NUR 352 EXAM 3 EAQ | COMPREHENSIVE NURSING STUDY GUIDE, PRACTICE
QUESTIONS & ANSWERS 2026/2027
A staff member tells a nurse that an older client becomes irritable when asked to assist with activities of
daily living. On what general information about older adults should the nurse base a response?
Decreased ability to cope
Loss of ability to cooperate
Ambivalence toward authority
Difficulty performing step procedures - correct answer ✔✔Decreased ability to cope
A staff member tells a nurse that an older client becomes irritable when asked to assist with activities of
daily living. On what general information about older adults should the nurse base a response?
Decreased ability to cope
Loss of ability to cooperate
Ambivalence toward authority
Difficulty performing step procedures - correct answer ✔✔Decreased ability to cope
A nurse is assessing the developmental level of a healthy 5-month-old infant. What behavior does the
nurse expect the child to exhibit?
Using the pincer grasp
Sitting without support
Crawling across the floor
Grasping objects voluntarily - correct answer ✔✔Grasping objects voluntarily
A nurse teaches the parents of a 1-year-old infant that the primary developmental milestone to be
accomplished between 12 and 15 months of age is which ability?
<p>A nurse teaches the parents of a 1-year-old infant that the primary developmental milestone to be
accomplished between 12 and 15 months of age is which ability?</p>
Walk erect
Climb stairs
Use a spoon
, Say simple words - correct answer ✔✔Walk erect
While teaching parents about the developmental milestones of a 15-month-old child, the nurse informs
the parents about various activities that their child should be able to do. Which statement of the parent
indicates effective learning?
<p>While teaching parents about the developmental milestones of a 15-month-old child, the nurse
informs the parents about various activities that their child should be able to do. Which statement of the
parent indicates effective learning?</p>
"My child can jump with both feet."
"My child can walk up stairs with one hand held."
"My child can creep up stairs and kneel without support."
"My child goes up and down stairs alone with two feet on each step." - correct answer ✔✔"My child can
creep up stairs and kneel without support."
A 1-year-old infant is brought to the pediatric clinic for the first time. During the assessment the nurse
suspects a developmental delay. What developmental milestone should have been achieved by this age?
<p>A 1-year-old infant is brought to the pediatric clinic for the first time. During the assessment the
nurse suspects a developmental delay. What developmental milestone should have been achieved by
this age?</p>
Saying six words
Responding to peek-a-boo
Building a tower of two cubes
Pointing to things when they are named - correct answer ✔✔Responding to peek-a-boo
What should the nurse do when implementing a tertiary preventive program for cognitively impaired
individuals?
<p>What should the nurse do when implementing a tertiary preventive program for cognitively
impaired individuals?</p>
Teach children how to feed themselves.
Encourage the use of birth control by women.
Refer children for evaluation if they fail to meet developmental milestones.
Use the Denver Developmental Screening Test to evaluate children attending well-child clinics. - correct
answer ✔✔Teach children how to feed themselves.
QUESTIONS & ANSWERS 2026/2027
A staff member tells a nurse that an older client becomes irritable when asked to assist with activities of
daily living. On what general information about older adults should the nurse base a response?
Decreased ability to cope
Loss of ability to cooperate
Ambivalence toward authority
Difficulty performing step procedures - correct answer ✔✔Decreased ability to cope
A staff member tells a nurse that an older client becomes irritable when asked to assist with activities of
daily living. On what general information about older adults should the nurse base a response?
Decreased ability to cope
Loss of ability to cooperate
Ambivalence toward authority
Difficulty performing step procedures - correct answer ✔✔Decreased ability to cope
A nurse is assessing the developmental level of a healthy 5-month-old infant. What behavior does the
nurse expect the child to exhibit?
Using the pincer grasp
Sitting without support
Crawling across the floor
Grasping objects voluntarily - correct answer ✔✔Grasping objects voluntarily
A nurse teaches the parents of a 1-year-old infant that the primary developmental milestone to be
accomplished between 12 and 15 months of age is which ability?
<p>A nurse teaches the parents of a 1-year-old infant that the primary developmental milestone to be
accomplished between 12 and 15 months of age is which ability?</p>
Walk erect
Climb stairs
Use a spoon
, Say simple words - correct answer ✔✔Walk erect
While teaching parents about the developmental milestones of a 15-month-old child, the nurse informs
the parents about various activities that their child should be able to do. Which statement of the parent
indicates effective learning?
<p>While teaching parents about the developmental milestones of a 15-month-old child, the nurse
informs the parents about various activities that their child should be able to do. Which statement of the
parent indicates effective learning?</p>
"My child can jump with both feet."
"My child can walk up stairs with one hand held."
"My child can creep up stairs and kneel without support."
"My child goes up and down stairs alone with two feet on each step." - correct answer ✔✔"My child can
creep up stairs and kneel without support."
A 1-year-old infant is brought to the pediatric clinic for the first time. During the assessment the nurse
suspects a developmental delay. What developmental milestone should have been achieved by this age?
<p>A 1-year-old infant is brought to the pediatric clinic for the first time. During the assessment the
nurse suspects a developmental delay. What developmental milestone should have been achieved by
this age?</p>
Saying six words
Responding to peek-a-boo
Building a tower of two cubes
Pointing to things when they are named - correct answer ✔✔Responding to peek-a-boo
What should the nurse do when implementing a tertiary preventive program for cognitively impaired
individuals?
<p>What should the nurse do when implementing a tertiary preventive program for cognitively
impaired individuals?</p>
Teach children how to feed themselves.
Encourage the use of birth control by women.
Refer children for evaluation if they fail to meet developmental milestones.
Use the Denver Developmental Screening Test to evaluate children attending well-child clinics. - correct
answer ✔✔Teach children how to feed themselves.
