C HAPTER 11: G ROWTH AND D EVELOPMENT :
I NFANCY T HROUGH A DOLESCENCE
Williams: deWit's Fundamental Concepts and Skills for Nursing, 5th
Edition
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. The school nurse is alert to the behavior of a child who has extremel y
permissive parents, because this sort of parenting st yle produces children
who are:
a. mistrusting.
b. depressed.
c. anxious.
d. impulsive.
ANS: D
Permissive parenting produces child ren who are impulsive, aggressive,
and lacking in self -control.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge REF: p. 154|Table 11 -4
OBJ: Theory #9 TOP: Permissive Parenting KEY:
Nursing Process Step: N/A MSC: NCLEX: Health Promotion
and Maintenance: Growth a nd Development
2. Based on the theory of Erikson, the nurse advises that the best discipline
for an adolescent would be to:
, a. make him get a job.
b. increase his household chores.
c. implement a long period of “time -out.”
d. “ground” him and deprive him of contact with friends.
ANS: D
Erik Erikson’s psychosocial development theory includes the stage of
identit y vs. identit y confusion. This age values association with peers
above everything else, so depriving the child from contacting his
friends would have the most im pact.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension REF: p. 144|Table
11-2 OBJ: Theory #6 TOP: Theorists KEY: Nursing
Process Step: N/A MSC: NCLEX: Health Promotion and
Maintenance: Growth and Development
3. A school nurse suspects that a 7 -year-old child at the school is being
physicall y abused. The nurse should:
a. interview the child about possible abuse.
b. notify the principal.
c. call the parent about her concern.
d. report the suspected abuse to the authorities.
ANS: D
Most states require health workers to repo rt child abuse to the
authorities.
, DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension REF: p. 154
OBJ: Theory #9 TOP: Child Abuse KEY: Nursing
Process Step: N/A MSC: NCLEX: Health Promotion and
Maintenance: Growth and Development
4. The nurse reminds parents that social competence can be recognized in
their child if the child:
a. learns to cope with minor stressors.
b. develops a sense of humor.
c. finishes jobs and chores they start.
d. develops a talent.
ANS: A
Persons with social competence can handle minor stressors and are
aware of how their behavior influences others and how they may appear
to others.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension REF: p. 153
OBJ: Theory #8 TOP: Social Competence KEY:
Nursing Process Step: Implementation MSC: NCLEX:
Health Promotion and Maintenance: Growth and Development
5. The nurse instructs the parents that emotional intelligence can be
supported in a child by the parents:
a. insisting on IQ testing.
b. talking to the child about his or her feelings.
c. allowing the child to bring friends into their home.
d. encouraging the child to read.
, ANS: B
Parents can assist their children in developing emotional intelligence
by talking to their children about their feelings, taking their children’s
feelings seriousl y, and helping them find ways to cope wit h their
feelings.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension REF: p. 153
OBJ: Theory #8 TOP: Emotional Intelligence KEY:
Nursing Process Step: Implementation MSC: NCLEX:
Health Promotion and Maintenance: Growth and Development
6. A child who can draw p ictures of objects not in evidence in the room is
exhibiting Piaget’s:
a. preoperational stage.
b. sensorimotor stage.
c. concrete operations.
d. formal operations.
ANS: A
Jean Piaget’s cognitive development theory includes the preoperational
stage, which occurs fro m 2 to 7 years of age. During this stage, a child
can draw and think about objects that are not in evidence in the
immediate environment.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension REF: p. 144|Table
11-3 OBJ: Theory #7 TOP: Theorists KEY: Nursing
I NFANCY T HROUGH A DOLESCENCE
Williams: deWit's Fundamental Concepts and Skills for Nursing, 5th
Edition
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. The school nurse is alert to the behavior of a child who has extremel y
permissive parents, because this sort of parenting st yle produces children
who are:
a. mistrusting.
b. depressed.
c. anxious.
d. impulsive.
ANS: D
Permissive parenting produces child ren who are impulsive, aggressive,
and lacking in self -control.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge REF: p. 154|Table 11 -4
OBJ: Theory #9 TOP: Permissive Parenting KEY:
Nursing Process Step: N/A MSC: NCLEX: Health Promotion
and Maintenance: Growth a nd Development
2. Based on the theory of Erikson, the nurse advises that the best discipline
for an adolescent would be to:
, a. make him get a job.
b. increase his household chores.
c. implement a long period of “time -out.”
d. “ground” him and deprive him of contact with friends.
ANS: D
Erik Erikson’s psychosocial development theory includes the stage of
identit y vs. identit y confusion. This age values association with peers
above everything else, so depriving the child from contacting his
friends would have the most im pact.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension REF: p. 144|Table
11-2 OBJ: Theory #6 TOP: Theorists KEY: Nursing
Process Step: N/A MSC: NCLEX: Health Promotion and
Maintenance: Growth and Development
3. A school nurse suspects that a 7 -year-old child at the school is being
physicall y abused. The nurse should:
a. interview the child about possible abuse.
b. notify the principal.
c. call the parent about her concern.
d. report the suspected abuse to the authorities.
ANS: D
Most states require health workers to repo rt child abuse to the
authorities.
, DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension REF: p. 154
OBJ: Theory #9 TOP: Child Abuse KEY: Nursing
Process Step: N/A MSC: NCLEX: Health Promotion and
Maintenance: Growth and Development
4. The nurse reminds parents that social competence can be recognized in
their child if the child:
a. learns to cope with minor stressors.
b. develops a sense of humor.
c. finishes jobs and chores they start.
d. develops a talent.
ANS: A
Persons with social competence can handle minor stressors and are
aware of how their behavior influences others and how they may appear
to others.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension REF: p. 153
OBJ: Theory #8 TOP: Social Competence KEY:
Nursing Process Step: Implementation MSC: NCLEX:
Health Promotion and Maintenance: Growth and Development
5. The nurse instructs the parents that emotional intelligence can be
supported in a child by the parents:
a. insisting on IQ testing.
b. talking to the child about his or her feelings.
c. allowing the child to bring friends into their home.
d. encouraging the child to read.
, ANS: B
Parents can assist their children in developing emotional intelligence
by talking to their children about their feelings, taking their children’s
feelings seriousl y, and helping them find ways to cope wit h their
feelings.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension REF: p. 153
OBJ: Theory #8 TOP: Emotional Intelligence KEY:
Nursing Process Step: Implementation MSC: NCLEX:
Health Promotion and Maintenance: Growth and Development
6. A child who can draw p ictures of objects not in evidence in the room is
exhibiting Piaget’s:
a. preoperational stage.
b. sensorimotor stage.
c. concrete operations.
d. formal operations.
ANS: A
Jean Piaget’s cognitive development theory includes the preoperational
stage, which occurs fro m 2 to 7 years of age. During this stage, a child
can draw and think about objects that are not in evidence in the
immediate environment.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension REF: p. 144|Table
11-3 OBJ: Theory #7 TOP: Theorists KEY: Nursing
