,Test Bank for LPN/LVN Students - Chapter
01
Max attempts: unlimited
Questions
1. 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 review for needs related to
MULTIPLE CHOICE
anticipatory guidance.
low-risk adolescents.
physical development.
sexual development.
2. The nurse preparing a teaching plan for a preschooler knows that, according to Piaget, the
expected stage of development for a preschooler is
MULTIPLE CHOICE
concrete operational.
formal operational.
preoperational.
sensorimotor.
3. The school nurse talking with a high school class about the difference between growth and
development would best describe growth as
MULTIPLE CHOICE
processes by which early cells
specialize.
psychosocial and cognitive changes.
qualitative changes associated with
aging.
quantitative changes in size or
weight.
4. The most appropriate response of the nurse when a mother asks what the Denver
Developmental Screening Test II (DDST II) does is that it
MULTIPLE CHOICE
can diagnose developmental
disabilities.
identifies a need for physical
therapy.
is a developmental screening tool.
provides a framework for health
teaching.
,5. To plan early intervention and care for an infant with Down syndrome, the nurse considers
knowledge of other physical development exemplars such as
MULTIPLE CHOICE
cerebral palsy.
failure to thrive.
fetal alcohol syndrome.
hydrocephaly.
6. 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
MULTIPLE CHOICE
culture.
environment.
functional status.
nutrition.
7. 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
MULTIPLE CHOICE
refer the child to a psychologist
immediately.
explain that playing make believe is
normal at this age.
complete a developmental
screening using a validated tool.
separate the child from the mother
to get more information.
8. A 17-year-old girl is hospitalized for appendicitis, and her mother asks the nurse why she is so
needy and acting like a child. The best response of the nurse is that in the hospital,
adolescents
MULTIPLE CHOICE
have separation anxiety.
rebel against rules.
regress because of stress.
want to know everything.
, Test Bank for LPN/LVN Students - Chapter
02
Max attempts: unlimited
Questions
1. The nurse is reviewing a patient’s functional ability. Which patient best demonstrates the
definition of functional ability?
MULTIPLE CHOICE
Considers self as a healthy
individual; uses cane for stability
College educated; travels
frequently; can balance a checkbook
Works out daily, reads well, cooks,
and cleans house on the weekends
Healthy individual, volunteers at
church, works part time, takes care
of family and house
2. The nurse is reviewing a patient’s functional performance. What assessment parameters will
be most important in this assessment?
MULTIPLE CHOICE
Continence assessment, gait
assessment, feeding assessment,
dressing assessment, transfer
assessment
Height, weight, body mass index
(BMI), vital signs assessment
Sleep assessment, energy
assessment, memory assessment,
concentration assessment
Health and well-being, amount of
community volunteer time, working
outside the home, and ability to care
for family and house
3. The nurse is reviewing a patient with a mobility dysfunction and wants to gain insight into the
patient’s functional ability. What question would be the most appropriate?
MULTIPLE CHOICE
01
Max attempts: unlimited
Questions
1. 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 review for needs related to
MULTIPLE CHOICE
anticipatory guidance.
low-risk adolescents.
physical development.
sexual development.
2. The nurse preparing a teaching plan for a preschooler knows that, according to Piaget, the
expected stage of development for a preschooler is
MULTIPLE CHOICE
concrete operational.
formal operational.
preoperational.
sensorimotor.
3. The school nurse talking with a high school class about the difference between growth and
development would best describe growth as
MULTIPLE CHOICE
processes by which early cells
specialize.
psychosocial and cognitive changes.
qualitative changes associated with
aging.
quantitative changes in size or
weight.
4. The most appropriate response of the nurse when a mother asks what the Denver
Developmental Screening Test II (DDST II) does is that it
MULTIPLE CHOICE
can diagnose developmental
disabilities.
identifies a need for physical
therapy.
is a developmental screening tool.
provides a framework for health
teaching.
,5. To plan early intervention and care for an infant with Down syndrome, the nurse considers
knowledge of other physical development exemplars such as
MULTIPLE CHOICE
cerebral palsy.
failure to thrive.
fetal alcohol syndrome.
hydrocephaly.
6. 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
MULTIPLE CHOICE
culture.
environment.
functional status.
nutrition.
7. 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
MULTIPLE CHOICE
refer the child to a psychologist
immediately.
explain that playing make believe is
normal at this age.
complete a developmental
screening using a validated tool.
separate the child from the mother
to get more information.
8. A 17-year-old girl is hospitalized for appendicitis, and her mother asks the nurse why she is so
needy and acting like a child. The best response of the nurse is that in the hospital,
adolescents
MULTIPLE CHOICE
have separation anxiety.
rebel against rules.
regress because of stress.
want to know everything.
, Test Bank for LPN/LVN Students - Chapter
02
Max attempts: unlimited
Questions
1. The nurse is reviewing a patient’s functional ability. Which patient best demonstrates the
definition of functional ability?
MULTIPLE CHOICE
Considers self as a healthy
individual; uses cane for stability
College educated; travels
frequently; can balance a checkbook
Works out daily, reads well, cooks,
and cleans house on the weekends
Healthy individual, volunteers at
church, works part time, takes care
of family and house
2. The nurse is reviewing a patient’s functional performance. What assessment parameters will
be most important in this assessment?
MULTIPLE CHOICE
Continence assessment, gait
assessment, feeding assessment,
dressing assessment, transfer
assessment
Height, weight, body mass index
(BMI), vital signs assessment
Sleep assessment, energy
assessment, memory assessment,
concentration assessment
Health and well-being, amount of
community volunteer time, working
outside the home, and ability to care
for family and house
3. The nurse is reviewing a patient with a mobility dysfunction and wants to gain insight into the
patient’s functional ability. What question would be the most appropriate?
MULTIPLE CHOICE
