,
,
, Concept0801:08Development
Giddens:08Concepts08for08Nursing08Practice,083rd08Edition
MULTIPLE08CHOICE
1. The08nurse08manager08of08a08pediatric08clinic08could08confirm08that08the08new08nurse08recogn
ized08the08purpose08of08the08HEADSS08Adolescent08Risk08Profile08when08the08new08nurse08r
esponds08that08it08is08used08to08review08for08needs08related08to
a. anticipatory08guidance.
b. low-risk08adolescents.
c. physical08development.
d. sexual08development.
ANS:0 8 A
The08HEADSS08Adolescent08Risk08Profile08is08a08psychosocial08assessment08screening08tool08
which08reviews08home,08education,08activities,08drugs,08sex,08and08suicide08for08the08purpose08o
f08identifying08high-
risk08adolescents08and08the08need08for08anticipatory08guidance.08It08is08used08to08identify08high-
risk,08not08low-
risk,08adolescents.08Physical08development08is08reviewed08with08anthropometric08data.
Sexual08development08is08reviewed08using08physical08examination.
OBJ: NCLEX08Client08Needs08Category:08Health08Promotion08and08Maintenance
2. The08nurse08preparing08a08teaching08plan08for08a08preschooler08knows08that,08according08to08Pia
get,08the08expected08stage08of08development08for08a08preschooler08is
a. concrete08operational.
b. formal08operational.
c. preoperational.
d. sensorimotor.
ANS:0 8 C
The08expected08stage08of08development08for08a08preschooler08(3–408years08old)08is08pre-
operational.08Concrete08operational08describes08the08thinking08of08a08school-age08child08(7–
1108years08old).08Formal08operational08describes08the08thinking08of08an08individual08after08about08
1108years08of08age.08Sensorimotor08describes08the08earliest08pattern08of08thinking08from08birth08to
08208years08old.
OBJ: NCLEX08Client08Needs08Category:08Health08Promotion08and08Maintenance
3. The08school08nurse08talking08with08a08high08school08class08about08the08difference08between08gro
wth08and08development08would08best08describe08growth08as
a. processes08by08which08early08cells08specialize.
b. psychosocial08and08cognitive08changes.
c. qualitative08changes08associated08with08aging.
d. quantitative08changes08in08size08or08weig
ht.08ANS:0 8 D
,
, Concept0801:08Development
Giddens:08Concepts08for08Nursing08Practice,083rd08Edition
MULTIPLE08CHOICE
1. The08nurse08manager08of08a08pediatric08clinic08could08confirm08that08the08new08nurse08recogn
ized08the08purpose08of08the08HEADSS08Adolescent08Risk08Profile08when08the08new08nurse08r
esponds08that08it08is08used08to08review08for08needs08related08to
a. anticipatory08guidance.
b. low-risk08adolescents.
c. physical08development.
d. sexual08development.
ANS:0 8 A
The08HEADSS08Adolescent08Risk08Profile08is08a08psychosocial08assessment08screening08tool08
which08reviews08home,08education,08activities,08drugs,08sex,08and08suicide08for08the08purpose08o
f08identifying08high-
risk08adolescents08and08the08need08for08anticipatory08guidance.08It08is08used08to08identify08high-
risk,08not08low-
risk,08adolescents.08Physical08development08is08reviewed08with08anthropometric08data.
Sexual08development08is08reviewed08using08physical08examination.
OBJ: NCLEX08Client08Needs08Category:08Health08Promotion08and08Maintenance
2. The08nurse08preparing08a08teaching08plan08for08a08preschooler08knows08that,08according08to08Pia
get,08the08expected08stage08of08development08for08a08preschooler08is
a. concrete08operational.
b. formal08operational.
c. preoperational.
d. sensorimotor.
ANS:0 8 C
The08expected08stage08of08development08for08a08preschooler08(3–408years08old)08is08pre-
operational.08Concrete08operational08describes08the08thinking08of08a08school-age08child08(7–
1108years08old).08Formal08operational08describes08the08thinking08of08an08individual08after08about08
1108years08of08age.08Sensorimotor08describes08the08earliest08pattern08of08thinking08from08birth08to
08208years08old.
OBJ: NCLEX08Client08Needs08Category:08Health08Promotion08and08Maintenance
3. The08school08nurse08talking08with08a08high08school08class08about08the08difference08between08gro
wth08and08development08would08best08describe08growth08as
a. processes08by08which08early08cells08specialize.
b. psychosocial08and08cognitive08changes.
c. qualitative08changes08associated08with08aging.
d. quantitative08changes08in08size08or08weig
ht.08ANS:0 8 D
