Saunders Comprehensive Review for
the NCLEX-RN Examination - Growth
and Development Across the Life
Span Exam Questions & Answers
(Grade A+)
The clinic nurse is preparing to explain the concepts of Kohlberg's
theory of moral development with a parent. The nurse would plan
to tell the parent that which factor motivates good and bad actions
for the child at the preconventional level?
1. Peer pressure
2. Social pressure
3. Parents' behavior
4. Punishment and reward -
correct answer ✅4. Punishment and reward
Rationale:
In the preconventional stage, morals are thought to be motivated
by punishment and reward. If the child is obedient and is not
punished, then the child is being moral. The child sees actions as
good or bad. If the child's actions are good, the child is praised. If
the child's actions are bad, the child is punished. Options 1, 2, and 3
are not associated factors for this stage of moral development.
,Saunders Comprehensive Review for
the NCLEX-RN Examination - Growth
and Development Across the Life
Span Exam Questions & Answers
(Grade A+)
The nurse is preparing to provide instructions to new parents
regarding the psychosocial development of the newborn infant.
Using Erikson's psychosocial development theory, the nurse would
instruct the parents to take which measure?
1. Allow the newborn infant to signal a need.
2. Anticipate all needs of the newborn infant.
3. Attend to the newborn infant immediately when crying.
4. Avoid the newborn infant during the first 10 minutes of crying. -
correct answer ✅1. Allow the newborn infant to signal a need.
Rationale:
According to Erikson, the caregiver should not try to anticipate the
newborn infant's needs at all times but needs to allow the newborn
infant to signal needs. If a newborn infant is not allowed to signal a
need, the newborn will not learn how to control the environment.
Erikson believed that a delayed or prolonged response to a
,Saunders Comprehensive Review for
the NCLEX-RN Examination - Growth
and Development Across the Life
Span Exam Questions & Answers
(Grade A+)
newborn infant's signal would inhibit the development of trust and
lead to mistrust of others.
The nurse notes that a 6-year-old child does not recognize that
objects exist when the objects are outside of the visual field. Based
on this observation, which action would the nurse take?
1. Report the observation to the pediatrician.
2. Move the objects in the child's direct field of vision.
3. Teach the child how to visually scan the environment.
4. Provide additional lighting for the child during play activities. -
correct answer ✅1. Report the observation to the pediatrician.
Rationale:
According to Jean Piaget's theory of cognitive development, it is
normal for the infant or toddler not to recognize that objects
continue to be in existence if out of the visual field; however, this is
, Saunders Comprehensive Review for
the NCLEX-RN Examination - Growth
and Development Across the Life
Span Exam Questions & Answers
(Grade A+)
abnormal for the 6-year-old. If a 6-year-old child does not recognize
that objects still exist even when outside the visual field, the child is
not progressing normally through the developmental stages. The
nurse would report this finding to the pediatrician so that both
medical and psychosocial follow-up can be initiated. Options 2, 3,
and 4 delay necessary follow-up and treatment.
A nursing student is preparing to present a clinical conference to
peers regarding Freud's psychosexual stages of development,
specifically the anal stage. The student would plan to explain to the
group that which characteristic relates to the anal stage?
1. This stage is associated with toilet training.
2. This stage is characterized by oral gratification.
3. This stage is characterized by repression of sexuality.
4. This stage is associated with identification with the same-sex
parent. -
correct answer ✅1. This stage is associated with toilet training.
the NCLEX-RN Examination - Growth
and Development Across the Life
Span Exam Questions & Answers
(Grade A+)
The clinic nurse is preparing to explain the concepts of Kohlberg's
theory of moral development with a parent. The nurse would plan
to tell the parent that which factor motivates good and bad actions
for the child at the preconventional level?
1. Peer pressure
2. Social pressure
3. Parents' behavior
4. Punishment and reward -
correct answer ✅4. Punishment and reward
Rationale:
In the preconventional stage, morals are thought to be motivated
by punishment and reward. If the child is obedient and is not
punished, then the child is being moral. The child sees actions as
good or bad. If the child's actions are good, the child is praised. If
the child's actions are bad, the child is punished. Options 1, 2, and 3
are not associated factors for this stage of moral development.
,Saunders Comprehensive Review for
the NCLEX-RN Examination - Growth
and Development Across the Life
Span Exam Questions & Answers
(Grade A+)
The nurse is preparing to provide instructions to new parents
regarding the psychosocial development of the newborn infant.
Using Erikson's psychosocial development theory, the nurse would
instruct the parents to take which measure?
1. Allow the newborn infant to signal a need.
2. Anticipate all needs of the newborn infant.
3. Attend to the newborn infant immediately when crying.
4. Avoid the newborn infant during the first 10 minutes of crying. -
correct answer ✅1. Allow the newborn infant to signal a need.
Rationale:
According to Erikson, the caregiver should not try to anticipate the
newborn infant's needs at all times but needs to allow the newborn
infant to signal needs. If a newborn infant is not allowed to signal a
need, the newborn will not learn how to control the environment.
Erikson believed that a delayed or prolonged response to a
,Saunders Comprehensive Review for
the NCLEX-RN Examination - Growth
and Development Across the Life
Span Exam Questions & Answers
(Grade A+)
newborn infant's signal would inhibit the development of trust and
lead to mistrust of others.
The nurse notes that a 6-year-old child does not recognize that
objects exist when the objects are outside of the visual field. Based
on this observation, which action would the nurse take?
1. Report the observation to the pediatrician.
2. Move the objects in the child's direct field of vision.
3. Teach the child how to visually scan the environment.
4. Provide additional lighting for the child during play activities. -
correct answer ✅1. Report the observation to the pediatrician.
Rationale:
According to Jean Piaget's theory of cognitive development, it is
normal for the infant or toddler not to recognize that objects
continue to be in existence if out of the visual field; however, this is
, Saunders Comprehensive Review for
the NCLEX-RN Examination - Growth
and Development Across the Life
Span Exam Questions & Answers
(Grade A+)
abnormal for the 6-year-old. If a 6-year-old child does not recognize
that objects still exist even when outside the visual field, the child is
not progressing normally through the developmental stages. The
nurse would report this finding to the pediatrician so that both
medical and psychosocial follow-up can be initiated. Options 2, 3,
and 4 delay necessary follow-up and treatment.
A nursing student is preparing to present a clinical conference to
peers regarding Freud's psychosexual stages of development,
specifically the anal stage. The student would plan to explain to the
group that which characteristic relates to the anal stage?
1. This stage is associated with toilet training.
2. This stage is characterized by oral gratification.
3. This stage is characterized by repression of sexuality.
4. This stage is associated with identification with the same-sex
parent. -
correct answer ✅1. This stage is associated with toilet training.
