TEST BANK FOR HEALTH ASSESSMENT FOR NURSING PRACTICE 6TH EDITION BY WILSON Chapter 18: Developmental Assessment Throughout the Life Span

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Chapter 18: Developmental Assessment Throughout the Life Span Test Bank MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. Which statement best illustrates Erikson’s theory of development? a. The main goal is to establish... equilibrium between self and environment. b. One progresses through stages that involve specific psychosocial tasks. c. There are four distinct, sequential levels of cognitive development. d. Cognitive development occurs from birth to around age 15. 2. A nurse asks a 15-year-old boy to think of an explanation for a simple puzzle. When he is unable to come up with any answer at all, the nurse recognizes that he may not yet have successfully mastered which of Piaget’s levels of cognitive development? a. Sensorimotor b. Preoperational c. Concrete operations d. Formal operations 3. When performing a physical assessment on a 7-month-old infant, the nurse notes that the child is able to smile responsively and unable to roll from the prone to the supine position. What is the most appropriate action for this nurse? a. Reassure the parents that the infant is “performing like an 8-month-old.” b. Document the infant’s growth and development as “within normal limits.” c. Continue to assess the infant for other signs of developmental delay. d. Give the caretaker specific directions for specialized exercises. 4. A 7-month-old infant weighs 11.6 lb compared with a birth weight of 7.1 lb and has a head circumference of 19 inches. What does the nurse document about this infant? a. Underweight and normal head circumference b. Underweight and larger-than-normal head circumference c. Overweight and smaller-than-normal head circumference d. Normal weight and larger-than-normal head circumference 5. A nurse notices that an infant tries to reach for a toy that the mother has hidden in her hand. This illustrates that the child has developed an understanding of which concept? a. Object permanence b. Trust versus mistrust c. Autonomy d. Parallel play [Show More]

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