Chapter 15 Overview of Growth and Development Framework Flashcards
Which entities recommend that health practitioners within the United States use growth charts for children from birth to 24 months?
Select all that apply.
a. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
b. World Health Organization
c. The Joint Commission
d. Healthy People 2020
e. American Hospital Association
a. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
b. World Health Organization
Which theorist developed his ideas based on interviews that focused on hypothetical moral dilemmas?
a. Gilligan
b. Kohlberg
c. Piaget
d. Erikson
b. Kohlberg
During a health screening of Hispanic children for lead poisoning, the initial question the nurse should ask is:
a. “How old is the house you are living in?”
b. “Do you eat canned foods from the United States only?”
c. “Are there any areas in your home where paint is chipping off?”
d. “Do you use ceramic containers made outside the United States for cooking?”
d. “Do you use ceramic containers made outside the United States for cooking?”
The nurse is teaching a class to students of pediatric nursing on comparing the concepts of growth and development. Which statement most accurately represents these concepts?
a. Growth patterns are qualitative changes.
b. Growth is from the head to toe or cephalocaudal.
c. Development reflects an increase in the number and size of cells.
d. Development is a gradual change that includes advances in skills.
d. Development is a gradual change that includes advances in skills.
The process of gaining specific knowledge or skills that result from exposure, experience, education, and evaluation is known as:
a. maturation.
b. growth.
c. development.
d. learning.
d. learning.
Piaget’s stage of cognitive development states that characteristics of the sensorimotor stage include:
a. development of egocentric animistic and magical thinking.
b. development of the concept of object permanence.
c. consideration of others’ points of view.
d. thought dominated by senses.
b. development of the concept of object permanence.
Which theory of development asserts that learning precedes development?
a. Vygotsky’s theory of cognitive development
b. Piaget’s theory of cognitive development
c. Erikson’s theory of psychosocial development
d. Kohlberg’s theory of moral development
a. Vygotsky’s theory of cognitive development
Erikson’s theory of psychosocial development identifies the toddler stage as:
a. trust vs mistrust.
b. initiative vs guilt.
c. industry vs inferiority.
d. autonomy vs shame and doubt.
d. autonomy vs shame and doubt.
Which of the following statements accurately describe biological growth?
Select all that apply.
a. Expected growth patterns exist in infants and children.
b. Growth is steady throughout life.
c. Extremely rapid growth occurs in the prenatal, infancy, and adolescent periods.
d. Slower rates of growth occur during the toddler, preschool, and school-age periods.
e. Infants typically double their birth weight by 6 months of age.
c. Extremely rapid growth occurs in the prenatal, infancy, and adolescent periods.
d. Slower rates of growth occur during the toddler, preschool, and school-age periods.
e. Infants typically double their birth weight by 6 months of age.
Which of the following are goals of Gilligan’s stages of moral development for women in the postconventional stage?
Select all that apply.
a. Agree upon rights
b. Principle of nonviolence
c. Justice
d. Personal moral standards
e. Do not hurt self or others
b. Principle of nonviolence
e. Do not hurt self or others
