NSG 4432 Quiz 3 Review Chapters 33,40,45,49
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1. A 15-year-old is seen at a health care facility for facial acne. When counseling him, the nurse
would teach him that the basic cause of his acne is:
A) lack of showering adequately after gym class.
B) activation of androgen hormones.
C) vitamin deficiency from an inadequate diet.
D) thyroid-gland secretions increasing with adolescence.
2. An adolescent is prescribed retinoic acid cream as therapy for his acne. About which of the
following would you caution him?
A) Not putting the medication on just prior to bedtime
B) Applying the cream while his face is wet
C) Avoiding staying in the sun for extended periods of time
D) Not applying the cream directly on lesions
3. An adolescent is concerned that although he has pubic hair, he has no facial hair yet. He
wishes facial hair would grow to cover acne lesions. The nurse would advise him that facial hair:
A) usually grows before pubic hair.
B) is rarely present before 20 years of age.
C) is delayed in boys with acne.
D) usually follows pubic hair growth.
4. An adolescent is concerned that he is going to be unusually short. The nurse would advise him
that the epiphyseal lines of long bones in boys that govern growth usually close between ages:
A) 13 and 14 years.
B) 14 and 15 years.
C) 17 and 18 years.
D) 20 and 22 years.
5. Based on the most frequent cause of death in adolescents, what preventive measure would the
nurse most want to teach an adolescent?
A) Home safety
B) Motor vehicle safety
C) Firearm safety
D) Water safety
6. A 17-year-old writes a suicide note and then swallows aspirin. The client is found and brought
to the emergency department upon completing an assessment, which factor does the nurse
identify as placing the client at risk of attempting suicide again?
A) The client has always been introverted.
B) The client states feeling sad lately.
,C) The client took only six aspirins, so there are some remaining.
D) The client's parents were recently divorced, and one parent moved away.
, 7. Which intervention would probably be most effective in preventing an adolescent from
attempting suicide with an overdose again?
A) Assessing his financial level
B) Helping him learn better problem solving
C) Teaching his parents to keep medicine in a locked cabinet
D) Helping him locate a close friend at school
8. A 16-year-old who drives a car he bought with money earned from working after school is
seen in an emergency room after being arrested for driving while intoxicated. The teaching
method that probably will be most effective in getting him to discontinue alcohol use is to:
A) review the long-term effects of alcohol on the liver.
B) tell him he should know better.
C) teach that alcohol eventually will lead to other drug abuse.
D) stress that he will lose his driving license if he does not stop.
9. A 16-year-old uses marijuana daily. To help her do better in school, what advice would you
offer that would be most important?
A) Marijuana causes memory gaps that interfere with learning.
B) The effect of marijuana fades fastest if she eats after use.
C) Marijuana leads to muscle laxness, so it should not be used close to gym class.
D) Marijuana increases blood pressure; she should not run after smoking it.
10. The developmental task of the adolescent period, according to Erikson, is to form a sense of:
A) autonomy versus shame or doubt.
B) initiative versus guilt.
C) identity versus role confusion.
D) decisiveness versus indecisiveness.
11. The activity that would best foster the developmental task of an adolescent who is physically
challenged would be:
A) deciding whether she wants her bath before or after lunch.
B) watching television on the set in her room.
C) talking to another adolescent who has a similar disorder.
D) having a teacher bring her school homework in for her.
12. A 16-year-old girl who has been confined to a wheelchair since early childhood has been
acting rebellious and rude. Her parents ask the nurse, “Are all adolescents like this?” What is the
nurse's best response?
A) “Yes. Although your daughter's behaviors are more like those of an adolescent boy.”
B) “No. Your daughter must need some help in dealing with her feelings.”
C) “Your daughter's behavior seems to be typical adolescent behavior. Let's talk more about it.”
D) “Your daughter's behavior results from feelings about her disability; ignore them.”
