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Growth |- |CORRECT |ANSWERS |✔✔the |process |of |increasing |in | physical |size. Development |- |CORRECT |ANSWERS |✔✔Sequential |process |by |which | infants |and |children |gain |various |functions |and |skills Maturation |- |CORRECT |ANSWERS |✔✔increase |in |functionality |of | various |body |systems |or |developmental |skills Which |activity |will |the |nurse |encourage |new |parents |to |complete |in | order |to |assist |their |infant |in |accomplishing |Erikson's | developmental |task |for |the |first |year |of |life? |- |CORRECT |ANSWERS | ✔✔Respond |promptly |when |the |infant |cries The |nurse |is |reviewing |the |diet |of |an |8-month-old |infant |with |the | mother |who |reveals |she |has |been |using |evaporated |milk |to |make | the |formula. |Which |additional |ingredient |should |the |nurse |ensure | she |is |including |in |the |formula? |- |CORRECT |ANSWERS |✔✔Iron
A |parent |asks |the |nurse |what |symptoms |to |expect |with |normal | teething |in |the |infant. |How |should |the |nurse |respond? |- |CORRECT | ANSWERS |✔✔The |infant's |gumline |will |be |tender The |parent |of |a |3-month-old |infant |is |concerned |because |the | infant |does |not |yet |sit |by |oneself. |Which |statement |best |reflects | average |sitting |ability? |- |CORRECT |ANSWERS |✔✔Most |infants |do | not |sit |steadily |until | 8 |months; |this |infant |is |normal Anticipatory |guidance |for |an |infant |for |the |4th |month |should | include |the |fact |that |the |infant |will |be |able |to |achieve |which | developmental |milestone? |- |CORRECT |ANSWERS |✔✔be |able |to |turn | over |onto |the |back A |mother |asks |the |nurse |where |the |microwave |is |so |that |she |can | warm |up |breast |milk |to |feed |her |baby. |What |is |the |best |response | by |the |nurse? |- |CORRECT |ANSWERS |✔✔You |should |warm |the |milk | under |warm |water |instead. The |nurse |is |educating |the |mother |of |a |newborn |about |feeding | practices. |The |nurse |correctly |advises |the |mother |that: |- |CORRECT | ANSWERS |✔✔the |newborn's |stomach |can |hold |between |0.5 |oz |and | 1 |oz
The |parent |of |a |1-month-old |infant |voices |concern |about |the | infant's |respirations. |The |parent |states |the |respirations |are |rapid | and |irregular. |Which |information |should |the |nurse |provide? |- | CORRECT |ANSWERS |✔✔The |respirations |of |a |1-month-old |infant |are | normally |irregular |and |periodically |pause The |nurse |is |providing |a |nutrition |workshop |for |the |parents |of | infants. |The |nurse |understands |that |further |instruction |is |required | when |hearing |which |comments |from |the |parents? |- |CORRECT | ANSWERS |✔✔Food |is |so |expensive. |I |can't |afford |for |my |child |to | leave |any |food |on |the |plate, |I |have |tried |at |least | 10 |times |with | every |green |vegetable |and |I |can't |get |my |son |to |like |them, |I |let | my |child |eat |whatever |he |wants |right |now |so |that |we |don't |argue | about |food. |Hopefully |he |will |like |healthy |foods |when |he |grows |up A |5-month-old |infant |being |assessed |was |born |at | 32 |weeks. |The | nurse |doing |the |well-child |check-up |should |compare |the |baby |to | what |norms? |- |CORRECT |ANSWERS |✔✔the |development |of |a |3- month-old The |nurse |is |assessing |the |oral |cavity |of |a |6-month-old |child. |When | palpating |the |location |in |which |the |first |primary |teeth |erupt, |which | location |is |being |assessed? |- |CORRECT |ANSWERS |✔✔lower |central | gumline
