Test Bank Concepts for Nursing Practice
(4TH Ed) by Jean Giddens 2026
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, Concept 01: Development
Giddens: Conceptsfor Nursing Practice, 4thEdition
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. The nurse manager of a pediatric clinic could confirm that the new nurse recognized
thepurpose of the HEADSS Adolescent Risk Profile when the new nurse responds th
at it is used to review for needs related to
a. anticipatory guidance.
b. low-risk adolescents.
c. physical development.
d. sexual development.
ANS: A
The HEADSS Adolescent Risk Profile is a psychosocial assessment screening tool whi
c h reviews home, education, activities, drugs, sex, and suicide for the purpose of identif
yi ng high-
risk adolescents and the need for anticipatory guidance. It is used to identify high-
risk,not low-
risk, adolescents. Physical development is reviewed with anthropometric data. Sex
ual development is reviewed using physical examination.
OBJ: NCLEX Client Needs Category: Health Promotion and Maintenance
2. The nurse preparing a teaching plan for a preschooler knows that, according to Piaget,
theexpected stage of development for a preschooler is
a. concrete operational.
b. formal operational.
c. preoperational.
d. sensorimotor.
ANS: C
The expected stage of development for a preschooler (3–4 years old) is pre-
operational. Concrete operational describes the thinking of a school-
age child (7–
11 years old). Formal operational describes the thinking of an individual after about 11 y
ears of age. Sensorimotordescribes the earliest pattern of thinking from birth to 2 years ol
d.
OBJ: NCLEX Client Needs Category: Health Promotion and Maintenance
3. The school nurse talking with a high school class about the difference between growth
and development would best describe growth as
a. processes by which early cells specialize.
b. psychosocial and cognitive changes.
c. qualitative changes associated with aging.
d. quantitative changes in size or weight
. ANS: D
(4TH Ed) by Jean Giddens 2026
,a
,
, Concept 01: Development
Giddens: Conceptsfor Nursing Practice, 4thEdition
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. The nurse manager of a pediatric clinic could confirm that the new nurse recognized
thepurpose of the HEADSS Adolescent Risk Profile when the new nurse responds th
at it is used to review for needs related to
a. anticipatory guidance.
b. low-risk adolescents.
c. physical development.
d. sexual development.
ANS: A
The HEADSS Adolescent Risk Profile is a psychosocial assessment screening tool whi
c h reviews home, education, activities, drugs, sex, and suicide for the purpose of identif
yi ng high-
risk adolescents and the need for anticipatory guidance. It is used to identify high-
risk,not low-
risk, adolescents. Physical development is reviewed with anthropometric data. Sex
ual development is reviewed using physical examination.
OBJ: NCLEX Client Needs Category: Health Promotion and Maintenance
2. The nurse preparing a teaching plan for a preschooler knows that, according to Piaget,
theexpected stage of development for a preschooler is
a. concrete operational.
b. formal operational.
c. preoperational.
d. sensorimotor.
ANS: C
The expected stage of development for a preschooler (3–4 years old) is pre-
operational. Concrete operational describes the thinking of a school-
age child (7–
11 years old). Formal operational describes the thinking of an individual after about 11 y
ears of age. Sensorimotordescribes the earliest pattern of thinking from birth to 2 years ol
d.
OBJ: NCLEX Client Needs Category: Health Promotion and Maintenance
3. The school nurse talking with a high school class about the difference between growth
and development would best describe growth as
a. processes by which early cells specialize.
b. psychosocial and cognitive changes.
c. qualitative changes associated with aging.
d. quantitative changes in size or weight
. ANS: D
