33

Question 1

Females generally stop growing within_years from menarche.

Answer 1

3

Question 2

Adolescents will experience a slight_in pulse rate as they move
toward adulthood.

Answer 2

decrease

Question 3

Adolescents will experience a slight_in blood pressure as they move toward adulthood.

Answer 3

increases

Question 4

The goal of therapy for acne treatment is to decrease the formation of prevent, and control_proliferation.

Answer 4

(a) decrease sebum formation, (b) prevent comedones, and (c) control bacterial proliferation.

Question 5

The physiologic period between the beginning of puberty and the cessation of bodily growth

Answer 5

Adolescence

Question 6

Ability to think in abstract terms and use the scientific method

Answer 6

Formal operational thought

Question 7

Feeling for another by projecting one’s self into the other person’s situation

Answer 7

Empathy

Question 8

Development of long-term, meaningful relationships with others (of both sexes)

Answer 8

Intimacy

Question 9

Use of chemicals to improve a mental state or induce euphoria

Answer 9

Substance abuse

Question 10

The stage at which the individual first becomes capable of sexual reproduction

Answer 10

Puberty

Question 11

Condition often treated with systemic antibiotics

Answer 11

Pustular and cystic acne

Question 12

A 10- to 17-year-old absent from home at least overnight without permission of parent or guardian

Answer 12

Runaway

Question 13

Deliberate self-injury with the planned intent to end one’s life

Answer 13

Suicide

Question 14

Body hair configuration and breast growth distinguishing males from females

Answer 14

Secondary sex characteristics

Question 15

Because of changes occurring in the sebaceous glands and sweat glands of adolescents, you would include which of the following in health care teaching?

Answer 15

Increased hygiene requirements to reduce body odor and acne.

Question 16

When planning a teaching strategy for an adolescent, you should do which of the following?

Answer 16

Give information about how the teen can manage specific problems.

Question 17

At his physical, Bob, 14 years old, tells you he is “a short, clumsy klutz.” You should respond in which of the following ways?

Answer 17

Inform Bob that what he’s experiencing will lessen; he’ll become more coordinated.

Question 18

The mother of Sheila, age 13 years, reports that Sheila “talks for hours and spends most of her waking hours with her girlfriends and doesn’t even seem interested in the boys in her classes.” You could reassure Sheila’s mother by explaining which of the following?

Answer 18

Talking on the phone and spending time with girlfriends is normal.

Question 19

The mother of Sheila, age 13 years, reports that Sheila “talks for hours and spends most of her waking hours with her girlfriends and doesn’t even seem interested in the boys in her classes.” You could reassure Sheila’s mother by explaining which of the following?

Answer 19

Talking on the phone and spending time with girlfriends is normal.

Question 20

Marla is 15 years old. Marla’s mother tells you that she fears that her daughter will get into serious trouble soon because she is always “going for a walk or sitting outside somewhere.” You should respond in which of the following ways to this information?

Answer 20

Inform the mother that Marla is probably all right and seeking privacy.

Question 21

Which of the following would be a positive sign of identity formation in a client in late adolescence?

Answer 21

Obtaining a job to save money.

Question 22

Daryl, age 17 years, states he should not have sex and get girls pregnant “mostly because my parents would be really mad.” Daryl’s response may indicate a lack of development in which of the following areas?

Answer 22

Moral development.

Question 23

Which of the following would be a realistic outcome related to an adolescent with a history of experimentation with marijuana? The adolescent will

Answer 23

Discuss ways to enjoy life without drugs.

Question 24

Which er thated to an adolescent realistic outcome related to an adolescent with a medical condition requiring a special diet?

Answer 24

Choose preferred foods high in vitamins and minerals

Question 25

Anna, age 17 years, has been identified as a suicide risk. You should watch her carefully and during discharge teaching discuss the need for the family to watch her particularly closely

Answer 25

During the evening hours.