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CONCEPTS FOR NURSING PRACTICE 3RD
EDITION BY GIDDENS TEST BANK
Question 1 (Concept 1: Development)
The nurse manager of a pediatric clinic could confirm that the
new nurse recognized the purpose of the HEADSS Adolescent
Risk Profile when the new nurse responds that it is used to assess
for needs related to:
A. anticipatory guidance.
B. low-risk adolescents.
C. physical development.
D. sexual development.
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: The HEADSS Adolescent Risk Profile is a psychosocial
screening tool that assesses home, education, activities, drugs,
sex, and suicide to identify high-risk adolescents and guide
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anticipatory guidance. It is designed for high-risk, not low-risk,
adolescents, and physical or sexual development are assessed
separately.
Question 2 (Concept 1: Development)
The nurse preparing a teaching plan for a preschooler knows
that, according to Piaget, the expected stage of development
for a preschooler is:
A. concrete operational.
B. formal operational.
C. preoperational.
D. sensorimotor.
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Piaget’s preoperational stage occurs from
approximately 2 to 7 years of age. Concrete operational is
typical for school-aged children (7–11 years); formal
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operational begins around age 11; sensorimotor is from birth to
2 years.
Question 3 (Concept 1: Development)
The school nurse talking with a high school class about the
difference between growth and development would best
describe growth as:
A. processes by which early cells specialize.
B. psychosocial and cognitive changes.
C. qualitative changes associated with aging.
D. quantitative changes in size or weight.
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Growth is a quantitative change involving an increase
in cell number and size, resulting in increased overall size or
weight. Differentiation refers to early cell specialization;
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psychosocial and cognitive changes describe development;
qualitative changes associated with aging refer to maturation.
Question 4 (Concept 1: Development)
The most appropriate response of the nurse when a mother asks
what the Denver II does is that it:
A. can diagnose developmental disabilities.
B. identifies a need for physical therapy.
C. is a developmental screening tool.
D. provides a framework for health teaching.
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: The Denver II is a widely used developmental
screening tool that helps identify potential delays but does not
diagnose disabilities. Diagnosis requires a thorough
neurodevelopmental history and physical examination.
CONCEPTS FOR NURSING PRACTICE 3RD
EDITION BY GIDDENS TEST BANK
Question 1 (Concept 1: Development)
The nurse manager of a pediatric clinic could confirm that the
new nurse recognized the purpose of the HEADSS Adolescent
Risk Profile when the new nurse responds that it is used to assess
for needs related to:
A. anticipatory guidance.
B. low-risk adolescents.
C. physical development.
D. sexual development.
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: The HEADSS Adolescent Risk Profile is a psychosocial
screening tool that assesses home, education, activities, drugs,
sex, and suicide to identify high-risk adolescents and guide
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anticipatory guidance. It is designed for high-risk, not low-risk,
adolescents, and physical or sexual development are assessed
separately.
Question 2 (Concept 1: Development)
The nurse preparing a teaching plan for a preschooler knows
that, according to Piaget, the expected stage of development
for a preschooler is:
A. concrete operational.
B. formal operational.
C. preoperational.
D. sensorimotor.
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Piaget’s preoperational stage occurs from
approximately 2 to 7 years of age. Concrete operational is
typical for school-aged children (7–11 years); formal
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operational begins around age 11; sensorimotor is from birth to
2 years.
Question 3 (Concept 1: Development)
The school nurse talking with a high school class about the
difference between growth and development would best
describe growth as:
A. processes by which early cells specialize.
B. psychosocial and cognitive changes.
C. qualitative changes associated with aging.
D. quantitative changes in size or weight.
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Growth is a quantitative change involving an increase
in cell number and size, resulting in increased overall size or
weight. Differentiation refers to early cell specialization;
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psychosocial and cognitive changes describe development;
qualitative changes associated with aging refer to maturation.
Question 4 (Concept 1: Development)
The most appropriate response of the nurse when a mother asks
what the Denver II does is that it:
A. can diagnose developmental disabilities.
B. identifies a need for physical therapy.
C. is a developmental screening tool.
D. provides a framework for health teaching.
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: The Denver II is a widely used developmental
screening tool that helps identify potential delays but does not
diagnose disabilities. Diagnosis requires a thorough
neurodevelopmental history and physical examination.
