Exam 10: Developmental Processes

The nurse assesses a positive resolution of the developmental task of old age when a resident in a long-term care facility says:

The unmarried 21-year-old patient,admitted to the hospital the day before,has had visitors from his work and church who come and go continually.The nurse assesses this display from friends as part of the developmental process of young adults who:

Balancing work and other roles is a task of:

By the age of 35,young adults should think about:

Which intervention is directed toward reducing the most common cause of death among young adults?

The nurse explains that intimacy means that a relationship has developed that:

The nurse counsels an 18-year-old that because she has been sexually active since the age of 15,she should get a:

Many young adults today have extended their adolescence and are living with their parents because of: (Select all that apply.)

The term sandwich generation is used to describe:

Of all the behaviors assessed in a 52-year-old man,the behavior that the nurse would assess as incongruent with middle-aged developmental tasks is his refusal to:

The nurse cautions that most health problems in the young adult are related to:

The nurse counsels the 25-year-old mother and business woman to focus health promotion concerns on: (Select all that apply.)

Young adulthood is a time in which an individual:

The term used to describe the functional capabilities of various organ systems in the body is:

When planning care,the nurse takes into consideration that developmental tasks are:

A person's type of dress,language,and social relationships pertain to:

When a single 48-year-old woman who has not had a regular menstrual period for the last 6 months tells the nurse about vaginal spotting she has been experiencing for the last several days,the nurse urges her to seek medical attention because the bleeding may indicate:

The leading causes of death in the older aged adult include:

The nurse is aware that ethnic- and gender-related difference in life expectancies exist,such as:

The nurse takes into consideration that the group of adults that must accept role reversal with their parents is: