TEST,BANK,FOR,CONCEPTS,FOR,NURSING,PRACTICE,3RD,EDITION,BY,GIDDENS
c. TEST BANK - CONCEPTS FOR NURSING
PRACTICE, 3RD EDITION JEAN GIDDENS
QUESTIONS WITH UPDATED VERIFIED
ANSWERS 2025 - 2026
, TEST,BANK,FOR,CONCEPTS,FOR,NURSING,PRACTICE,3RD,EDITION,BY,GIDDENS
Concept,01:,Development,
Giddens:,Concepts,for,Nursing,Practice,,3rd,Edition
MULTIPLE,CHOICE
1. The,nurse,manager,of,a,pediatric,clinic,could,confirm,that,the,new,nurse,recognized,the,purp
ose,of,the,HEADSS,Adolescent,Risk,Profile,when,the,new,nurse,responds,that,it,is,used,to,as
sess,for,needs,related,to,a. anticipatory,guidance.
b. low-risk,adolescents.
c. physical,development.
d. sexual,development.
ANS:,A,
The,HEADSS,Adolescent,Risk,Profile,is,a,psychosocial,assessment,screening,tool,which,asses
ses,home,,education,,activities,,drugs,,sex,,and,suicide,for,the,purpose,of,identifying,high-
risk,adolescents,and,the,need,for,anticipatory,guidance.,It,is,used,to,identify,high-risk,,not,low-
risk,,adolescents.,Physical,development,is,assessed,with,anthropometric,data.,Sexual,develop
ment,is,assessed,using,physical,examination.
OBJ:,NCLEX,Client,Needs,Category:,Health,Promotion,and,Maintenance
2. The,nurse,preparing,a,teaching,plan,for,a,preschooler,knows,that,,according,to,Piaget,,theexp
ected,stage,of,development,for,a,preschooler,is,a. concrete,operational.
b. formal,operational.
c. preoperational.
d. sensorimotor.
ANS:,C,
The,expected,stage,of,development,for,a,preschooler,(3–4,years,old),is,pre-
operational.,Concrete,operational,describes,the,thinking,of,a,school-age,child,(7–
11,years,old).,Formal,operational,describes,the,thinking,of,an,individual,after,about,11,years,of
,age.,Sensorimotor,describes,the,earliest,pattern,of,thinking,from,birth,to,2,years,old.
OBJ:,NCLEX,Client,Needs,Category:,Health,Promotion,and,Maintenance
3. The,school,nurse,talking,with,a,high,school,class,about,the,difference,between,growth,andde
velopment,would,best,describe,growth,as
a. processes,by,which,early,cells,specialize.
b. psychosocial,and,cognitive,changes.
c. qualitative,changes,associated,with,aging.
d. quantitative,changes,in,size,or,weight.
ANS:,D,
Growth,is,a,quantitative,change,in,which,an,increase,in,cell,number,and,size,results,in,an,increa
se,in,overall,size,or,weight,of,the,body,or,any,of,its,parts.,The,processes,by,which,early,cells,sp
,TEST,BANK,FOR,CONCEPTS,FOR,NURSING,PRACTICE,3RD,EDITION,BY,GIDDENS
ecialize,are,referred,to,as,differentiation.,Psychosocial,and,cognitive,changes,are,referred,to,as,
development.,Qualitative,changes,associated,with,aging,are,referred,to,as,maturation.
OBJ:,NCLEX,Client,Needs,Category:,Health,Promotion,and,Maintenance
4. The,most,appropriate,response,of,the,nurse,when,a,mother,asks,what,the,Denver,II,does,is,that
,it
a. can,diagnose,developmental,disabilities.
b. identifies,a,need,for,physical,therapy.
c. is,a,developmental,screening,tool.
d. provides,a,framework,for,health,teaching.
ANS:,C,
The,Denver,II,is,the,most,commonly,used,measure,of,developmental,status,used,by,healthcare,
professionals;,it,is,a,screening,tool.,Screening,tools,do,not,provide,a,diagnosis.,
Diagnosis,requires,a,thorough,neurodevelopment,history,and,physical,examination.,Develop
mental,delay,,which,is,suggested,by,screening,,is,a,symptom,,not,a,diagnosis.,The,need,for,any,
therapy,would,be,identified,with,a,comprehensive,evaluation,,not,a,screening,tool.,Some,provi
ders,use,the,Denver,II,as,a,framework,for,teaching,about,expected,development,,but,this,is,not,t
he,primary,purpose,of,the,tool.