The |parent |of |1-week-old |infant |voices |concerns |about |the |infant's | weight |loss |since |birth. |At |birth |the |infant |weighed | 7 |lb |(3.2 |kg); | the |infant |currently |weighs | 6 |lb | 5 |oz |(2.9 |kg). |Which |response |by | the |nurse |is |most |appropriate? |- |CORRECT |ANSWERS |✔✔Your | infant's |weight |loss |is |within |the |expected |range The |father |of |a |6-week-old |infant |voices |concerns |about |his |son's | stooling. |He |further |shares |that |his |son |grunts |and |cries |when | having |a |bowel |movement. |What |response |by |the |nurse |is |most | appropriate? |- |CORRECT |ANSWERS |✔✔What |does |his |stool |look |like? The |nurse |is |performing |an |assessment |on |a |8-month-old |infant. | The |infant's |medical |history |notes |that |he |was |born |at | 32 |weeks' | gestation. |The |infant |is |progressing |normally. |At |what |adjusted |age | should |the |nurse |expect |the |infant's |developmental | accomplishments? |- |CORRECT |ANSWERS |✔✔The |infant |will |most | likely |present |with |developmental |skills |consistent |with |a |6-month- old |infant The |nurse |conducting |a |6-month |well-baby |check-up |assesses |for | the |presence/absence |of |the |asymmetric |tonic |neck |reflex. |At |this | age |the |reflex: |- |CORRECT |ANSWERS |✔✔should |have |disappeared The |nurse |is |completing |a |developmental |assessment |on |a |6- month-old |infant. |Which |findings |indicate |the |need |for |additional | follow-up? |- |CORRECT |ANSWERS |✔✔The |infant |does |not |pay |
sleeping |patterns |in |her |infant? |- |CORRECT |ANSWERS |✔✔Use |the | crib |for |sleeping |only, |not |for |play |activities The |student |nurse |is |reviewing |the |records |of |a |pediatric |client. | Which |statement |about |the |client's |progress |indicates |the |need |for | further |instruction? |- |CORRECT |ANSWERS |✔✔Maturation |refers |to | the |child's |increases |in |body |size A |staff |nurse |is |talking |about |Piaget's |theory |with |a |nursing | student. |Infants |are |in |the |sensorimotor |stage |of |cognitive | development |during |which |object |permanence |is |mastered. |An | example |of |an |infant |displaying |this |ability |is: |- |CORRECT |ANSWERS | ✔✔looking |for |a |toy |in |her |crib |at |the |last |place |she |saw |it A |nurse |in |a |pediatrician's |office |is |educating |a |parent |of |a |2- month-old |infant |about |developmental |milestones. |The |parent | requires |further |education |when |the |parent |states |- |CORRECT | ANSWERS |✔✔My |infant |should |be |able |to |sit |on |their |own |by | 3 | months, |I |will |be |able |to |play |games |like |peek-a-boo |with |my | infant |when |they |are | 4 |months |old, |and |At | 6 |months, |my |baby | should |be |able |to |feed |themselves A |nurse |is |educating |a |client |being |discharged |with |her |newborn | baby. |What |is |the |highest |priority |item |that |must |be |included |in | the |teaching |plan? |- |CORRECT |ANSWERS |✔✔Restrain |the |baby |in |a | car |seat.
