an evidence base project? Correct Answer: 1.Analyze and synthesize research
2.Apply research to practice
What does Cephalocaudal mean? Correct Answer: Head to toe (for example, head control is mastered
before walking)
What does proximodistal mean? Correct Answer: From truck to the tips of the extremities (for example,
moving arms comes before grasping items with fingers)
What part of an infant experiences the fastest growth? Correct Answer: the head
,What part of a toddler or preschooler experiences the fastest growth? Correct Answer: The truck
What part of the school aged child experiences the fastest growth? Correct Answer: the limbs
What part of the adolescent experiences the fastest growth? Correct Answer: The gonads and
associated tissues
At what ages in months does an infant double and triple his weight? Correct Answer: Doubles at 6
months
triples at 12 months
At what age does a child double his height? Correct Answer: 4 years
What is the psychosocial stage of infancy? Correct Answer: Trust Vs. Mistrust
The infant develops trust when needs are met by the primary caregiver
What are the two key factors in the trust vs. mistrust stage? Correct Answer: Consistency and the ability
to predict responses
According to Piaget, what stage is the infant and toddler in? Correct Answer: The sensorimotor stage
What occurs during the sensorimotor phase? Correct Answer: 1.The child develops a sense of cause and
effect
2.The child learns by interacting with the environment
3.The child progresses from reflex activity to simple repetitive behaviors to imitate behaviors
, At what ages do an instinctual and social smile appear? Correct Answer: Instinctual smile - 2 months
Social smile - 3 months
At what ages does a child exhibit stranger anxiety? Correct Answer: 4-6 months
At what age does a child imitate the expressions of others? Correct Answer: 7-9 months
At what age does a child play peek-a-boo? Correct Answer: 7-9 months
At what age does a child clap hands and wave bye-bye? Correct Answer: 10-12 months
At what ages foes a child begin to babble? Correct Answer: 3 months
At what age does a child turn to rattling noises? Correct Answer: 3 months
At what age does a child notice his own hands? Correct Answer: 3 months
At what age does a child display continuous babbling? Correct Answer: 6 months
At what age does a child understand cause and effect? Correct Answer: 7-9 months
at what age does a child point to objects when named? Correct Answer: 10-12 months
At what age does a child say Mama and Dada? Correct Answer: 10-12 months