OBJ:,NCLEX,Client,Needs,Category:,Health,Promotion,and,Maintenance
5. To,plan,early,intervention,and,care,for,an,infant,with,Down,syndrome,,the,nurse,considers,kno
wledge,of,other,physical,development,exemplars,such,as,a. cerebral,palsy.
b. autism.
c. attention-deficit/hyperactivity,disorder,(ADHD).
d. failure,to,thrive.
ANS:,D,
Failure,to,thrive,is,also,a,physical,development,exemplar.,Cerebral,palsy,is,an,exemplar,of,mot
or/developmental,delay.,Autism,is,an,exemplar,of,social/emotional,developmental,delay.,AD
HD,is,an,exemplar,of,a,cognitive,disorder.
OBJ:,NCLEX,Client,Needs,Category:,Health,Promotion,and,Maintenance
6. To,plan,early,intervention,and,care,for,a,child,with,a,developmental,delay,,the,nurse,wouldcon
sider,knowledge,of,the,concepts,most,significantly,impacted,by,development,,including,a.
culture.
b. environment.
c. functional,status.
d. nutrition.
ANS:,C,
Function,is,one,of,the,concepts,most,significantly,impacted,by,development.,Others,include,se
nsory-
perceptual,,cognition,,mobility,,reproduction,,and,sexuality.,Knowledge,of,these,concepts,can,
help,the,nurse,anticipate,areas,that,need,to,be,addressed.,Culture,is,a,concept,that,is,considered,
to,significantly,affect,development;,the,difference,is,the,concepts,that,affect,development,are,t
, TEST,BANK,FOR,CONCEPTS,FOR,NURSING,PRACTICE,3RD,EDITION,BY,GIDDENS
hose,that,represent,major,influencing,factors,(causes);,hence,determination,of,development,w
ould,be,the,focus,of,preventive,interventions.,Environment,is,considered,to,significantly,affect
,development.,Nutrition,is,considered,to,significantly,affect,development.
OBJ:,NCLEX,Client,Needs,Category:,Health,Promotion,and,Maintenance
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,ps
ychological,evaluation.,The,nurse’s,best,initial,response,is,to
a. refer,the,child,to,a,psychologist,immediately.
b. explain,that,playing,make,believe,is,normal,at,this,age.
c. complete,a,developmental,screening,using,a,validated,tool.
d. separate,the,child,from,the,mother,to,get,more,information.
ANS:,B,
By,the,end,of,the,fourth,year,,it,is,expected,that,a,child,will,engage,in,fantasy,,so,this,is,normal,a
t,this,age.,A,referral,to,a,psychologist,would,be,premature,based,only,on,the,complaint,of,the,m
other.,Completing,a,developmental,screening,would,be,very,appropriate,but,not,the,initial,resp
onse.,The,nurse,would,certainly,want,to,get,more,information,,but,separating,the,child,from,the
,mother,is,not,necessary,at,this,time.
OBJ:,NCLEX,Client,Needs,Category:,Health,Promotion,and,Maintenance,
8. A,17-year-
old,girl,is,hospitalized,for,appendicitis,,and,her,mother,asks,the,nurse,why,she,isso,needy,and,a
cting,like,a,child.,The,best,response,of,the,nurse,is,that,in,the,hospital,,adolescents
a. have,separation,anxiety.
b. rebel,against,rules.
c. regress,because,of,stress.
d. want,to,know,everything.
ANS:,C,
Regression,to,an,earlier,stage,of,development,is,a,common,response,to,stress.,Separation,anxie
ty,is,most,common,in,infants,and,toddlers.,Rebellion,against,hospital,rules,is,usually,not,an,iss
ue,if,the,adolescent,understands,the,rules,and,would,not,create,childlike,behaviors.,An,adolesc
ent,may,want,to,“know,everything”,with,their,logical,thinking,and,deductive,reasoning,,but,tha
t,would,not,explain,why,they,would,act,like,a,child.
