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, Concept,01:,Development
Giddens:,Concepts,for,Nursing,Practice,,3rd,Edition
MULTIPLE,CHOICE
1. The,nurse,manager,of,a,pediatric,clinic,could,confirm,that,the,new,nurse,recognized,the,pur
pose,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,revie
ws,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,exp
ected,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,years,of,a
ge.,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,dev
elopment,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