NCLEX STYLE CH 9: Life Span Development -G Flashcards
You are caring for an older adult resident in a long-term care facility. While talking with this resident, you notice him reminiscing about his life and family and all the accomplishments in his career. Based on Erickson’s stages you know this resident is in which stage?
w. Intimacy versus Isolation
x. generativity versus stagnation
y. identity versus role confusion
z. ego integrity versus despair
z. ego integrity versus despair
While caring for patient you find out that he or she lives in the same house as his or her grandparents. This is an example of what type of family.
q. blended
r. extended
s. nuclear
t. dysfunctional
r. extended
Place the stages of family development in the correct order.
e. expectant stage
f. engagement/ commitment
g. senescence stage
h. parenthood stage
i. establishment stage
j. disengagement stage of parenthood
f.i.e.h.j.g.
A young mother comes to the clinic with her 2-month-old daughter. While taking vital signs, the nurse reports the baby’s heart rate is 120 beats per minute. The mother expresses concern about the fast heart rate. What is the best response by the nurse?
k. “Her pulse is okay for her age.”
l. Don’t worry; I’ll let the physician know.”
m. “Has your daughter been on drugs?”
o. “A normal heart rate for a 2 month old is 120 beats per minute.”
o. “A normal heart rate for a 2 month old is 120 beats per minute.”
A mother tells the nurse that her 3-year-old son has been acting out against others and throwing temper tantrums. The most important instruction to this mother is:
p. punish your son every time he says “no” to change his behavior.
q. Set limits on your son’s behavior.
r. Ignore your son when he acts out.
s. Allow the behavior because it is normale at this age.
p. Punish your son every time he says “no” to change his behavior.
A nurse is talking with the mother of an 8-year-old child who expresses concern that her child is more focused on friends than anything else. Which is the most appropriate response?
a. “At this age, the child is developing his own personality.”
b. “You need to be concerned.”
c. “You need to give more praise to your child to stop this behavior.”
d. “You need to monitor your child’s behavior closely.”
a. “at his age, the child is developing his own personality.”
According to Piaget, during the adolescent stage of growth and development, an individual’s cognitive function reaches maturity. Piaget describes this stage as the _____ stage.
t. preoperational
u. concrete operational
v. formal operational
w. formal operational thought
w. formal operational thought
Because of the gradual physical changes that occur during middle adulthood (ages 40-65), women are at the highest risk for:
x. heart disease
y. osteoporosis
a. respiratory problems
b. breast cancer
y. osteoporosis. After menopause, women lose calcium from bone tissue, leading to osteoporosis…
While teaching a group of older adults at the senior center, the nurse encourages which of the following health-promoting behaviors? Select all that apply.
c. regular medical checkup
d. maintain a sedentary lifestyle.
e. take medications as prescribed by physician.
f. eat a low cholesterol.
all of the above except d. maintain a sedentary lifestyle
During patient care of an older adult, the nurse is trying to build the nurse-patient relationship. Which of the following activities performed by the nurse will encourage reminiscence in the patient?
g. having time spent visiting pets
h. displaying calendars and cocks
i. having a story-telling time
j. encouraging patient to participate in activity of choice
i. having a story-telling time
