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In terms of fine motor development, what could the 3-year-old child be expected to do?
A. tie shoe laces
B. draw a person with 7-9 parts
C. uses scissors very well
D. copy (draw) a circle
Answer: D
In terms of cognitive development, the preschooler would be expected to engage in what behavior?
A. Use magical thinking
B. understand conservation of matter
C. think abstractly
D. understand another persons perspective
Answer: A
Abstractly - adolescents
Another perspective - adol
What is descriptive of the preschooler’s understanding of time?
A. can tell time on a clock
B. has no understanding of time
C. uses terms like “yesterday” appropriately
D. Associates times with events
Answer: D
Can know after snack time
School age - can do time
A parent tells the nurse, I am worried about my 13-year-old son. He has not started puberty, and my daughter did when she was 11 years of age.” The nurse should explain to this parent that this is:
A. unusual because the onset of pubescence is usually the same in siblings
B. normal because the onset of pubescence is usually earlier in girls that it is in boys
C. abnormal because the onset of pubescence is usually earlier in boys than it is girls
D. unusual and requires further evaluation of the son
Answer: B
Rationale: Girls start before boys
Nursing interventions to promote health during middle childhood include:
A. educating the child and parents to the need for good dental hygiene because these are the years in which permanent teeth erupt
B. advising parents that the child will need decreasing amounts of rest towards the end of this period
C. instructing parents to defer questions about sex until the child reaches adolescence
D. stressing the need for increased calorie intake to meet increased demands
Answer:A
Rationale: Educating dental hygiene
Which changes can be noticed in adolescents during the process of development of emotional autonomy? SATA
A. adolescents do not see their parents as an absolute authority
B. adolescents interact with their parents as peers
C. adolescents do not run to their parents if they are upset
D. adolescents have not established emotional bonds with relationships outside the family
E. adolescents seek suggestions from others and critically weight alternative courses before making a final judgement
Answer: A, B, C, E
Rationale:
A: interacting with parents less and peers more, go to friends first, not absolute authority
Teenagers impulsive - not critically think through things - not think through; have ability think through things but impulsive
Start have BF, sig relationships and bonds
Fear of strangers begins
Begins to mimic
Acquire a sense of truse
Infant
Acquires a sense of autonomy
Imitates behaviors during play (domestic mimicry)
Thrives on routine
Toddler
Imaginary friends are common
Develops modesty
Enjoys praise for completed tasks
Has many fears
Preschool
Has many friends
Cooperative play
Ability to make choices based on reason
Learns concept of conservation
Begins to separate from parents - starts school age; ends
School age
Need for sense of purpose - who am I in this world
Impulsive
Think beyond present
Adolescents