OBJ:,NCLEX,Client,Needs,Category:,Health,Promotion,and,Maintenance,
Concept,02:,Functional,Ability,
Giddens:,Concepts,for,Nursing,Practice,,3rd,Edition
MULTIPLE,CHOICE
1. The,nurse,is,assessing,a,patient’s,functional,ability.,Which,patient,best,demonstrates,the,defini
tion,of,functional,ability?
c. TEST BANK - CONCEPTS FOR NURSING
PRACTICE, 3RD EDITION JEAN GIDDENS
QUESTIONS WITH UPDATED VERIFIED
ANSWERS 2025 - 2026
, TEST,BANK,FOR,CONCEPTS,FOR,NURSING,PRACTICE,3RD,EDITION,BY,GIDDENS
Concept,01:,Development,
Giddens:,Concepts,for,Nursing,Practice,,3rd,Edition
MULTIPLE,CHOICE
1. The,nurse,manager,of,a,pediatric,clinic,could,confirm,that,the,new,nurse,recognized,the,purp
ose,of,the,HEADSS,Adolescent,Risk,Profile,when,the,new,nurse,responds,that,it,is,used,to,as
sess,for,needs,related,to,a. anticipatory,guidance.
b. low-risk,adolescents.
c. physical,development.
d. sexual,development.
ANS:,A,
The,HEADSS,Adolescent,Risk,Profile,is,a,psychosocial,assessment,screening,tool,which,asses
ses,home,,education,,activities,,drugs,,sex,,and,suicide,for,the,purpose,of,identifying,high-
risk,adolescents,and,the,need,for,anticipatory,guidance.,It,is,used,to,identify,high-risk,,not,low-
risk,,adolescents.,Physical,development,is,assessed,with,anthropometric,data.,Sexual,develop
ment,is,assessed,using,physical,examination.
OBJ:,NCLEX,Client,Needs,Category:,Health,Promotion,and,Maintenance
2. The,nurse,preparing,a,teaching,plan,for,a,preschooler,knows,that,,according,to,Piaget,,theexp
ected,stage,of,development,for,a,preschooler,is,a. concrete,operational.
b. formal,operational.
c. preoperational.
d. sensorimotor.
ANS:,C,
The,expected,stage,of,development,for,a,preschooler,(3–4,years,old),is,pre-
operational.,Concrete,operational,describes,the,thinking,of,a,school-age,child,(7–
11,years,old).,Formal,operational,describes,the,thinking,of,an,individual,after,about,11,years,of
,age.,Sensorimotor,describes,the,earliest,pattern,of,thinking,from,birth,to,2,years,old.
OBJ:,NCLEX,Client,Needs,Category:,Health,Promotion,and,Maintenance
3. The,school,nurse,talking,with,a,high,school,class,about,the,difference,between,growth,andde
velopment,would,best,describe,growth,as
a. processes,by,which,early,cells,specialize.
b. psychosocial,and,cognitive,changes.
c. qualitative,changes,associated,with,aging.
d. quantitative,changes,in,size,or,weight.
ANS:,D,
Growth,is,a,quantitative,change,in,which,an,increase,in,cell,number,and,size,results,in,an,increa
se,in,overall,size,or,weight,of,the,body,or,any,of,its,parts.,The,processes,by,which,early,cells,sp
,TEST,BANK,FOR,CONCEPTS,FOR,NURSING,PRACTICE,3RD,EDITION,BY,GIDDENS
ecialize,are,referred,to,as,differentiation.,Psychosocial,and,cognitive,changes,are,referred,to,as,
development.,Qualitative,changes,associated,with,aging,are,referred,to,as,maturation.
OBJ:,NCLEX,Client,Needs,Category:,Health,Promotion,and,Maintenance
4. The,most,appropriate,response,of,the,nurse,when,a,mother,asks,what,the,Denver,II,does,is,that
,it
a. can,diagnose,developmental,disabilities.
b. identifies,a,need,for,physical,therapy.
c. is,a,developmental,screening,tool.
d. provides,a,framework,for,health,teaching.
ANS:,C,
The,Denver,II,is,the,most,commonly,used,measure,of,developmental,status,used,by,healthcare,
professionals;,it,is,a,screening,tool.,Screening,tools,do,not,provide,a,diagnosis.,
Diagnosis,requires,a,thorough,neurodevelopment,history,and,physical,examination.,Develop
mental,delay,,which,is,suggested,by,screening,,is,a,symptom,,not,a,diagnosis.,The,need,for,any,
therapy,would,be,identified,with,a,comprehensive,evaluation,,not,a,screening,tool.,Some,provi
ders,use,the,Denver,II,as,a,framework,for,teaching,about,expected,development,,but,this,is,not,t
he,primary,purpose,of,the,tool.