The |nurse |is |assessing |the |sleeping |practices |of |the |parents |of |a |4- month-old |girl |who |wakes |repeatedly |during |the |night. |Which | parent |comment |might |reveal |a |cause |for |the |night |waking? |- | CORRECT |ANSWERS |✔✔They |put |her |to |bed |when |she |falls |asleep At |the |6-month-old |well-child |visit, |the |parent |is |concerned |that |the | child |is |unsteady |and |often |falls |over |when |sitting. |What |will |the | nurse |advise |the |parent |about |this? |- |CORRECT |ANSWERS |✔✔The | child's |stability |will |progress |to |independent |sitting |over |the | upcoming |months A |client |who |is |breastfeeding |asks |the |nurse |if |she |can |give |the | newborn |a |pacifier. |Which |nursing |response |is |most |appropriate? |- | CORRECT |ANSWERS |✔✔It |is |recommended |to |wait |until | breastfeeding |is |well-established |before |introducing |a |pacifier Which |activity |is |most |beneficial |in |the |development |of |the | newborn? |- |CORRECT |ANSWERS |✔✔being |sung |to |by |his |mother The |nurse |is |providing |client |education |to |the |parent |about | bathing |the |infant. |What |would |be |important |to |instruct |the | parent? |- |CORRECT |ANSWERS |✔✔Bath |time |provides |an |opportunity | for |play
The |nurse |is |educating |a |parent |regarding |child |safety |for |the |14- month-old |toddler. |What |would |the |nurse |include |in |the | educational |plan? |- |CORRECT |ANSWERS |✔✔Maintain |supervision | when |the |child |is |near |stoves, |ovens, |irons |and |other |hot |items |the | child |could |reach The |nurse |is |assessing |2-year-old |twins. |The |parent |states, |"My | twins |will |not |play |together, |only |alongside |each |other." |Which | action |will |the |nurse |take |first? |- |CORRECT |ANSWERS |✔✔Explain | that |this |is |normal |behavior |for |toddlers The |nurse |is |examining |a |3-year-old |girl |during |a |regular |visit. | Which |finding |would |disclose |a |developmental |delay |in |this |child? |- | CORRECT |ANSWERS |✔✔The |child |demonstrates |separation |anxiety Which |action |is |appropriate |to |enhance |a |toddler's |self-esteem? |- | CORRECT |ANSWERS |✔✔Include |the |child |in |activities |that |interest | the |adult The |nurse |is |providing |education |to |a |parent |about |their |20-month- old |child's |growth. |The |parent |states |that |their |child |seems |to |have | such |a |big |head. |What |information |should |the |nurse |include |in |the | response? |- |CORRECT |ANSWERS |✔✔The |heads |of |children |at |this | age |are |large |in |proportion |to |the |rest |of |their |body
The |parents |of |a |30-month-old |toddler |have |brought |the |toddler | into |the |emergency |department |because |of |a |seizure. |During |the | health |history, |the |nurse |learns |that |the |toddler |was |frustrated |and | angry |immediately |preceding |the |seizure. |The |nurse |suspects |the | toddler |had |a |breath-holding |spell. |Which |parental |report |suggests | breath-holding? |- |CORRECT |ANSWERS |✔✔A |tantrum |preceded |the | event. The |nurse |is |assessing |a |2-year-old |boy |during |a |well-child |visit. | The |nurse |correctly |identifies |the |child's |current |stage |of |Erikson's | growth |and |development |as: |- |CORRECT |ANSWERS |✔✔autonomy | versus |shame |and |doubt A |13-month-old |child |is |brought |to |the |clinic |for |a |well-child |visit. | The |child's |parent |expresses |concern |that |the |child |has |not |started | to |walk |yet. |What |is |the |best |action |should |the |nurse |take? |- | CORRECT |ANSWERS |✔✔Explain |that |children |can |take |their |first | steps |as |late |as | 18 |months |of |age The |nurse |is |caring |for |an |18-month-old |child. |The |nurse |is |aware | that |the |child |is |which |stage |according |to |Erikson? |- |CORRECT | ANSWERS |✔✔autonomy |versus |shame |and |doubt During |a |wellness |care |visit, |the |parents |of |a |2-year-old |toddler | report |that |they |are |struggling |to |deal |with |their |toddler's |daily | and |increasing |number |of |tantrums. |What |information |should |be |
