CHAPTER 18

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The nurse is assessing a 5-month-old infant to determine if the infant is meeting typical milestones. Which observation should be considered an expected finding for a 5-month-old infant?
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The nurse is assessing a 5-month-old infant to determine if the infant is meeting typical milestones. Which observation should be considered an expected finding for a 5-month-old infant?
Rolls over independently
The nurse notes that a child is having a great deal of difficulty adjusting to the new school year. According to Erickson's theory, personality development depends on:
Resolving conflict successfully within each stage
The nurse is assessing an infant. The nurse takes a toy and moves it from the infant's sight. The nurse is assessing for:
Object permanence
The nurse is performing an assessment on a newborn infant. The nurse will assess the infant's weight, length, and ____________ as part of this routine assessment.
Head circumference
A school nurse is developing a health seminar for the tenth grade student assembly. When planning learning activities, the nurse should consider which developmental task of the adolescent population?
Developing mature peer relationships and accepting physical changes
The nurse is performing a developmental assessment on a child in the outpatient setting. The primary purpose focus of this assessment will be to:
Identify children below the normal developmental level for their age group
The nurse has completed a well visit for a 65-year-old patient. Which immunization would be recommended for this patient?
Influenza annually
A 50-year-old woman tells the nurse that in the last year she has been very active in her community and is working with troubled youths. The nurse assesses the patient at which developmental stage?
Generativity versus stagnation
Which concepts are included in the developmental assessment of a family? Select all that apply:
1.) Families undergo change as family members age.
2.) There are multiple and complex interrelationships within some families.
3.) Individuals often struggle with being members of more than one family.
The nurse is caring for an 85-year-old patient. A developmental task for this age group is:
Combining new dependency needs with a continued need for independence