LIGHTNING MCQUEEN KATCHAW

To bring about effective communication with any child, the nurse must first take into consideration the child’s:

• A. State of health

• B. Developmental level

• C. Ability at self-expression

• D. Fear of authoritarian figures

• B. Developmental level

Benchmark of development indicating that the child is developing normally:

• A. Growth spurt

• B. Critical milestones

• C. Developmental milestones

• D. Developmental psychology

• C. Developmental milestones

Which among the following options are considered essential data when making an assessment and should be accurately plotted on a GROWTH CHART?

• A. Rest and sleep

• B. Height and weight

• C. Growth and development

• D. Immunization and allergies

• B. Height and weight

An infant responds to abdominal pain by flailing the extremities; while a child responds by guarding the abdomen. The example shows which pattern or principle of growth and development?

• A. Proximodistal

• B. Cephalocaudal

• C. General to specific

• D. Simple to complex

• C. General to specific

• A toddler uses two-word sentences; a preschooler tells stories. The example shows which pattern or principle of growth and development?

  • A. Proximodistal

  • B. Cephalocaudal

  • C. General to specific

  • D. Simple to complex

• D. Simple to complex

In the embryo, the trachea develops first, followed by the outward development of the bronchial tree. The example shows which pattern or principle of growth and development?

• A. Proximodistal

• B. Cephalocaudal

• C. General to specific

• D. Simple to complex

• A. Proximodistal

The infant can lift the head before being able to lift the trunk. The example shows which pattern or principle of growth and development?

• A. Proximodistal

• B. Cephalocaudal

• C. General to specific

• D. Simple to complex

• B. Cephalocaudal

Aling Anabelle continues to bring baby Richard to the clinic. At 10 months of age, he can stand alone but has not taken steps. Aling Anabelle is upset because her friend told her that babies walk by 10 months of age. You answer by saying:

• A. Your friend is exaggerating.

• B. Richard may be slightly delayed.

• C. Each child develops at his/her own rate.

• D. Richard has a mild case of cerebral palsy.

• C. Each child develops at his/her own rate.

A child’s growth and development is affected by:

• A. Health

• B. Intelligence

• C. Heredity or Genetics

• D. All choices are correct

• D. All choices are correct

Nurses can prevent childhood injuries by:

• A. modeling safety practices

• B. supporting legislation that advocates guidance

• C. educating parents through anticipatory guidance

• D. all of the choices are correct

• D. all of the choices are correct

11. What are the categories of temperaments?

• A. Angry, easy, shy

• B. Angry, intermediate, excitable

• C. Difficult, easy, slow-to-warm-up

• D. Difficult, excitable, slow-to-warm-up

• C. Difficult, easy, slow-to-warm-up

12. When it comes to nature vs. nurture in relation to temperament, most psychologists agree that:

• A. Temperament is equal parts heredity and environment.

• B. Heredity plays an important role in creating temperament.

• C. Temperament is shaped by parents and their reactions to their children.

• D. The environment is the most important aspect of developing temperaments.

• A. Temperament is equal parts heredity and environment.

13. The parents of a preschooler are concerned because she wants "to marry" her father and told her mother to "go outside and get hit by a car." The nurse realizes that the:

• A. family should seek counseling

• B. preschooler’s behavior is normal

• C. preschooler needs to be seen by a social worker

• D. parents are not addressing the child’s need for initiative.

• B. preschooler’s behavior is normal

14. When children play board games, they learn that taking turns is rewarded and that cheating is not rewarded. This fosters their:

• A. moral development

• B. physical development

• C. cognitive development

• D. emotional development

• A. moral development

15. Which of the following theorists developed a theory on the way children gain knowledge of right and wrong or moral reasoning?

• A. Freud

• B. Piaget

• C. Erikson

• D. Kohlberg

• D. Kohlberg

Situation: Raphael, a 5-year-old prep pupil is seen at the school clinic for growth and development monitoring

16. ased on Kohlberg’s theory, what is the stage of moral development of Raphael?

• A. Naïve instrumentation orientation

• B. Punishment – obedience

• C. “Good Boy – “Nice girl”

• D. Social contact

• B. Punishment – obedience

17. Which of the following theorists described child development as being a series of psychosexual stages in which a child’s sexual gratification becomes focused on a particular body part at each stage?

• A. Freud

• B. Piaget

• C. Erikson

• D. Kohlberg

• A. Freud

18. An infant will develop a sense of mistrust if he is:

• A. adopted

• B. consistently ignored

• C. hospitalized after birth

• D. sent to a day care before 2 months of age

• B. consistently ignored

19. According to Erikson, preschoolers who are encouraged to try new things and be creative will develop a sense of:

• A. Industry

• B. Integrity

• C. Initiative

• D. Autonomy

• C. Initiative

20. Which kind of development is measured by intelligence tests and observation of children’s ability to function effectively in their environment?

• A. Moral development

• B. Cognitive development

• C. Psychosocial development

• D. Psychosexual development

• B. Cognitive development

21. A child who fails to complete the developmental tasks of industry develops a sense of:

• A. guilt

• B. inferiority

• C. confusion

• D. shame and doubt

• inferiority

22. An example of an activity that develops fine motor skills in the school-age child is:

• A. swimming

• B. rollerblading

• C. playing chess

• D. playing the guitar

• D. playing the guitar

23. ccording to Piaget, most adolescents eventually achieve which stage?

