ATI LPN
Fundamentals of Nursing: The Art and Science of Person-Centered Care Tenth, North American Edition
Chapter 23 : Conception Through Young Adulthood Questions
Question 1 of 5
A nurse assessing a toddler in a pediatric office tells the parents that the child is in the 90th percentile for height and weight and has blue eyes. The nurse explains these physical characteristics are primarily determined by which of the following?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Physical appearance and growth have a predetermined genetic base in inheritance patterns carried on the chromosomes.
Question 2 of 5
A nurse caring for newborns understands that babies grow and develop according to individual growth patterns and developmental levels. Which terms describe these patterns? Select all that apply.
Correct Answer: A,C,E,F
Rationale: Growth and development are orderly and sequential as well as continuous and complex. Growth and development follow regular and predictable trends and are both differentiated and integrated.
Question 3 of 5
A 2-year-old grabs a handful of cake from the table and stuffs it in their mouth. According to Freud, what part of the mind is the child satisfying?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Freud defined the id as the part of the mind concerned with self-gratification by the easiest and quickest available means.
Question 4 of 5
A nurse is teaching parents of preschoolers the types of behavior to expect from their children based on developmental theories. Which statements describe this stage of development? Select all that apply.
Correct Answer: A,D,E
Rationale: According to Freud, the child is in the phallic stage. According to Fowler, the child imitates religious behavior of others. According to Kohlberg, the child defines satisfying acts as right. According to Erikson, the child is in the initiative versus guilt stage, not trust versus mistrust. According to Havighurst, the child is learning sex differences, forming concepts, and getting ready to read. Achieving gender-specific social roles is associated with adolescence, not preschoolers.
Question 5 of 5
When caring for older adults in a long-term care facility, a nurse encourages an older adult to talk about past life events. One patient tells the nurse they were an angry person, lost many jobs, and ended up alone. According to Erikson, this patient is in what developmental stage?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Reminiscence during the older years of a person's life provides a sense of fulfillment and purpose (ego integrity). The patient's description of anger, job loss, and loneliness suggests they are experiencing despair, which occurs when a person believes their life has been a series of failures or missed directions.