suggest |the |child |is |experiencing |a |problem |with |language | development? |- |CORRECT |ANSWERS |✔✔Her |vocabulary |is |between | 10 |and | 15 |words The |parent |of |a |20-month-old |toddler |reports |the |toddler |has |been | becoming |distraught |when |the |parent |leaves. |The |parent |asks |the | nurse |for |advice |about |what |is |going |on |and |how |to |best |manage | it. |What |information |can |be |provided? |- |CORRECT |ANSWERS | ✔✔This |is |a |normal |happening |for |a |toddler |of |this |age, |As |your | toddler |begins |to |learn |that |you |will |return, |they |will |become |less | upset, |Establishing |a |routine |for |saying |goodbye |to |your |toddler |will |be |helpful What |statement |by |the |mother |of |a |20-month-old |indicates |a |need | for |further |teaching |about |nutrition? |- |CORRECT |ANSWERS |✔✔I | give |my |daughter |juice |at |breakfast |and |when |she |is |thirsty |during | the |day A |group |of |caregivers |are |discussing |the |form |of |discipline |in | which |the |child |is |placed |in |a |"time-out" |chair. |Which |statement | made |by |these |caregivers |is |appropriate |related |to |this |form |of | discipline? |- |CORRECT |ANSWERS |✔✔When |my |child |starts |getting | frustrated |and |aggressive, |I |remind |the |child |throwing |a |fit |will | end |up |in |a |time-out
A |parent |is |concerned |because |the |toddler |refuses |to |share. |What | is |the |nurse's |best |response |to |the |parent |regarding |this | concern? |- |CORRECT |ANSWERS |✔✔This |is |normal |toddler |behavior; | sharing |is |learned |later A |3-year-old |child |is |hospitalized. |The |parents |are |concerned | because |the |child |is |now |refusing |to |use |the |potty |and |is |wetting | the |bed |even |though |the |child |has |achieved |toilet |training. |Which | response |by |the |nurse |is |most |appropriate? |- |CORRECT |ANSWERS | ✔✔Your |child |is |experiencing |regression |as |a |result |of |stress A |3-year-old |child |is |seen |at |the |clinic |for |a |checkup. |When | collecting |information, |the |child's |parent |reports |concern |about |the | child's |stools |because |sometimes |the |child |passes |what |appears |to | be |undigested |food. |What |response |by |the |nurse |is |appropriate? |- | CORRECT |ANSWERS |✔✔At |this |age, |the |digestive |tract |is |not | completely |mature |and |children |may |pass |undigested |food The |nurse |is |supervising |a |play |group |of |children |on |the |unit. |The | nurse |expects |the |toddlers |will |most |likely |be |involved |in |which | activity? |- |CORRECT |ANSWERS |✔✔Playing |with |the |plastic |vacuum | cleaner |and |pushing |it |around |the |room The |home |health |nurse |is |visiting |a |2-year-old |client's |home. |Which | finding |will |cause |the |nurse |to |intervene? |- |CORRECT |ANSWERS | ✔✔The |family's |medications |are |located |in |a |kitchen |drawer.
A |nursing |instructor |is |leading |a |class |discussion |exploring |the | various |aspects |of |Erikson's |theories |of |the |developmental |tasks |of | toddlers. |The |instructor |determines |the |session |is |successful |when | the |students |correctly |choose |which |task |as |a |priority |for | toddlers? |- |CORRECT |ANSWERS |✔✔Learning |to |act |on |one's |own Which |is |the |best |way |for |parents |to |aid |a |toddler |in |achieving |the | developmental |task? |- |CORRECT |ANSWERS |✔✔Allow |the |toddler |to | make |simple |decisions A |mother |expresses |surprise |to |the |nurse |that |her |daughter |has | begun |masturbating. |The |most |important |initial |nursing |response | is |that: |- |CORRECT |ANSWERS |✔✔this |is |a |normal |and |expected | activity |best |treated |matter-of-factly A |stay-at-home |father |wants |to |purchase |commercial |toddler |meals | because |his |16-month-old |girl |recently |choked |on |table |food. | Which |food |items |will |the |nurse |suggest |not |be |given |to |this | child? |- |CORRECT |ANSWERS |✔✔Round |foods |such |as |hot |dogs, | whole |grapes, |and |cherry |tomatoes, |Hard |foods |such |as |nuts, |raw | carrots, |and |popcorn, |Sticky |foods |like |peanut |butter |alone, | gummy |candies, |and |marshmallows A |mother |of |a |toddler |asks |the |nurse, |"How |will |I |know |that |my | daughter |is |ready |for |toilet |training?" |Which |response |by |the |nurse |
