,NU 131/NU131 Exam 3 – Nursing and Healthcare I
– Actual Q&A (GCN) (Updated PDF)
1. All families share which characteristic?
A) A specific purpose and goals of survival and personal fulfillment
B) The same number of members
C) Identical cultural traditions
D) A single type of housing
Correct Answer: A) A specific purpose and goals of survival and personal
fulfillment
Rationale: All families share a common purpose and the dual goals of survival
and personal fulfillment of members. Family size, culture, and housing vary
widely.
2. Which is NOT a basic family function?
A) Protection
B) Physical maintenance
C) Socialization
D) Financial investment
Correct Answer: D) Financial investment
Rationale: The five basic family functions are protection, physical maintenance,
reproduction, socialization, and education. Financial investment is not included.
,3. A 9-year-old child is in which of Erikson's psychosocial stages?
A) Trust vs. Mistrust
B) Autonomy vs. Shame and Doubt
C) Initiative vs. Guilt
D) Industry vs. Inferiority
Correct Answer: D) Industry vs. Inferiority
Rationale: School-age children ages 6 to 12 are in Erikson's Industry vs.
Inferiority stage, developing competence and self-esteem through
accomplishments.
4. A woman accuses her husband of flirting when it is actually she who is
attracted to another man. This is an example of which defense mechanism?
A) Displacement
B) Projection
C) Rationalization
D) Denial
Correct Answer: B) Projection
Rationale: Projection is the blaming mechanism. The person rejects
unacceptable thoughts or feelings and attributes them to another person.
, 5. A 2-year-old child has a potbellied appearance due to an exaggerated lumbar
curve. This is called:
A) Scoliosis
B) Kyphosis
C) Lordosis
D) Osteoporosis
Correct Answer: C) Lordosis
Rationale: Toddlers commonly have a potbellied appearance caused by lordosis,
an exaggerated lumbar curvature that is a normal developmental finding.
6. The average length of a full-term newborn is approximately:
A) 16 inches
B) 18 inches
C) 20 inches
D) 24 inches
Correct Answer: C) 20 inches
Rationale: Normal newborn length ranges from 19 to 21 inches, with 20 inches
as the average. This reflects normal intrauterine growth.
7. Physiologic jaundice in a newborn typically appears:
A) Immediately at birth
– Actual Q&A (GCN) (Updated PDF)
1. All families share which characteristic?
A) A specific purpose and goals of survival and personal fulfillment
B) The same number of members
C) Identical cultural traditions
D) A single type of housing
Correct Answer: A) A specific purpose and goals of survival and personal
fulfillment
Rationale: All families share a common purpose and the dual goals of survival
and personal fulfillment of members. Family size, culture, and housing vary
widely.
2. Which is NOT a basic family function?
A) Protection
B) Physical maintenance
C) Socialization
D) Financial investment
Correct Answer: D) Financial investment
Rationale: The five basic family functions are protection, physical maintenance,
reproduction, socialization, and education. Financial investment is not included.
,3. A 9-year-old child is in which of Erikson's psychosocial stages?
A) Trust vs. Mistrust
B) Autonomy vs. Shame and Doubt
C) Initiative vs. Guilt
D) Industry vs. Inferiority
Correct Answer: D) Industry vs. Inferiority
Rationale: School-age children ages 6 to 12 are in Erikson's Industry vs.
Inferiority stage, developing competence and self-esteem through
accomplishments.
4. A woman accuses her husband of flirting when it is actually she who is
attracted to another man. This is an example of which defense mechanism?
A) Displacement
B) Projection
C) Rationalization
D) Denial
Correct Answer: B) Projection
Rationale: Projection is the blaming mechanism. The person rejects
unacceptable thoughts or feelings and attributes them to another person.
, 5. A 2-year-old child has a potbellied appearance due to an exaggerated lumbar
curve. This is called:
A) Scoliosis
B) Kyphosis
C) Lordosis
D) Osteoporosis
Correct Answer: C) Lordosis
Rationale: Toddlers commonly have a potbellied appearance caused by lordosis,
an exaggerated lumbar curvature that is a normal developmental finding.
6. The average length of a full-term newborn is approximately:
A) 16 inches
B) 18 inches
C) 20 inches
D) 24 inches
Correct Answer: C) 20 inches
Rationale: Normal newborn length ranges from 19 to 21 inches, with 20 inches
as the average. This reflects normal intrauterine growth.
7. Physiologic jaundice in a newborn typically appears:
A) Immediately at birth
