NUR 1023 Module 1 and 2 Exam Questions and Answers
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NUR 1023 Module 1 And 2
NUR 1023 Module 1 and 2 Exam
According to Piaget's theory of cognitive development, a person 11 years or older begins to:
a. Use images and symbols to represent the world.
b. Think abstractly.
c. Explore the environment by using the senses.
d. Think that everyone sees the world exactly a...
NUR 1023 Module 1 and 2 Exam
According to Piaget's theory of cognitive development, a person 11 years or older
begins to:
a. Use images and symbols to represent the world.
b. Think abstractly.
c. Explore the environment by using the senses.
d. Think that everyone sees the world exactly as he or she sees it. - Answer- b.
Think abstractly.
Maria continues her assessment of the newborn girl. Which of the following is a
normal reflex found in newborns? (Select all that apply.)
-Blinking in response to bright lights
-Startling in response to sudden loud noises
-Performing sucking, rooting, and grasping movements
-Touching the nose on verbal command - Answer- Blinking in response to bright
lights
Startling in response to sudden loud noises
Performing sucking, rooting, and grasping movements
A pregnant teenager asks the clinic nurse why she should not smoke during the first
trimester. The nurse's best response should be:
a. The distribution of body hair can be altered.
b. The sex of the baby is determined in the first 3 months.
c. Development of fingers and toes can be affected.
d. The organ systems are beginning to develop. - Answer- d. The organ systems are
beginning to develop.
Maria is working with one of the neonatal nurses during her volunteer shift. Maria
assists the nurse with an assessment of a newborn girl. Maria palpates the
newborn's head and feels the fontanels. What should Maria do next?
-Alert the neonatal nurse that there is a problem with the newborn's head.
-Palpate harder to see if a dent can be made in the fontanels.
-Proceed with the assessment because palpable fontanels are a normal finding.
-Try to adjust the skull bones to move over the fontanel. - Answer- Proceed with the
assessment because palpable fontanels are a normal finding.
You are caring for a 5-year-old who is hospitalized for stabilization of asthma. To
render age-specific care, an action you can take would be to:
-Allow the child to handle medical equipment.
-Respond immediately to the child's every need.
-Tell the child to be good.
-Rationalize the child's complaint as part of the developmental stage - Answer- Allow
the child to handle medical equipment.
Which of the following might be a cause of stress for young adults?
Activity
Being single
,Career
Sexuality - Answer- Being single
Sam notices that Mr. Calder's face is gaunt and drawn in appearance.
Sam knows that thinning of the face in the elderly is due to ____________ - Answer-
Loss of subcutaneous fat and skin elasticity
Sam performs his assessment of Mr. Calder. What findings are considered normal
for a patient of Mr. Calder's age? (Select all that apply.)
A. Thin skin
B. Decreased saliva production
C. Decreased muscle strength
D. Whitening of the eye lens
E. Mr. Calder's blood pressure is 162 systolic/92 diastolic. - Answer- A. Thin skin
B. Decreased saliva production
C. Decreased muscle strength
A nurse who has recently graduated has been assigned to be a primary nurse on a
geriatric unit. After completing a review of development and aging, the nurse recalls
that changes for the older adult include:
-A transition from young adulthood.
-The ability of the older adult to achieve sexual arousal.
-A time when cognitive performance begins to peak.
-Adjusting to decreasing health and physical strength. - Answer- Adjusting to
decreasing health and physical strength.
Which of the following might be a cause of stress for the older adult?
Financial security
-Planned retirement
-Maintaining satisfactory living environment
-Adjusting to decreasing health and physical strength - Answer- Adjusting to
decreasing health and physical strength
Which milestones are true about development in infants? Select all that apply.
-12 months - Gets to sitting position without assistance
-4 to 6 months - Crawls on hands and knees
-Birth to 1 month - Complete head lag persists
-2 to 4 months - Can move from sitting to kneeling position
-7 months - Sits with support and then without it - Answer- -12 months - Gets to
sitting position without assistance
-Birth to 1 month - Complete head lag persists
-7 months - Sits with support and then without it
Infants have a gradual development of gross and fine motor skills. By 12 months, the
infant gets to the sitting position without assistance. Head lag persists from birth until
1 year. By 7 months, the infant can sit with support and then without it. The infant
crawls forward on the belly using arms and legs to push at 12 months, not 4 to 6
months. The infant cannot move from a sitting to kneeling position at 2 to 4 months.
According to Sigmund Freud's theory of development, at which stage does a child
start identifying with the parent of the same sex? - Answer- Stage 3
, According to Freud, each person goes through five different stages of psychosexual
development, and each stage is characterized by pleasure in different body parts. In
the third stage (phallic stage), the focus of sexual pleasure is in the genital organs. In
this stage, the child fantasizes about the parent of the opposite sex. By the end of
this stage the child starts identifying with the parent of the same sex. In stage 2, the
focus of pleasure is in the anal region, whereas in stage 1 the focus is in the oral
region. In the final or fifth stage, the focus of sexual pleasure is directed toward
people outside the family circle.
A mother comments that her toddler eats little at mealtimes, only sits briefly at the
table, and wants snacks all the time. Which strategy would the nurse recommend?
-Provide nutritious snacks.
-Offer rewards for eating at mealtimes.
-Avoid snacks so she is hungry at mealtime.
-Explain to her firmly why eating at mealtime is important - Answer- Provide
nutritious snacks.
According to Freud's psychoanalytical model of personality development, in which
stage of development is a girl who fantasizes about her father as her love interest?
-Anal
-Oral
-Genital
-Oedipal - Answer- Oedipal
The nurse is participating in an immunization awareness program in the community.
Which government website should the nurse recommend as the best source of
immunization information for parents
-National Institutes of Health (NIH)
-Centers for Disease Control (CDC)
-Health Maintenance Organization (HMO)
-U.S Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) - Answer- -Centers for
Disease Control (CDC)
The NIH promotes biomedical research under the U.S. DHHS. These organizations
are primarily responsible for biomedical and human-related research. An HMO
provides guidance for the management of health care, insurance, and self-health
care benefit plans. It acts as a liaison with health care providers (hospitals, health
care settings, individual practices). The U.S. DHHS provides links to health
screening and disease prevention sites.
A nurse conducts health awareness training programs at a community center. Which
type of care is the nurse promoting?
-Indirect care
-Tertiary prevention
-Primary prevention
-Secondary prevention - Answer- Primary prevention
Which nursing activity is found in a tertiary health care environment?
-Administering influenza immunizations at the senior independent-living facility
-Providing well-baby care in the clinic run by the local community health department
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