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