TEST BANK
Concepts for Nursing Practice
JEAN FORET GIDDENS
4th Edition
,Table of Contents
Concept 01 Development
Concept 02 Functional Ability 4
Concept 03 Family Dynamics 7
Concept 04 Culture 10
Concept 05 Spirituality 13
Concept 06 Adherence 17
Concept 07 Self-Management 21
Concept 08 Fluid and Electrolytes 24
Concept 09 Acid-Base Balance 28
Concept 10 Thermoregulation 31
Concept 11 Sleep 34
Concept 12 Cellular Regulation 37
Concept 13 Intracranial Regulation 41
Concept 14 Hormonal Regulation 44
Concept 15 Glucose Regulation 47
Concept 16 Nutrition 50
Concept 17 Elimination 53
Concept 18 Perfusion 56
Concept 19 Gas Exchange 59
Concept 20 Reproduction 63
Concept 21 Sexuality 67
Concept 22 Immunity 70
Concept 23 Inflammation 73
Concept 24 Infection 76
Concept 25 Mobility 80
Concept 26 Tissue Integrity 83
Concept 27 Sensory Perception 87
Concept 28 Pain 90
Concept 29 Fatigue 94
Concept 30 Stress and Coping 99
Concept 31 Mood and Affect 106
Concept 32 Anxiety ll0
Concept 33 Cognition 113
Concept 34 Psychosis ll7
Concept 35 Addiction 120
Concept 36 Interpersonal Violence 124
Concept 37 Professional Identity 127
Concept 38 Clinical Judgment 130
Concept 39 Leadership 135
Concept 40 Ethics 139
Concept 41 Patient Education 143
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,Concept 42 Health Promotion 146
Concept 43 Communication 149
Concept 44 Collaboration 152
Concept 45 Safety 156
Concept 46 Technology and Infonnatics 160
Concept 47 Evidence 163
Concept 48 Health Care Quality 167
Concept 49 Care Coordination I 70
Concept 50 Caregiving 173
Concept 51 Palliative Care I 76
Concept 52 Health Disparities I 79
Concept 53 Population Health 183
Concept 54 Health Care Organizations 186
Concept 55 Health Care Economics 190
Concept 56 Health Policy 193
Concept 57 Health Care Law 196
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, Concept 01: Development
Giddens: Conceptsfor Nursing Practice, 4thEdition
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. The nurse manager of a pediatric clinic could confirm that the new nurse
recognized thepurpose of the HEADSS Adolescent Risk Profile when the new
nurse responds that 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
which reviews 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 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.
OBJ: NCLEX Client Needs Category: Health Promotion and Maintenance
3. The school nurse talking with a high school class about the difference between
growth and development 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
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Concepts for Nursing Practice
JEAN FORET GIDDENS
4th Edition
,Table of Contents
Concept 01 Development
Concept 02 Functional Ability 4
Concept 03 Family Dynamics 7
Concept 04 Culture 10
Concept 05 Spirituality 13
Concept 06 Adherence 17
Concept 07 Self-Management 21
Concept 08 Fluid and Electrolytes 24
Concept 09 Acid-Base Balance 28
Concept 10 Thermoregulation 31
Concept 11 Sleep 34
Concept 12 Cellular Regulation 37
Concept 13 Intracranial Regulation 41
Concept 14 Hormonal Regulation 44
Concept 15 Glucose Regulation 47
Concept 16 Nutrition 50
Concept 17 Elimination 53
Concept 18 Perfusion 56
Concept 19 Gas Exchange 59
Concept 20 Reproduction 63
Concept 21 Sexuality 67
Concept 22 Immunity 70
Concept 23 Inflammation 73
Concept 24 Infection 76
Concept 25 Mobility 80
Concept 26 Tissue Integrity 83
Concept 27 Sensory Perception 87
Concept 28 Pain 90
Concept 29 Fatigue 94
Concept 30 Stress and Coping 99
Concept 31 Mood and Affect 106
Concept 32 Anxiety ll0
Concept 33 Cognition 113
Concept 34 Psychosis ll7
Concept 35 Addiction 120
Concept 36 Interpersonal Violence 124
Concept 37 Professional Identity 127
Concept 38 Clinical Judgment 130
Concept 39 Leadership 135
Concept 40 Ethics 139
Concept 41 Patient Education 143
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,Concept 42 Health Promotion 146
Concept 43 Communication 149
Concept 44 Collaboration 152
Concept 45 Safety 156
Concept 46 Technology and Infonnatics 160
Concept 47 Evidence 163
Concept 48 Health Care Quality 167
Concept 49 Care Coordination I 70
Concept 50 Caregiving 173
Concept 51 Palliative Care I 76
Concept 52 Health Disparities I 79
Concept 53 Population Health 183
Concept 54 Health Care Organizations 186
Concept 55 Health Care Economics 190
Concept 56 Health Policy 193
Concept 57 Health Care Law 196
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, Concept 01: Development
Giddens: Conceptsfor Nursing Practice, 4thEdition
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. The nurse manager of a pediatric clinic could confirm that the new nurse
recognized thepurpose of the HEADSS Adolescent Risk Profile when the new
nurse responds that 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
which reviews 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 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.
OBJ: NCLEX Client Needs Category: Health Promotion and Maintenance
3. The school nurse talking with a high school class about the difference between
growth and development 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
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