C HAPTER 12: C ONCEPTION T HROUGH
A DOLESCENCE
Fundamentals of Nursing 10th Edition; Potter Perry
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. When teaching basic infant safet y to the parents of a 3 -month-old, the
nurse should emphasize:
A. Placing gates at stairways
B. Keeping bathroom doors closed
C. Giving large, hard teething biscuits
D. Removing feeding bibs at bedtime
ANS: D
Bibs should be removed at bedtime to avoid suffocation. Placing gates
or fences at stairways is an appropria te safet y measure to prevent falls
of the 8- to 12-month-old infant. Keeping bathroom doors closed is an
appropriate safet y measure to prevent drowning of the 8 - to 12- month-
old infant. Caution should be exercised when giving teething biscuits
to a 4- to 7-month- old infant because large chunks may be broken off
and aspirated. Teething biscuits are t ypicall y not given to a 3 -month-
old.
DIF: A REF: 156 OBJ: Comprehension TOP: Nursing
Process: Planning MSC: NC LEX test plan designation: Health
Promotion and Maintenance/Growth and Development;
, Physiological Integrity/Reduction of Risk Potential/S ystem
Specific Assessments
2. The parents of a 3 -month-old ask the nurse what behavior they should
expect. The nurse informs the parents that the child will be able to :
A. Say Da-da
B. Smile responsivel y
C. Differentiate strangers
D. Play social peekaboo games
ANS: B
Two- and 3-month-old infants begin to smile responsivel y rather than
reflexivel y. By 1 year of age, infants have two - or three-word
vocabularies such as Da -da. By 8 months, most infants can
differentiate a stranger from a familiar person. By 9 months, infants
play simple social games such as patt y -cake and peekaboo.
DIF: A REF: 155 OBJ: Comprehension TOP: Nursing
Process: Assessment MSC: NC LEX test plan designatio n:
Health Promotion and Maintenance/Growth and Development;
Physiological Integrity/Reduction of Risk Potential/S ystem
Specific Assessments
3. A client in her first trimester of pregnancy asks the nurse about how the
baby is growing. The nurse responds corre ctl y by telling the client that:
A. The sex of the baby can be determined.
B. There is a fine hair that covers the body.
C. Fingers and toes are differentiated clearl y.
D. The organ systems are beginning to develop.
A DOLESCENCE
Fundamentals of Nursing 10th Edition; Potter Perry
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. When teaching basic infant safet y to the parents of a 3 -month-old, the
nurse should emphasize:
A. Placing gates at stairways
B. Keeping bathroom doors closed
C. Giving large, hard teething biscuits
D. Removing feeding bibs at bedtime
ANS: D
Bibs should be removed at bedtime to avoid suffocation. Placing gates
or fences at stairways is an appropria te safet y measure to prevent falls
of the 8- to 12-month-old infant. Keeping bathroom doors closed is an
appropriate safet y measure to prevent drowning of the 8 - to 12- month-
old infant. Caution should be exercised when giving teething biscuits
to a 4- to 7-month- old infant because large chunks may be broken off
and aspirated. Teething biscuits are t ypicall y not given to a 3 -month-
old.
DIF: A REF: 156 OBJ: Comprehension TOP: Nursing
Process: Planning MSC: NC LEX test plan designation: Health
Promotion and Maintenance/Growth and Development;
, Physiological Integrity/Reduction of Risk Potential/S ystem
Specific Assessments
2. The parents of a 3 -month-old ask the nurse what behavior they should
expect. The nurse informs the parents that the child will be able to :
A. Say Da-da
B. Smile responsivel y
C. Differentiate strangers
D. Play social peekaboo games
ANS: B
Two- and 3-month-old infants begin to smile responsivel y rather than
reflexivel y. By 1 year of age, infants have two - or three-word
vocabularies such as Da -da. By 8 months, most infants can
differentiate a stranger from a familiar person. By 9 months, infants
play simple social games such as patt y -cake and peekaboo.
DIF: A REF: 155 OBJ: Comprehension TOP: Nursing
Process: Assessment MSC: NC LEX test plan designatio n:
Health Promotion and Maintenance/Growth and Development;
Physiological Integrity/Reduction of Risk Potential/S ystem
Specific Assessments
3. A client in her first trimester of pregnancy asks the nurse about how the
baby is growing. The nurse responds corre ctl y by telling the client that:
A. The sex of the baby can be determined.
B. There is a fine hair that covers the body.
C. Fingers and toes are differentiated clearl y.
D. The organ systems are beginning to develop.
