TICKET IN QUIZZES FOR NUR 353 | QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS | 2026 UPDATE | SOLVED 100% CORRECT
The nurse manager of a pediatric clinic could confirm that the new nurse
recognized the purpose of the HEADSS Adolescent Risk Profile when the new
nurse responds that it is used to assess for needs related to:
(A) physical development
(B) anticipatory guidance
(C) sexual development
(D) low-risk adolescents Answer - B anticipatory guidance
The nurse preparing a teaching plan for a preschooler knows that, according to
Piaget, the expected stage of development for a preschooler is:
(a) formal operational
(b) concrete operational
(c) sensorimotor
(d) preoperational Answer - d preoperational
The school nurse talking with a high school class about the difference between
growth and development would best describe growth as:
(a) qualitative changes associated with aging
, (b) quantitative changes in size or weight
(c) processes by which early cells specialize
(d) psychosocial and cognitive changes Answer - B quantitative changes in size
or weight
The most appropriate response of the nurse when a mother asks what the
Denver II does is that it:
(a) identifies a need for physical therapy
(b) can diagnose developmental disabilities
(c) provides a framework for health teaching
(d) is a developmental screening tool Answer - d developmental screening tool
To plan early intervention and care for a child with a developmental delay, the
nurse would consider knowledge of the concepts most significantly impacted
by development, including:
a. culture
b. environment
c. nutrition
d. functional status Answer - d. functional status
A mother complains to the nurse at the pediatric clinic that her 4-year-old child
always talks to her toys and makes up stories. The mother wants her child to
have a psychological evaluation. The nurse's best initial response is to:
a. explain that playing make believe is normal at this age
b. separate the child from the mother to get more information
ANSWERS | 2026 UPDATE | SOLVED 100% CORRECT
The nurse manager of a pediatric clinic could confirm that the new nurse
recognized the purpose of the HEADSS Adolescent Risk Profile when the new
nurse responds that it is used to assess for needs related to:
(A) physical development
(B) anticipatory guidance
(C) sexual development
(D) low-risk adolescents Answer - B anticipatory guidance
The nurse preparing a teaching plan for a preschooler knows that, according to
Piaget, the expected stage of development for a preschooler is:
(a) formal operational
(b) concrete operational
(c) sensorimotor
(d) preoperational Answer - d preoperational
The school nurse talking with a high school class about the difference between
growth and development would best describe growth as:
(a) qualitative changes associated with aging
, (b) quantitative changes in size or weight
(c) processes by which early cells specialize
(d) psychosocial and cognitive changes Answer - B quantitative changes in size
or weight
The most appropriate response of the nurse when a mother asks what the
Denver II does is that it:
(a) identifies a need for physical therapy
(b) can diagnose developmental disabilities
(c) provides a framework for health teaching
(d) is a developmental screening tool Answer - d developmental screening tool
To plan early intervention and care for a child with a developmental delay, the
nurse would consider knowledge of the concepts most significantly impacted
by development, including:
a. culture
b. environment
c. nutrition
d. functional status Answer - d. functional status
A mother complains to the nurse at the pediatric clinic that her 4-year-old child
always talks to her toys and makes up stories. The mother wants her child to
have a psychological evaluation. The nurse's best initial response is to:
a. explain that playing make believe is normal at this age
b. separate the child from the mother to get more information
