NUR 1023 MODULE 1 AND 2 EXAM REVIEW | 140
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According to Piaget's theory of cognitive development, a person 11 years or
older begins to:
a. Use images and symbols to represent the world.
b. Think abstractly.
c. Explore the environment by using the senses.
d. Think that everyone sees the world exactly as he or she sees it. Answer - b.
Think abstractly.
Maria continues her assessment of the newborn girl. Which of the following is
a normal reflex found in newborns? (Select all that apply.)
-Blinking in response to bright lights
-Startling in response to sudden loud noises
-Performing sucking, rooting, and grasping movements
-Touching the nose on verbal command Answer - Blinking in response to bright
lights
Startling in response to sudden loud noises
Performing sucking, rooting, and grasping movements
A pregnant teenager asks the clinic nurse why she should not smoke during the
first trimester. The nurse's best response should be:
,a. The distribution of body hair can be altered.
b. The sex of the baby is determined in the first 3 months.
c. Development of fingers and toes can be affected.
d. The organ systems are beginning to develop. Answer - d. The organ systems
are beginning to develop.
Maria is working with one of the neonatal nurses during her volunteer shift.
Maria assists the nurse with an assessment of a newborn girl. Maria palpates
the newborn's head and feels the fontanels. What should Maria do next?
-Alert the neonatal nurse that there is a problem with the newborn's head.
-Palpate harder to see if a dent can be made in the fontanels.
-Proceed with the assessment because palpable fontanels are a normal finding.
-Try to adjust the skull bones to move over the fontanel. Answer - Proceed
with the assessment because palpable fontanels are a normal finding.
You are caring for a 5-year-old who is hospitalized for stabilization of asthma. To
render age-specific care, an action you can take would be to:
-Allow the child to handle medical equipment.
-Respond immediately to the child's every need.
-Tell the child to be good.
-Rationalize the child's complaint as part of the developmental stage Answer -
Allow the child to handle medical equipment.
Which of the following might be a cause of stress for young adults?
Activity
Being single
Career
Sexuality Answer - Being single
,Sam notices that Mr. Calder's face is gaunt and drawn in appearance.
Sam knows that thinning of the face in the elderly is due to ____________
Answer - Loss of subcutaneous fat and skin elasticity
Sam performs his assessment of Mr. Calder. What findings are considered
normal for a patient of Mr. Calder's age? (Select all that apply.)
A. Thin skin
B. Decreased saliva production
C. Decreased muscle strength
D. Whitening of the eye lens
E. Mr. Calder's blood pressure is 162 systolic/92 diastolic. Answer - A. Thin skin
B. Decreased saliva production
C. Decreased muscle strength
A nurse who has recently graduated has been assigned to be a primary nurse
on a geriatric unit. After completing a review of development and aging, the
nurse recalls that changes for the older adult include:
-A transition from young adulthood.
-The ability of the older adult to achieve sexual arousal.
-A time when cognitive performance begins to peak.
-Adjusting to decreasing health and physical strength. Answer - Adjusting to
decreasing health and physical strength.
Which of the following might be a cause of stress for the older adult?
Financial security
-Planned retirement
-Maintaining satisfactory living environment
, -Adjusting to decreasing health and physical strength Answer - Adjusting to
decreasing health and physical strength
Which milestones are true about development in infants? Select all that apply.
-12 months - Gets to sitting position without assistance
-4 to 6 months - Crawls on hands and knees
-Birth to 1 month - Complete head lag persists
-2 to 4 months - Can move from sitting to kneeling position
-7 months - Sits with support and then without it Answer - -12 months - Gets
to sitting position without assistance
-Birth to 1 month - Complete head lag persists
-7 months - Sits with support and then without it
Infants have a gradual development of gross and fine motor skills. By 12
months, the infant gets to the sitting position without assistance. Head lag
persists from birth until 1 year. By 7 months, the infant can sit with support and
then without it. The infant crawls forward on the belly using arms and legs to
push at 12 months, not 4 to 6 months. The infant cannot move from a sitting to
kneeling position at 2 to 4 months.
According to Sigmund Freud's theory of development, at which stage does a
child start identifying with the parent of the same sex? Answer - Stage 3
According to Freud, each person goes through five different stages of
psychosexual development, and each stage is characterized by pleasure in
different body parts. In the third stage (phallic stage), the focus of sexual
pleasure is in the genital organs. In this stage, the child fantasizes about the
parent of the opposite sex. By the end of this stage the child starts identifying
with the parent of the same sex. In stage 2, the focus of pleasure is in the anal
region, whereas in stage 1 the focus is in the oral region. In the final or fifth
stage, the focus of sexual pleasure is directed toward people outside the family
circle.
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According to Piaget's theory of cognitive development, a person 11 years or
older begins to:
a. Use images and symbols to represent the world.
b. Think abstractly.
c. Explore the environment by using the senses.
d. Think that everyone sees the world exactly as he or she sees it. Answer - b.
Think abstractly.
Maria continues her assessment of the newborn girl. Which of the following is
a normal reflex found in newborns? (Select all that apply.)
-Blinking in response to bright lights
-Startling in response to sudden loud noises
-Performing sucking, rooting, and grasping movements
-Touching the nose on verbal command Answer - Blinking in response to bright
lights
Startling in response to sudden loud noises
Performing sucking, rooting, and grasping movements
A pregnant teenager asks the clinic nurse why she should not smoke during the
first trimester. The nurse's best response should be:
,a. The distribution of body hair can be altered.
b. The sex of the baby is determined in the first 3 months.
c. Development of fingers and toes can be affected.
d. The organ systems are beginning to develop. Answer - d. The organ systems
are beginning to develop.
Maria is working with one of the neonatal nurses during her volunteer shift.
Maria assists the nurse with an assessment of a newborn girl. Maria palpates
the newborn's head and feels the fontanels. What should Maria do next?
-Alert the neonatal nurse that there is a problem with the newborn's head.
-Palpate harder to see if a dent can be made in the fontanels.
-Proceed with the assessment because palpable fontanels are a normal finding.
-Try to adjust the skull bones to move over the fontanel. Answer - Proceed
with the assessment because palpable fontanels are a normal finding.
You are caring for a 5-year-old who is hospitalized for stabilization of asthma. To
render age-specific care, an action you can take would be to:
-Allow the child to handle medical equipment.
-Respond immediately to the child's every need.
-Tell the child to be good.
-Rationalize the child's complaint as part of the developmental stage Answer -
Allow the child to handle medical equipment.
Which of the following might be a cause of stress for young adults?
Activity
Being single
Career
Sexuality Answer - Being single
,Sam notices that Mr. Calder's face is gaunt and drawn in appearance.
Sam knows that thinning of the face in the elderly is due to ____________
Answer - Loss of subcutaneous fat and skin elasticity
Sam performs his assessment of Mr. Calder. What findings are considered
normal for a patient of Mr. Calder's age? (Select all that apply.)
A. Thin skin
B. Decreased saliva production
C. Decreased muscle strength
D. Whitening of the eye lens
E. Mr. Calder's blood pressure is 162 systolic/92 diastolic. Answer - A. Thin skin
B. Decreased saliva production
C. Decreased muscle strength
A nurse who has recently graduated has been assigned to be a primary nurse
on a geriatric unit. After completing a review of development and aging, the
nurse recalls that changes for the older adult include:
-A transition from young adulthood.
-The ability of the older adult to achieve sexual arousal.
-A time when cognitive performance begins to peak.
-Adjusting to decreasing health and physical strength. Answer - Adjusting to
decreasing health and physical strength.
Which of the following might be a cause of stress for the older adult?
Financial security
-Planned retirement
-Maintaining satisfactory living environment
, -Adjusting to decreasing health and physical strength Answer - Adjusting to
decreasing health and physical strength
Which milestones are true about development in infants? Select all that apply.
-12 months - Gets to sitting position without assistance
-4 to 6 months - Crawls on hands and knees
-Birth to 1 month - Complete head lag persists
-2 to 4 months - Can move from sitting to kneeling position
-7 months - Sits with support and then without it Answer - -12 months - Gets
to sitting position without assistance
-Birth to 1 month - Complete head lag persists
-7 months - Sits with support and then without it
Infants have a gradual development of gross and fine motor skills. By 12
months, the infant gets to the sitting position without assistance. Head lag
persists from birth until 1 year. By 7 months, the infant can sit with support and
then without it. The infant crawls forward on the belly using arms and legs to
push at 12 months, not 4 to 6 months. The infant cannot move from a sitting to
kneeling position at 2 to 4 months.
According to Sigmund Freud's theory of development, at which stage does a
child start identifying with the parent of the same sex? Answer - Stage 3
According to Freud, each person goes through five different stages of
psychosexual development, and each stage is characterized by pleasure in
different body parts. In the third stage (phallic stage), the focus of sexual
pleasure is in the genital organs. In this stage, the child fantasizes about the
parent of the opposite sex. By the end of this stage the child starts identifying
with the parent of the same sex. In stage 2, the focus of pleasure is in the anal
region, whereas in stage 1 the focus is in the oral region. In the final or fifth
stage, the focus of sexual pleasure is directed toward people outside the family
circle.