13. Which action would provide an indication that an adolescent's parents understand their
daughter's need for increased independence?
and 51 | Questions and Answers | 2026 Updates |
100% correct | South College
1. A 15-year-old is seen at a health care facility for facial acne. When counseling him, the nurse
would teach him that the basic cause of his acne is:
A) lack of showering adequately after gym class.
B) activation of androgen hormones.
C) vitamin deficiency from an inadequate diet.
D) thyroid-gland secretions increasing with adolescence.
2. An adolescent is prescribed retinoic acid cream as therapy for his acne. About which of the
following would you caution him?
A) Not putting the medication on just prior to bedtime
B) Applying the cream while his face is wet
C) Avoiding staying in the sun for extended periods of time
D) Not applying the cream directly on lesions
3. An adolescent is concerned that although he has pubic hair, he has no facial hair yet. He
wishes facial hair would grow to cover acne lesions. The nurse would advise him that facial hair:
A) usually grows before pubic hair.
B) is rarely present before 20 years of age.
C) is delayed in boys with acne.
D) usually follows pubic hair growth.
4. An adolescent is concerned that he is going to be unusually short. The nurse would advise him
that the epiphyseal lines of long bones in boys that govern growth usually close between ages:
A) 13 and 14 years.
B) 14 and 15 years.
C) 17 and 18 years.
D) 20 and 22 years.
5. Based on the most frequent cause of death in adolescents, what preventive measure would the
nurse most want to teach an adolescent?
A) Home safety
B) Motor vehicle safety
C) Firearm safety
D) Water safety
6. A 17-year-old writes a suicide note and then swallows aspirin. The client is found and brought
to the emergency department upon completing an assessment, which factor does the nurse
identify as placing the client at risk of attempting suicide again?
A) The client has always been introverted.
B) The client states feeling sad lately.
,C) The client took only six aspirins, so there are some remaining.
D) The client's parents were recently divorced, and one parent moved away.
, 7. Which intervention would probably be most effective in preventing an adolescent from
attempting suicide with an overdose again?
A) Assessing his financial level
B) Helping him learn better problem solving
C) Teaching his parents to keep medicine in a locked cabinet
D) Helping him locate a close friend at school
8. A 16-year-old who drives a car he bought with money earned from working after school is
seen in an emergency room after being arrested for driving while intoxicated. The teaching
method that probably will be most effective in getting him to discontinue alcohol use is to:
A) review the long-term effects of alcohol on the liver.
B) tell him he should know better.
C) teach that alcohol eventually will lead to other drug abuse.
D) stress that he will lose his driving license if he does not stop.
9. A 16-year-old uses marijuana daily. To help her do better in school, what advice would you
offer that would be most important?
A) Marijuana causes memory gaps that interfere with learning.
B) The effect of marijuana fades fastest if she eats after use.
C) Marijuana leads to muscle laxness, so it should not be used close to gym class.
D) Marijuana increases blood pressure; she should not run after smoking it.
10. The developmental task of the adolescent period, according to Erikson, is to form a sense of:
A) autonomy versus shame or doubt.
B) initiative versus guilt.
C) identity versus role confusion.
D) decisiveness versus indecisiveness.
11. The activity that would best foster the developmental task of an adolescent who is physically
challenged would be:
A) deciding whether she wants her bath before or after lunch.
B) watching television on the set in her room.
C) talking to another adolescent who has a similar disorder.
D) having a teacher bring her school homework in for her.
12. A 16-year-old girl who has been confined to a wheelchair since early childhood has been
acting rebellious and rude. Her parents ask the nurse, “Are all adolescents like this?” What is the
nurse's best response?
A) “Yes. Although your daughter's behaviors are more like those of an adolescent boy.”
B) “No. Your daughter must need some help in dealing with her feelings.”
C) “Your daughter's behavior seems to be typical adolescent behavior. Let's talk more about it.”
D) “Your daughter's behavior results from feelings about her disability; ignore them.”
13. Which action would provide an indication that an adolescent's parents understand their
daughter's need for increased independence?
