HESI MENTAL HEALTH RN FLASHCARDS 2022 UPDATE
A 13-year-old girl asks the nurse how much taller she will become. She has been
growing about 2 inches per year but grew 4 inches this past year. Menarche recently
occurred. The nurse should base her response on knowing that: - Answer:
Approximately 95% of mature height is achieved when menarche occurs.
A child's skeletal age is best determined by: - Answer: Radiographs of the hand and
wrist.
A mother reports that her 6-year-old child is highly active and irritable and that she has
irregular habits and adapts slowly to new routines, people, or situations. According to
Chess and Thomas, which category of temperament best describes this child? -
Answer: Difficult child
A nurse is preparing to administer a Denver II. Which statement(s) about the Denver II
test is (are) accurate (Select all that apply)? - Answer: All items intersected by the age
line should be administered.
Toddlers and preschoolers should be prepared by presenting the test as a game.
Presentation of the toys from the kit should be done one at a time.
A toddler playing with sand and water would be participating in _____ play. - Answer:
Sense-pleasure
According to Kohlberg, children develop moral reasoning as they mature. What is most
characteristic of a preschooler's stage of moral development? - Answer: Actions are
determined as good or bad in terms of their consequences.
An infant who weighs 7 pounds at birth would be expected to weigh how many pounds
at age 1 year? - Answer: 21
At what age do children tend to imitate the religious gestures and behaviors of others
without understanding their significance? - Answer: Toddlerhood
By the time children reach their twelfth birthday, they should have learned to trust others
and should have developed a sense of: - Answer: Industry
By what age does birth length usually double? - Answer: 4 years
Frequent developmental assessments are important for which reason? - Answer:
Critical periods of development occur during childhood.
How does the onset of the pubertal growth spurt compare in girls and boys? - Answer: It
occurs earlier in girls.
In what type of play are children engaged in similar or identical activity without
organization, division of labor, or mutual goal? - Answer: Associative
A 13-year-old girl asks the nurse how much taller she will become. She has been
growing about 2 inches per year but grew 4 inches this past year. Menarche recently
occurred. The nurse should base her response on knowing that: - Answer:
Approximately 95% of mature height is achieved when menarche occurs.
A child's skeletal age is best determined by: - Answer: Radiographs of the hand and
wrist.
A mother reports that her 6-year-old child is highly active and irritable and that she has
irregular habits and adapts slowly to new routines, people, or situations. According to
Chess and Thomas, which category of temperament best describes this child? -
Answer: Difficult child
A nurse is preparing to administer a Denver II. Which statement(s) about the Denver II
test is (are) accurate (Select all that apply)? - Answer: All items intersected by the age
line should be administered.
Toddlers and preschoolers should be prepared by presenting the test as a game.
Presentation of the toys from the kit should be done one at a time.
A toddler playing with sand and water would be participating in _____ play. - Answer:
Sense-pleasure
According to Kohlberg, children develop moral reasoning as they mature. What is most
characteristic of a preschooler's stage of moral development? - Answer: Actions are
determined as good or bad in terms of their consequences.
An infant who weighs 7 pounds at birth would be expected to weigh how many pounds
at age 1 year? - Answer: 21
At what age do children tend to imitate the religious gestures and behaviors of others
without understanding their significance? - Answer: Toddlerhood
By the time children reach their twelfth birthday, they should have learned to trust others
and should have developed a sense of: - Answer: Industry
By what age does birth length usually double? - Answer: 4 years
Frequent developmental assessments are important for which reason? - Answer:
Critical periods of development occur during childhood.
How does the onset of the pubertal growth spurt compare in girls and boys? - Answer: It
occurs earlier in girls.
In what type of play are children engaged in similar or identical activity without
organization, division of labor, or mutual goal? - Answer: Associative
