Exam 9: Health Promotion for the Adolescent

A nurse works for an organization that seeks to limit adolescent violence.In talking with donors,which risk factors for violence may lead to programming decisions? (Select all that apply.)

A nurse is planning for a sports pre-participation physical exam day.What goals for this event does the nurse set? (Select all that apply.)

When planning care for adolescents,the nurse should

Many adolescents decide to follow a vegetarian diet during their teen years.The nurse can advise the adolescent and his or her parents that

Which is assessed with Tanner staging?

A nurse wants to volunteer for an organization that helps prevent death in older adolescents.What action by the nurse would have the most impact?

Which behavior suggests appropriate psychosocial development in the adolescent?

Parents of a teenager ask the nurse what signs they should look for if their child is in a gang.The nurse should include which signs when answering? (Select all that apply.)

The school nurse is presenting information on some risks of tattoos.What information should the nurse provide? (Select all that apply.)

A parent calls the emergency department (ED)reporting a front tooth completely knocked out of an adolescent's mouth while playing soccer.What information should the nurse provide? (Select all that apply.)

A student nurse learns that according to Erikson,the psychosocial task of adolescence is to develop

What is the best response a nurse can make to a 15-year-old girl who has verbalized a desire to have a baby?

The school nurse is evaluating the school's athletic programs for safety.What factors should the nurse assess? (Select all that apply.)

A 17-year-old tells the nurse that he is not having sex because it would make his parents very angry.This response indicates that the adolescent has a developmental lag in which area?

The parents of a 14-year-old girl are concerned that their adolescent spends too much time looking in the mirror.Which statement is the most appropriate for the nurse to make?

A nurse is teaching adolescent boys about pubertal changes.The first sign of pubertal change seen with boys is

In girls,the initial indication of puberty is

A student nurse learns that according to Piaget,the adolescent is in the fourth stage of cognitive development,or period of what?

A student nurse asks the faculty why peer relationships become more important during adolescence.Which of the following is the nurse's best response?

Which statement by the nurse is most appropriate to a 15-year-old whose friend has mentioned suicide?