OBJ:,NCLEX,Client,Needs,Category:,Health,Promotion,and,Maintenance
5. To,plan,early,intervention,and,care,for,an,infant,with,Down,syndrome,,the,nurse,considers,kno
wledge,of,other,physical,development,exemplars,such,as,a. cerebral,palsy.
b. autism.
c. attention-deficit/hyperactivity,disorder,(ADHD).
d. failure,to,thrive.
ANS:,D,
Failure,to,thrive,is,also,a,physical,development,exemplar.,Cerebral,palsy,is,an,exemplar,of,mot
or/developmental,delay.,Autism,is,an,exemplar,of,social/emotional,developmental,delay.,AD
HD,is,an,exemplar,of,a,cognitive,disorder.
OBJ:,NCLEX,Client,Needs,Category:,Health,Promotion,and,Maintenance
6. To,plan,early,intervention,and,care,for,a,child,with,a,developmental,delay,,the,nurse,wouldcon
sider,knowledge,of,the,concepts,most,significantly,impacted,by,development,,including,a.
culture.
b. environment.
c. functional,status.
d. nutrition.
ANS:,C,
Function,is,one,of,the,concepts,most,significantly,impacted,by,development.,Others,include,se
nsory-
perceptual,,cognition,,mobility,,reproduction,,and,sexuality.,Knowledge,of,these,concepts,can,
help,the,nurse,anticipate,areas,that,need,to,be,addressed.,Culture,is,a,concept,that,is,considered,
to,significantly,affect,development;,the,difference,is,the,concepts,that,affect,development,are,t
, TEST,BANK,FOR,CONCEPTS,FOR,NURSING,PRACTICE,3RD,EDITION,BY,GIDDENS
hose,that,represent,major,influencing,factors,(causes);,hence,determination,of,development,w
ould,be,the,focus,of,preventive,interventions.,Environment,is,considered,to,significantly,affect
,development.,Nutrition,is,considered,to,significantly,affect,development.
OBJ:,NCLEX,Client,Needs,Category:,Health,Promotion,and,Maintenance
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,ps
ychological,evaluation.,The,nurse’s,best,initial,response,is,to
a. refer,the,child,to,a,psychologist,immediately.
b. explain,that,playing,make,believe,is,normal,at,this,age.
c. complete,a,developmental,screening,using,a,validated,tool.
d. separate,the,child,from,the,mother,to,get,more,information.
ANS:,B,
By,the,end,of,the,fourth,year,,it,is,expected,that,a,child,will,engage,in,fantasy,,so,this,is,normal,a
t,this,age.,A,referral,to,a,psychologist,would,be,premature,based,only,on,the,complaint,of,the,m
other.,Completing,a,developmental,screening,would,be,very,appropriate,but,not,the,initial,resp
onse.,The,nurse,would,certainly,want,to,get,more,information,,but,separating,the,child,from,the
,mother,is,not,necessary,at,this,time.
OBJ:,NCLEX,Client,Needs,Category:,Health,Promotion,and,Maintenance,
8. A,17-year-
old,girl,is,hospitalized,for,appendicitis,,and,her,mother,asks,the,nurse,why,she,isso,needy,and,a
cting,like,a,child.,The,best,response,of,the,nurse,is,that,in,the,hospital,,adolescents
a. have,separation,anxiety.
b. rebel,against,rules.
c. regress,because,of,stress.
d. want,to,know,everything.
ANS:,C,
Regression,to,an,earlier,stage,of,development,is,a,common,response,to,stress.,Separation,anxie
ty,is,most,common,in,infants,and,toddlers.,Rebellion,against,hospital,rules,is,usually,not,an,iss
ue,if,the,adolescent,understands,the,rules,and,would,not,create,childlike,behaviors.,An,adolesc
ent,may,want,to,“know,everything”,with,their,logical,thinking,and,deductive,reasoning,,but,tha
t,would,not,explain,why,they,would,act,like,a,child.
OBJ:,NCLEX,Client,Needs,Category:,Health,Promotion,and,Maintenance,
Concept,02:,Functional,Ability,
Giddens:,Concepts,for,Nursing,Practice,,3rd,Edition
MULTIPLE,CHOICE
1. The,nurse,is,assessing,a,patient’s,functional,ability.,Which,patient,best,demonstrates,the,defini
tion,of,functional,ability?
