NUR 222 - EXAM 3 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS VERIFIED
AND REVIEWED 2026
Infant - correct answers birth to 12 months
Erikson Stage: Infant - correct answers trust vs mistrust
Piaget Stage: Infant - correct answers sensorimotor
Toddler - correct answers 1-3 years old
Erikson stage: Toddler - correct answers Autonomy vs Shame & Doubt
Piaget Stage: Toddler - correct answers Pre-operational
Pre-schooler - correct answers 3 - 6 years old
Erikson stage: Pre-Schooler - correct answers Initiative vs Guilt
Piaget Stage: Pre-Schooler - correct answers Pre-operational
,School ager - correct answers 6 years to 12 years
Erikson Stage: School age - correct answers industry vs inferiority
Piaget stage: School age - correct answers Pre operational to Concrete Operations
adolescent - correct answers 12 to 18 years old
Erikson Stage: Adolescent - correct answers Identity versus role diffusion
Piaget Stage: Adolescent - correct answers Formal Operations
Principles of Communication with Children - correct answers verbalizations, quiet, clear, avoid
medical jargon, clear & positive, and be honest & truthful
Non-verbal communication - Pediatric - correct answers Writing, Drawing, Magic, and PLAY!
Implications of Play - correct answers reduces trauma, prepares children for procedures, and
used as a stress reliever or pain reliever.
Helpful techniques in pediatric communication - correct answers ignore minor unwanted
behaviors, use pride skills, and use commands, criticisms, and questions
Cs and Qs (Commands, Criticism, Questions) - COMMANDS - correct answers Positive terms, use
one direction at a time, calm voice, suggest or give options
Cs and Qs (Commands, Criticism, Questions) - CRITICISM - correct answers increases bad
behavior, lowers self esteem, creates tension
,AVOID using words like no, don't, stop, quit, and not
Using Questions - correct answers limit them, keep the simple, use close ended questions
sparingly
Less than 6yo - no open ended questions
PRIDE Skills - correct answers help you focus on following the child's lead, and helps the
relationship itself become a healing, healthy experience
PRIDE - correct answers P - praise
R - reflect
I - imitate
D - describe
E - enthusiasm
P - Praise - correct answers Specific and positive attention and feed back
Increases good behavior, lets the child know the behavior is desired, increases self-esteem
Praise Worthy Behaviors - correct answers sitting still, taking medications, trying hard, taking
turns, being patient etc.
R - Reflection - correct answers Paraphrasing or repeating what the child says
insures understanding, shows the child they are being listened to and heard
, I - Imitation - correct answers Doing what the child does
Shows the child that activity is appropriate, shows youre involved etc.
E - Enthusiasm - correct answers Lets the child know that you are enjoying spending time with
them
Encourages involvement and engagement in appropriate activities
Principles of growth and development - correct answers continuous process, don't progress at
the same rate, and not all body parts grow at the same rate at the same time
Growth - correct answers a quantifiable change in structure; precisely measurable
Development - correct answers ability to advance in skill from lower to a more-advanced
complexity
Cephalocaudal - correct answers head to toe growth
upper limbs work before lower limbs
Proximodistal - correct answers middle of the body to the far parts of the body
Differentiation - correct answers the process by which generalized cells specialize into the
morphologically and physiologically different cells
(mostly in utero)
AND REVIEWED 2026
Infant - correct answers birth to 12 months
Erikson Stage: Infant - correct answers trust vs mistrust
Piaget Stage: Infant - correct answers sensorimotor
Toddler - correct answers 1-3 years old
Erikson stage: Toddler - correct answers Autonomy vs Shame & Doubt
Piaget Stage: Toddler - correct answers Pre-operational
Pre-schooler - correct answers 3 - 6 years old
Erikson stage: Pre-Schooler - correct answers Initiative vs Guilt
Piaget Stage: Pre-Schooler - correct answers Pre-operational
,School ager - correct answers 6 years to 12 years
Erikson Stage: School age - correct answers industry vs inferiority
Piaget stage: School age - correct answers Pre operational to Concrete Operations
adolescent - correct answers 12 to 18 years old
Erikson Stage: Adolescent - correct answers Identity versus role diffusion
Piaget Stage: Adolescent - correct answers Formal Operations
Principles of Communication with Children - correct answers verbalizations, quiet, clear, avoid
medical jargon, clear & positive, and be honest & truthful
Non-verbal communication - Pediatric - correct answers Writing, Drawing, Magic, and PLAY!
Implications of Play - correct answers reduces trauma, prepares children for procedures, and
used as a stress reliever or pain reliever.
Helpful techniques in pediatric communication - correct answers ignore minor unwanted
behaviors, use pride skills, and use commands, criticisms, and questions
Cs and Qs (Commands, Criticism, Questions) - COMMANDS - correct answers Positive terms, use
one direction at a time, calm voice, suggest or give options
Cs and Qs (Commands, Criticism, Questions) - CRITICISM - correct answers increases bad
behavior, lowers self esteem, creates tension
,AVOID using words like no, don't, stop, quit, and not
Using Questions - correct answers limit them, keep the simple, use close ended questions
sparingly
Less than 6yo - no open ended questions
PRIDE Skills - correct answers help you focus on following the child's lead, and helps the
relationship itself become a healing, healthy experience
PRIDE - correct answers P - praise
R - reflect
I - imitate
D - describe
E - enthusiasm
P - Praise - correct answers Specific and positive attention and feed back
Increases good behavior, lets the child know the behavior is desired, increases self-esteem
Praise Worthy Behaviors - correct answers sitting still, taking medications, trying hard, taking
turns, being patient etc.
R - Reflection - correct answers Paraphrasing or repeating what the child says
insures understanding, shows the child they are being listened to and heard
, I - Imitation - correct answers Doing what the child does
Shows the child that activity is appropriate, shows youre involved etc.
E - Enthusiasm - correct answers Lets the child know that you are enjoying spending time with
them
Encourages involvement and engagement in appropriate activities
Principles of growth and development - correct answers continuous process, don't progress at
the same rate, and not all body parts grow at the same rate at the same time
Growth - correct answers a quantifiable change in structure; precisely measurable
Development - correct answers ability to advance in skill from lower to a more-advanced
complexity
Cephalocaudal - correct answers head to toe growth
upper limbs work before lower limbs
Proximodistal - correct answers middle of the body to the far parts of the body
Differentiation - correct answers the process by which generalized cells specialize into the
morphologically and physiologically different cells
(mostly in utero)
