Exam 7: Human Development Across the Life Span

According to Maslow's hierarchy of needs,the nursing strategies a psychiatric nurse would use to assist in meeting self-esteem needs of elderly patients would include:

According to Piaget,which of the following would the nurse consider normal when assessing a 6-year-old?

A nurse is using Piaget's model to assess a child's developmental stage.Which behaviors would determine that a child is successfully achieving the skills required of the formal operations level of development? Select all that apply.

A parent is concerned with the interpersonal skills of her 12-year-old son.Based on interpersonal theory,the nurse asks:

According to most biological theories of aging,predisposing factors create the affects seen in aging.Which behaviors are considered predisposing factors regarding aging? Select all that apply.

A 70-year-old male has the nursing diagnosis situational low self-esteem related to forced retirement.Using Maslow's hierarchy of human needs,the nurse is confident the patient is meeting the outcome of experiencing self-worth when the patient:

The nurse determines that a patient is showing a decline in explicit memory.Which characterizes such a deficiency?

Which developmental level would be characterized by a child being able to focus,to coordinate,and to imagine a series of events?

The spouse of a patient recently diagnosed with early stage Alzheimer's disease asks," Is there anything I can do to help delay the progression of this disease?" Which strategy has the greatest potential for preserving the protective abilities of immune cells related to the disease?

A nurse is working with a group of older adults attending a seminar on the physical and emotional effects of aging.Which patient statements are good predictors of positive well being and perceived mortality? Select all that apply.

A child who has been physically abused becomes emotionally distorted when told that the parent will no longer be allowed to visit.Which principle of social learning theory is most likely for the child's response?

Which older adult patient's medical conditions appear to support the hypothesis upon which the immunologic theory of aging is based? Select all that apply.

A patient is experiencing distress with midlife transition.Which statement provides support that the patient is successfully managing this stressor?

The nurse manages the care for several older adult patients.Which strategies shows an understanding of the effects of aging on cognitive function? Select all that apply.

The nurse leading parent education classes bases instruction on Erikson's developmental stages.It follows that the nurse will plan to instruct the parents that a helpful strategy to foster a child's initiative would be to:

The nurse is assessing a child according to Kohlberg's developmental theory.Which statement would support the belief the child is showing appropriate behaviors of the pre-conventional state? Select all that apply.

Which strategy will the nurse include in the plan of care for a 6-year-old child for whom operant conditioning has been recommended?

The parents of an 8-year-old are attempting to help their child comprehend new information.Which intervention suggested by the nurse shows an understanding of the cognitive development theory for this age group?

An adolescent has been a consistently,poor academic student due to a learning disorder.Which statement overheard by the nurse would support the possibility of a problem with the developmental stage competence versus inferiority?

Which of the following responses would the nurse expect from a 12-year-old regarding stealing?