,
, Concept_01:_Development
Giddens:_Concepts_for_Nursing_Practice,_4TH_ Edition
MULTIPLE_CHOICE
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_th
at_it_is_used_to_review_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_whic
h_reviews_home,_education,_activities,_drugs,_sex,_and_suicide_for_the_purpose_of_identifyi
ng_high-
risk_adolescents_and_the_need_for_anticipatory_guidance._It_is_used_to_identify_high-
risk,_not_low-
risk,_adolescents._Physical_development_is_reviewed_with_anthropometric_data.
Sexual_development_is_reviewed_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,_
the_expected_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_y
ears_of_age._Sensorimotor_describes_the_earliest_pattern_of_thinking_from_birth_to_2_years_
old.