would |be |most |appropriate? |- |CORRECT |ANSWERS |✔✔You'll | probably |notice |that |your |daughter |is |uncomfortable |in |wet |diapers During |a |well-child |visit, |the |nurse |observes |the |child |saying |"no" | to |her |mother |quite |frequently. |The |mother |asks |the |nurse, |"How | do |I |deal |with |her |saying |no |all |the |time?" |What |would |be | appropriate |for |the |nurse |to |suggest? |- |CORRECT |ANSWERS |✔✔Limit |the |number |of |questions |you |ask |of |her, |Make |a |statement | instead |of |asking |a |question, |Offer |her |two |options |from |which |to | choose A |type |of |play |seen |in |preschool |children |encourages |children |to |act |out |troubling |situations, |such |as |one |that |might |occur |in |the | hospitalized |child |who |must |undergo |an |upsetting |procedure. |This | type |of |play |is |referred |to |as: |- |CORRECT |ANSWERS |✔✔dramatic | play Nursing |students |are |reviewing |information |about |the |cognitive | development |of |preschoolers. |The |students |demonstrate | understanding |of |the |information |when |they |identify |that |a |3-year- old |is |in |what |stage |as |identified |by |Piaget? |- |CORRECT |ANSWERS | ✔✔Preoperational |thought A |nurse |is |preparing |a |presentation |for |a |health |fair |discussing | various |aspects |of |preschoolers. |Which |example |should |the |nurse |
A |nurse |is |developing |a |teaching |plan |for |parents |of |preschoolers | about |how |to |address |the |issue |of |strangers |and |safety. |Which | would |the |nurse |expect |to |include |in |the |teaching? |- |CORRECT | ANSWERS |✔✔Urge |children |never |to |talk |to |or |accept |a |ride |from | a |stranger, |Encourage |children |to |tell |you |or |another |trusted |adult | if |someone |asks |them |to |keep |a |secret |about |anything | uncomfortable, |Urge |your |children |to |report |others |who |are | bullying, |Teach |your |children |to |say |"no" |to |anyone |whose | touching |makes |them |feel |uncomfortable The |nurse |has |completed |an |education |program |on |normal | communication |abilities |in |the |preschool-age |child. |Which | statement |by |a |participant |indicates |a |need |for |further | education? |- |CORRECT |ANSWERS |✔✔Stating |their |name |and | address |is |too |hard |for |my |5-year-old |child; |it |will |be |another |year | before |they |can |do |that The |nurse |is |providing |health-promotion |teaching |to |a |group |of | parents |of |4-year-old |children |at |a |local |day |care. |What |information | will |the |nurse |include |in |this |education |session? |- |CORRECT | ANSWERS |✔✔Encourage |your |preschool-aged |child |to |brush |their | teeth |twice |a |day |with |a |pea-sized |amount |of |toothpaste, |Ensure | your |preschool-aged |child |knows |their |address |and |phone |number, | Encourage |unstructured |physical |activity |every |day |for |your | preschool-age |child.
The |nurse |is |conducting |a |well-child |assessment |of |a |4-year-old. | Which |assessment |finding |warrants |further |investigation? |- |CORRECT |ANSWERS |✔✔presence |of | 10 |deciduous |teeth When |collecting |data |on |a |preschool-aged |child |during |a |well-child | visit, |the |nurse |discovers |the |child |has |gained | 12 |lb |(5.4 |kg) |and | grown |2.5 |inches |(6.3 |cm) |in |the |last |year. |The |nurse |interprets | these |findings |to |indicate |which |situation? |- |CORRECT |ANSWERS | ✔✔Weight |is |above |an |expected |range |and |height |is |within |an | expected |range Parents |of |a |3½-year-old |indicate |they |spend |time |with | grandparents |who |live |near |a |lake. |The |nurse |will |emphasize: |- | CORRECT |ANSWERS |✔✔having |the |child |wear |a |personal |flotation | device |whenever |near |or |on |the |water A |nurse |instructor |is |educating |the |parents |about |activities | preschoolers |can |successfully |perform |independently. |Which | activities |would |the |nurse |include? |- |CORRECT |ANSWERS | ✔✔Washing |hands, |Brushing |teeth, |Dressing |self, |Playing |active | games The |nurse |is |conducting |a |health |screening |for |a |3-year-old |boy |as | required |by |his |new |preschool. |Which |statement |by |the |parents | warrants |further |discussion |and |intervention? |- |CORRECT |ANSWERS |
