Exam 11: Growth and Development: Infancy Through Adolescence

The nurse recognizes that the parenting style in which a parent is firm, in control, and has a warm encouraging relationship with the child is:

A mother of an 11-month-old is concerned about her baby not walking and states that his older brother was walking at 10 months. The nurse's response, based on knowledge of normal development, should be:

During the first trimester of pregnancy, the most important teaching a nurse can provide the expectant mother is:

The nurse uses a diagram to show that the fetal prenatal period begins after the ____________ week.

A distressed mother confides in the school nurse that she witnessed her 15-year-old son and a 15-year-old friend masturbating in her son's bedroom. The nurse's best response would be:

A middle school female student is evaluated for depression. During the assessment, it was evident that she was a victim of cyberbullying. According to The Cyberbullying Research Center, which of the following will promote a positive outcome for this patient?

A nurse instructing a group of adolescents about development includes in her remarks that the presence of follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) will cause boys to:

A 9-year-old has returned to the pediatric unit from the recovery room after having his appendix removed. He has an intravenous solution running into a vein and a dressing covering the operative site. His parents went home briefly. When he becomes upset and starts crying, the nurse should:

The anxious father to be asks the nurse when the sex of the fetus can be determined. The nurse's answer is based on the knowledge that the external genitalia appear in the:

A nurse would expect a child of 2 years to communicate in:

A 15-year-old girl reports to the school nurse that she feels she does not fit in and feels near tears all the time. She states her grades are declining. The nurse's best approach to this situation would be:

A 4-year-old attends a preschool group three mornings a week. He has been treated kindly and lovingly at home. At school, according to Kohlberg's theory of moral development, he is likely to: