Textbook of Basic Nursing (Lippincott's Practical Nursing) Tenth Edition by Caroline Bunker Rosdahl, Mary T. Kowalski
Textbook of Basic Nursing (Lippincott's Practical Nursing) Tenth Edition by Caroline Bunker Rosdahl, Mary T. Kowalski
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Chapter 10- Infancy and Childhood
Complete Chapter Questions With Answers
Sample Questions Are Posted Below
| 1. | There are characteristics and a normal sequence of human growth and development. The nurse sees a 3-month-old child in the pediatrician’s office. The mother asks the nurse what the normal level of cognitive development should be for a 3-month-old child. Based on this information, what would the nurse teach the client’s mother as being the major level of cognitive development for a 3-month-old child? | |
| A) | Develops a preferred sleeping position and cry to signal needs | |
| B) | Laughs, squeals, and looks at objects for several seconds, and reaches for and grasps objects | |
| C) | Smiles, babbles, follows lights and reacts to sounds | |
| D) | Develops social smile, responds to pleasurable interactions, such as looking at the mother’s face | |
| 2. | There are characteristics and a normal sequence of human growth and development. A cousin who is a nurse is watching the niece’s children while the niece attends calling hours for their uncle. The youngest child continuously smiles, babbles, follows the light in the funeral home, and reacts to the noises in the environment. Based on this information, the nurse knows that this child is most likely approximately what age? | |
| A) | 6 weeks | |
| B) | 8 weeks | |
| C) | 2 to 3 months | |
| D) | 3 months | |
| 3. | There are characteristics and a normal sequence of human growth and development. The nurse sees a 2-month-old child in the pediatrician’s office. This is the first child for a new mother. One day after the child was born, the mother asks the nurse to describe what the expectations are for the child during the first 3 months. Based on the mother’s question to the nurse, what would be the best explanation by the nurse about the major level of cognitive development for a 2-month-old child? | |
| A) | Develop preferred sleeping position and cry to signal needs | |
| B) | Laugh, squeal, look at objects for several seconds and reach for and grasp objects | |
| C) | Smile, babble, follow lights, and react to sounds | |
| D) | Develop social smile, respond to pleasurable interactions such as looking at the mother’s face | |
| 4. | A 4-year-old child is admitted to the hospital with a diagnosis of leukemia. The mother is very upset and tells the nurse that the child has not wet the bed in 18 months. She asks the nurse why all of a sudden the child is wetting the bed. What is the best explanation for this behavior by the nurse to the mother? | |
| A) | “Don’t worry about it; I will get the nursing assistant to change the bed right now.” | |
| B) | “Sometimes children get a little nervous when they are admitted to the hospital and might have one accident.” | |
| C) | “A child’s behavior may go backward to an earlier stage of development during an acute illness.” | |
| D) | “The medications your child is receiving can cause incontinence and once the medication is discontinued it will no longer be an issue.” | |
| 5. | When discussing the growth and development of an infant with a client, the nurse refers to various theories and phases of development. The nurse is reviewing the major points of Erikson’s theory with a client. What would be the best explanation of this theory to the client by the nurse? | |
| A) | Cognitive development is cumulative; that is, what is learned is based on what has been known before. | |
| B) | A child develops an understanding of object permanence, which is the knowledge that an object seen in a particular spot continues to exist and will return to view when it is uncovered. | |
| C) | Children will investigate and explore the environment and look at things from their own point of view. | |
| D) | Each stage of development contains a psychosocial challenge or critical period during which the person must deal with a major life change. | |
Answer Key
| 1. | B |
| 2. | A |
| 3. | A |
| 4. | C |
| 5. | D |
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