Chapter 18: Conception Through Young Adult

A nurse performing an assessment of a newborn in the neonatal unit records these findings: heart rate 85 bpm, irregular respiratory rare, normal muscle tone, weak crying, and bluish tint to skin. Using the APGAR scoring chart (pg. 389) what would be the score for this newborn?

The nurse records an APGAR score of 4 for a newborn. What would be the priority intervention for this newborn.

A school nurse is preparing a talk on safety issues for parents of school-aged children to present at a parent-teacher meeting. Which topics should the nurse include based on the age of the children?

The nurse encourages parents of hospitalized infants and toddlers to stay with their child to help decrease what potential problem?

A nurse is teaching parents of toddlers how to spend quality time with their children. Which activity would be developmentally appropriate for this age group?

A mother tells the nurse that she is worried about her 4 year old daughter because "she is overly attached to her father and won't listen to anything I tell her to do". What would be he nurses's best response to this parental concern.

A high school nurse is counseling parents of teenagers who are beginning high school Which issues would be priority topics of discussion for this age group?

A nurse working with adolescents in a group home discusses the developmental tasks appropriate for adolescents with the staff. What is an example of a primary developmental task of the adolescent?

Following assessment of an obese adolescent, a nurse considers nursing diagnoses for the patient. Which diagnosis would be most appropriate?

A nurse is teaching new mothers about infant care and safety. What would the nurse accurately include as a teaching point?

Which of the following characteristics of a neonate would be reflected in her APGAR score?

Which of the following points should the nurse prioritize when educating school-aged children about their nutrition?

The nurse is caring for a female client 15 years of age who is hospitalized with a fractured ankle. Her father tells the nurse that this happened during a gymnastic lesson. He goes on to explain that every 6-8 months it seems his daughter is trying something different. You know that this behavior fits with which of the following theorists developmental tasks for adolescents?

The mother of a girl 6 years of age is exasperated at her daughter's enuresis. How can the nurse best respond to this mother's concern?

While providing education to a young adult during an annual health exam, the nurse discusses health problems common during this stage of development. What is the most common cause of mortality during this stage?

The nurse is caring for a male client 17 years of age who was admitted to the intensive care unit with a gun shot to the head. He and his 17 year old girlfriend carried out a suicide pact. She died at the scene and he survived. The nurse recalls what she has read about the nation's teenagers and suicide. Which of the following are correct?

A pediatric nurse inquires about an infant's ability to feed himself. The ability to feed one self is an example of what type of development?

The nurse is conducting a preoperative assessment of a 5 year old girl who is scheduled for surgery later that day. The nurse should be aware that the client's imminent surgery is likely to cause what?

The clinic nurse is seeing a female client 18 years of age who needs to renew her asthma prescription. The client tells the nurse that she is going to another state in a few weeks to attend college and will be living in a dorm. The nurse recommends which of the following while the client is being seen in the clinic?

A school aged child is attentive to following the rules at school, respect his teachers, and views justice as a means of fair play. These are characteristics of which type of development typical of this age group?

Of the following components of psychosocial development in the neonate and infant, which one facilitates emotional linkage between a baby and caregiver?

The nurse documents the following data upon assessment of a neonate; heart rate 89 BPM, slow respiratory effort, flaccid muscle tone weak cry, and a pale skin tone. What is the APGAR score?

A neonate has a heartbeat of 92 bpm, good respiratory effort, active motion, a vigorous cry, a pink body and blue extremities. Based upon these findings, what is the APGAR score?

The nurse is assessing a preschooler who just turned 6 years of age. The nurse expects which of the following as typical development?

Adolescent sexual development occurs in 3 stage: prepubescence, pubescence, postpubescence. Characteristics common to the phase of pubescence include which of the following?

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