• A. Sensorimotor

• B. Preoperational

• C. Formal operation

• D. Concrete operations

• C. Formal operation

24. According to Erikson, a person who has not successfully completed the developmental task of adolescence will experience:

• A. guilt

• B. identity

• C. role confusion

• D. shame and doubt

• C. role confusion

25. A strong emotional attachment to the opposite sex parent among preschoolers is referred to as?

• A. Primary Complex

• B. Attachment Reaction

• C. Identification Complex

• D. Oedipal-Electra Complex

• D. Oedipal-Electra Complex

26. The preadolescent growth spurt occurs:

• A. Earlier in boys than in girls.

• B. Earlier in girls than in boys.

• C. At about the same time in boys and girls.

• D. Each child develops at his/her own rate.

• B. Earlier in girls than in boys.

27. Which of the following options best reflect a psychosocial developmental milestone of adolescence?

• A. Adolescents are capable of thinking in terms of possibility.

• B. Learning to establish satisfactory relationships with the opposite sex.

• C. Adolescents learn who they are and what kind of person they will be.

• D. Adolescents are capable of abstract thought, internalizing standards of conduct.

• B. Learning to establish satisfactory relationships with the opposite sex.

28. An appropriate toy for a 3-month-old infant would be:

• A. Push-pull-toy

• B. Stuffed animal

• C. Metallic mirror

• D. Large plastic balls

• C. Metallic mirror

29. A 4-month-old child is offered solid food for the first time. The mother reports that she keeps pushing the food out with her tongue. Which of the following options is the best response by the nurse?

• A. Tell the mother to offer another food

• B. Explain to the mother the child does not like the food

• C. Explain to the mother the child is not yet ready for solid food.

• D. Have the mother bring the child to the doctor as soon as possible.

• C. Explain to the mother the child is not yet ready for solid food.

30. The nurse is assessing a five-month-old infant. The nurse would anticipate finding that the infant would be able to:

• A. Hold a rattle

• B. Wave bye-bye

• C. Bang two blocks

• D. Move the small toy from one hand to another

• A. Hold a rattle

31. When evaluating growth and development of a 6-month-old infant, the nurse would expect the infant to be able to:

• A. Sit alone, display pincer grasp, wave bye-bye

• B. Crawl, transfer toy from one hand to the other, display fear of strangers

• C. Pull self to a standing position, release toy, by choice, play peek-a-boo

• D. Turn completely over, sit momentarily without support, reach to be picked up

• D. Turn completely over, sit momentarily without support, reach to be picked up

32. Toddlers have temper tantrums because they:

• A. have limited language ability

• B. are not getting enough attention

• C. have poor parent-child attachments

• D. are unable to distinguish right and wrong

• A. have limited language ability

33. Which of the following toys is appropriate to give to a 2-year-old child to develop gross motor skills?

• A. Rattles

• B. Video game

• C. Art materials

• D. Push and Pull toys

• D. Push and Pull toys

34. When developing a teaching plan for the parents of a toddler in preparation for toilet training, which of the following suggestions would be most helpful?

• A. “Wait until the child is at least 3 years old.”

• B. “According to child’s ability to accomplish it.”

• C. “Flush the toilet while the child is still sitting there.”

• D. “Have the child sit on the potty until he urinates or defecates.”

• B. “According to child’s ability to accomplish it.”

35. A toddler’s mother uses timeout for punishment. Which of the following options best apply?

• A. Children are not ready for timeout until school age.

• B. Timeout activities could include quiet play or reading books.

• C. The child should sit still for as many minutes as he misbehaves.

• D. The child should sit still for as many minutes as his age in years.

• D. The child should sit still for as many minutes as his age in years.

36. Preparation for surgery on a 4-year-old must include consideration of the child’s age-related fear of:

• A. Stranger

• B. Intrusive procedures

• C. Disruption of routines

• D. Separation from parents

• B. Intrusive procedures

37. An adolescent who has been losing weight will record everything he eats for three days. This is an example of:

• A. a dietary history

• B. dietary guidelines

• C. cultural influences on diet

• D. an anthropometric measurement

• A. a dietary history

38. A nurse is aware that 8-year-old children engage in play that is known as:

• A. Parallel

• B. Solitary

• C. Cooperative

• D. Competitive

• D. Competitive

39. When caring for a 15-year-old client receiving chemotherapy for leukemia, the nurse should keep in mind that an adolescent of this age will:

• A. Feel dependent and enjoy the “sick role”

• B. Be most bothered by having limit activities

• C. Feel different because of altered body image

• D. Be preoccupied by concerns about missed schoolwork

• C. Feel different because of altered body image

40. The nurse is observing children playing in the hospital playroom. She would expect to see 5-year-old children playing:

• A. Building a tower out of blocks

• B. With their own toys alongside with other children

• C. Alone with handheld computer games

• D. Cooperatively with other preschoolers

• B. With their own toys alongside with other children