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ANS: D s
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1. The nurse manager of a pediatric clinic could confirm that the new nurse recognized
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the purposeof the HEADSS Adolescent Risk Profile when the new nurse responds that it
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s is used to assess for needs related to
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a. anticipatoryguidance. s
b. low-riskadolescents. s
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ANS: A s
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s which assesseshome, education, activities, drugs, sex, and suicide for the purpose of
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s identifying high-risk adolescents and the need for anticipatory guidance. It is used to
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s identify high-risk, not low-risk, adolescents. Physical development is assessed with
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anthropometric data. Sexual development is assessed using physical examination.
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REF:6OBJ: NCLEXClient NeedsCategory: HealthPromotionand Maintenance
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2. The nurse preparing a teaching plan for a preschooler knows that,according to
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, a. concrete operational.
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b. formaloperational.
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ANS: C s
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REF:5OBJ: NCLEXClient NeedsCategory: HealthPromotionand Maintenance
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3. The schoolnurse talking witha highschoolclass about the difference
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s between growth anddevelopment would best describe growth as
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a. processes bywhich earlycells specialize. s s s s s
b. psychosocialandcognitivechanges. s s s
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d. quantitativechanges insize or weight. s s s s s
ANS: D s
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increasein overall size or weight of the body or any of its parts. The processes by which
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REF:2OBJ: NCLEXClient NeedsCategory: HealthPromotionand Maintenance
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4. The most appropriate response ofthe nursewhen a mother askswhat the Denver II does
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