Ch. 12. Developmental Management of
Middle Childhood Questions with
Verified Answers
The primary care pediatric nurse practitioner is examining a 6 year old Child who
attends first grade. The child reports "hating" school. The parent states that the child
pretends to be sick frequently in order to stay home from school. To further assess this
situation, the nurse practitioner will first ask the child
a. about school performance and grades.
b. why school is so distressing.
c. to name one or two friends.
d. whether bullying is taking place. - ANSWERSANS: C
to name one or two friends.
The parent of a 10 year old boy tells the primary care pediatric nurse practitioner that
the child doesn't appear to have any interest in girls and spends most of his time with a
couple of other boys. The parent is worried about the child's sexual identity. The nurse
practitioner will tell the parent
a. children at this age who prefer interactions with same gender peers usually have a
homosexual orientation
b. children experiment with sexuality at this age as a means of deciding later sexual
orientation.
c. this attachment to other same gender children is how the child learns to interact with
others.
d. to encourage mixed gender interactions in order to promote development of sexual
values. - ANSWERSANS: C
this attachment to other same gender children is how the child learns to interact with
others.
The parents of a 12 year old child are concerned that some of the child's older
classmates may be a bad influence on their child, who, they say, has been raised to
believe in right and wrong. What will the primary care pediatric nurse practitioner tell the
parent?
a. Allowing the child to make poor choices and accept consequences is important for
learning values
b. Children at this age have a high regard for authority and social norms, so this is not
likely to happen
c. Moral values instilled in the early school age period will persist throughout childhood
d. The pressures from outside influences may supersede parental teachings and should
be confronted - ANSWERSANS: D
The pressures from outside influences may supersede parental teachings and should
be confronted
Middle Childhood Questions with
Verified Answers
The primary care pediatric nurse practitioner is examining a 6 year old Child who
attends first grade. The child reports "hating" school. The parent states that the child
pretends to be sick frequently in order to stay home from school. To further assess this
situation, the nurse practitioner will first ask the child
a. about school performance and grades.
b. why school is so distressing.
c. to name one or two friends.
d. whether bullying is taking place. - ANSWERSANS: C
to name one or two friends.
The parent of a 10 year old boy tells the primary care pediatric nurse practitioner that
the child doesn't appear to have any interest in girls and spends most of his time with a
couple of other boys. The parent is worried about the child's sexual identity. The nurse
practitioner will tell the parent
a. children at this age who prefer interactions with same gender peers usually have a
homosexual orientation
b. children experiment with sexuality at this age as a means of deciding later sexual
orientation.
c. this attachment to other same gender children is how the child learns to interact with
others.
d. to encourage mixed gender interactions in order to promote development of sexual
values. - ANSWERSANS: C
this attachment to other same gender children is how the child learns to interact with
others.
The parents of a 12 year old child are concerned that some of the child's older
classmates may be a bad influence on their child, who, they say, has been raised to
believe in right and wrong. What will the primary care pediatric nurse practitioner tell the
parent?
a. Allowing the child to make poor choices and accept consequences is important for
learning values
b. Children at this age have a high regard for authority and social norms, so this is not
likely to happen
c. Moral values instilled in the early school age period will persist throughout childhood
d. The pressures from outside influences may supersede parental teachings and should
be confronted - ANSWERSANS: D
The pressures from outside influences may supersede parental teachings and should
be confronted
