GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT
EVOLVE EXAM 2025 QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
Which developmental skills should a preschooler exhibit? Select all that apply. One, some, or all
responses may be correct. - ANS Specific reasoning
Increased curiosity
Magical thinking
Preschoolers begin to engage in specific and become curious. Preschoolers' thinking is often
described as magical thinking. Between the ages of 12 and 36 months, toddlers start thinking of
the self as separate from the mother. School-age children around the age of 12 years start
concentrating on more than 1 aspect of a situation. They also start understanding different
points of view.
For which pediatric client would the nurse use the Age and Stages Questionnaire (ASQ) as a
developmental screening tool during a health maintenance assessment?A 2-week-old newborn
client
A 2-week-old newborn client
A 15-month-old toddler client
A 6-year-old school-age client
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, A 14-year-old adolescent client - ANS A 15-month-old toddler client
The ASQ developmental screening tool is appropriate to use for pediatric clients from 1 month
to 4.5 years of age. The nurse would use this screening tool for the 15-month-old toddler. The
other clients are not within the age range for the use of the ASQ screening tool.
Which type of development is described under Freud's theory?
Cognition development
Psychosocial development
Psychosexual development
Moral reasoning development - ANS Psychosexual development
Freud's psychoanalytic model of personality development sets forth 5 stages of psychosexual
development. Each stage is characterized by sexual pleasure in a part of the body: the mouth,
the anus, and the genitals. Piaget's theory of cognitive development includes four periods that
are related to age and demonstrate specific categories of knowing and understanding.
According to Erikson's theory of psychosocial development, an individual needs to accomplish a
particular task before mastering the stage and progressing to the next one. Kohlberg's theory of
moral development expands on Piaget's cognitive theory.
Which activities would the nurse recommend to a middle-age adult client to find a sense of
fulfillment, according to Erikson? Select all that apply. One, some, or all responses may be
correct.
Attending church functions
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EVOLVE EXAM 2025 QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
Which developmental skills should a preschooler exhibit? Select all that apply. One, some, or all
responses may be correct. - ANS Specific reasoning
Increased curiosity
Magical thinking
Preschoolers begin to engage in specific and become curious. Preschoolers' thinking is often
described as magical thinking. Between the ages of 12 and 36 months, toddlers start thinking of
the self as separate from the mother. School-age children around the age of 12 years start
concentrating on more than 1 aspect of a situation. They also start understanding different
points of view.
For which pediatric client would the nurse use the Age and Stages Questionnaire (ASQ) as a
developmental screening tool during a health maintenance assessment?A 2-week-old newborn
client
A 2-week-old newborn client
A 15-month-old toddler client
A 6-year-old school-age client
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, A 14-year-old adolescent client - ANS A 15-month-old toddler client
The ASQ developmental screening tool is appropriate to use for pediatric clients from 1 month
to 4.5 years of age. The nurse would use this screening tool for the 15-month-old toddler. The
other clients are not within the age range for the use of the ASQ screening tool.
Which type of development is described under Freud's theory?
Cognition development
Psychosocial development
Psychosexual development
Moral reasoning development - ANS Psychosexual development
Freud's psychoanalytic model of personality development sets forth 5 stages of psychosexual
development. Each stage is characterized by sexual pleasure in a part of the body: the mouth,
the anus, and the genitals. Piaget's theory of cognitive development includes four periods that
are related to age and demonstrate specific categories of knowing and understanding.
According to Erikson's theory of psychosocial development, an individual needs to accomplish a
particular task before mastering the stage and progressing to the next one. Kohlberg's theory of
moral development expands on Piaget's cognitive theory.
Which activities would the nurse recommend to a middle-age adult client to find a sense of
fulfillment, according to Erikson? Select all that apply. One, some, or all responses may be
correct.
Attending church functions
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