Chapter 6: Health Promotion of School-Age Children (6-12 years)

Question 1

How much weight do school age children gain each year?

Answer 1

4.4-6.6 lbs each year

Question 2

How much taller do school age children grow each year?

Answer 2

2 inches per year

Question 3

When does prepubescence occur?

Answer 3

Preadolescence

Question 4

When does onset of psychologic changes begin?

Answer 4

Around the age of 9 years, particularly in girls

Question 5

Is visible sexual maturation seen in boys during preadolescence?

Answer 5

Minimally

Question 6

What teeth erupt in this stage?

Answer 6

Permanent

Question 7

What is Piaget’s phase for school-age children?

Answer 7

Concrete operations

Question 8

Piaget: Concrete operations

• Transition from perceptual to ____ thinking
• Masters the concept of _____
• Learns to tell ____
• Classifies more _____
• Able to see the _____ of others
• Able to _____

Answer 8

• Conceptual
• Conversation
• Time
• Complex information
• Perspective of others
• Solve problems

Question 9

What Erikson’s stage is for school aged children?

Answer 9

Industry vs. Inferiority

Question 10

A sense of industry is achieved through the development of skills and knowledge tat allows the child to provide meaningful ______ to society.

Answer 10

Contribution

Question 11

Creating systems that reward successful mastery of skills and tasks can create a sense of ____ in children who are unable to complete the tasks or acquire the skills

Answer 11

Inferiority

Question 12

Are early school aged chilled able to understand the reasoning behind rules and expectations for behavior?

Answer 12

No

Question 13

T/F: Early school aged children believe what they think is wrong, and what others tell them is right

Answer 13

True

Question 14

Early school aged children sometimes interpret ____ as punishments

Answer 14

Accidents

Question 15

Late school aged children are able to judge the intentions of an act rather than just its ____

Answer 15

Consequences

Question 16

Late school aged children understand the ____ instead of just whether or not an act is right or wrong

Answer 16

different points of view

Question 17

Late school children conceptualizes treating others ______

Answer 17

As they like to be treated~

Question 18

How is confidence gained in the school age child?

Answer 18

Through establishing a positive self concept

Question 19

When do the opinions of peers and teachers become more valuable?

Answer 19

Middle childhood

Question 20

Who are more modest about privacy issues: preschoolers or school aged children

Answer 20

School age

Question 21

Peer pressure happens in this stage (school age)?

Answer 21

Yes

Question 22

When do children become more interested in the opposite sex?

Answer 22

Towards the end of the school age years

Question 23

What are the age-appropriate activities of school age?

Answer 23

Competitive and cooperative play

Question 24

What school age does this:
Play simple board games
Play hopscotch 
Jump rope
Collect rocks, stamps, cards, coins, or stuffed animals
Ride bicycles
Build simple models
Join organized sports (for skill building)

Answer 24

6-9

Question 25

``` What school age does this: Make crafts Build models Collect things/engage in hobbies Solve jigsaw puzzles Play board games and card games Join organized competitive sports ```

Answer 25

9-12

Question 26

What immunizations do 6 year olds get IF they didn't get it during 4-5 years of age?

Answer 26

DTaP IPV MMR Varicella

Question 27

Do school aged children need yearly flu?

Answer 27

Yes

Question 28

What vaccines do you get at 11-12 years?

Answer 28

Tdap HVP2 or HPV4 *in 3 doses for FEMALEs HPV4 for males MCV4

Question 29

What health screen needs to be done for school age children?

Answer 29

Scoliosis

Question 30

By the end of school age, children should eat ____ of food.

Answer 30

Adult portions

Question 31

What is a nutritional concern for the school age children?

Answer 31

OBESITY

Question 32

At the age of 12, how much sleep is needed each night?

Answer 32

9 hours

Question 33

Resistance to bedtime is sometimes experienced around the age of ____, and again around the age of ___, but is typically resolved by the age of __

Answer 33

8 and 9 Again at 11 Resolved by 12

Question 34

When can a child stop using an approved car restraint system?

Answer 34

145 cm (4 ft, 9 in)

Question 35

A nurse is discussing prepubescence and preadolescence with a group of parents of school aged children. Which of the following info should the nurse include in the discussion? A. Initial psychologic changes appear during early childhood B. Changes in height and weight occur slowly during this period C. Growth differences between boys and girls becomes evident D. Signs of sexual maturation become highly visible in boys

Answer 35

C.

Question 36

``` A nurse is conducting a well child visit with a child who is scheduled to receive the recommended immunizations for 11-12 year olds. Which of the following should the nurse administer? A. TIV B. PCV C. MCV 4 D. Tdap E. RV ```

Answer 36

A, C, D

Question 37

A nurse is providing education about sleep and rest to a group of parents of school age children Which of he following statements by a parent indicates a need for further teaching? A. "My child's age influences the number of hours of sleep he needs" B. "My child's level of activity during the day influences the number of hours of sleep he needs" C. My child's health status influences the number of hours of sleep he needs" D. "My child's family history of sleep apnea influences the number of hours of sleep he needs"

Answer 37

D

Question 38

A nurse is teaching a course about safety during the school age years to a group of parents. Which of the following info should the nurse include in the course? A. Gaiting stairs at top and bottom B. Wearing helmets when riding bicycles or skateboarding C. Riding safely in the bed of pick up trucks D.Implementing fire arm safety E. Wearing seat belts

Answer 38

B, D, E