Chapter 09- Assessment of Developmental Stages

Nursing Health Assessment A Best Practice Approach 1st edition by Jensen

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Chapter 09- Assessment of Developmental Stages

 

Complete Chapter Questions With Answers

 

Sample Questions Are Posted Below

 

1. What term is this quote describing? “__________ encompasses the evolutionary development which has made man the teaching, instituting, and learning animal.”
  A)  Ego integrity    B)  Despair    C)  Generativity    D)  Stagnation

 

2. Piaget differentiates young adulthood from middle adulthood by the use of what?
  A)  Expertise    B)  Fluid intelligence    C)  Wisdom    D)  Cognitive pragmatics

 

3. Wisdom, as defined by Piaget, has many characteristics. What are they? (Select all that apply.)
  A) Focuses on important and moderately easy matters
  B) Involves superior knowledge, judgment, and advice
  C) Applies only to nonspecific situations
  D) Is easily recognized by most people
  E) Is employed for personal well-being

 

4. What is egocentrism?
  A) Internalized sets of actions that permit children to do mentally what they once did physically
  B) Centering attention on one aspect of a problem and failing to consider other dimensions
  C) The belief that inanimate objects are capable of action and have lifelike qualities
  D) The inability to distinguish one’s own perspective from another person’s

 

5. A nurse is caring for a 75-year-old man who reports that he is becoming “forgetful.” The nurse explains that some parts of memory decrease with aging, and some do not. What would the nurse identify happens with aging to the type of memory that corresponds with the retrieval of facts, vocabulary, and general knowledge?
  A) Decreases minimally
  B) Decreases, but may be from slower processing speed
  C) Decreases, but the patient may use better strategies to minimize the effects
  D) Shows slight or no decrease

Answer Key

 

1. C
2. A
3. A, B, D, E
4. D
5. A

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