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Distribution of this document is illegalWant to earn $1.236 extra per year? 10/15/2016 Chapter 11: Developmental Theories | Nursing Test Banks http://boostgrade.info/chapter 11developmentaltheories/ 1/15 Nursing Test Banks One Account Get all Test Banks Chapter 11: Developmental Theories Chapter 11: Developmental Theories Potter et al.: Fundamentals of Nursing, 9th Edition MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. When caring for a middle -aged adult exhibiting maladaptive coping skills, the nurse is trying to determine the cause of the patient’s behavior. Which information from a growth and development perspective should the nurse consider when planning care? a. Individuals have uniform patterns of growth and development. b. Culture usually has no elect on predictable patterns of growth and development. c. Health is promoted based on how many developmental failures a patient experiences. d. When individuals experience repeated developmental failures, inadequacies sometimes result. ANS: D If individuals have repeated development failures, inadequacies sometimes result should be considered. Developmental failures could manifest with ineҌective coping skills. However, when an individual experiences successes, health is promoted. Patients have unique patterns of growth and development that are not uniform. Nurses must consider the inҌuence of culture and context on growth and development. DIF:Understand (comprehension)REF:132 OBJ: Discuss factors inҌuencing growth and development. TOP: Planning Stuvia.com - The Marketplace to Buy and Sell your Study Material
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10/15/2016 Chapter 11: Developmental Theories | Nursing Test Banks http://boostgrade.info/chapter 11developmentaltheories/ 2/15 MSC:Health Promotion and Maintenance 2. A nurse is measuring an infant’s head circumference and height. Which area is the nurse assessing? a. Moral development b. Cognitive development c. Biophysical development d. Psychosocial development ANS: C Biophysical development is how our physical bodies grow and change. Moral development is the diҌerence between right and wrong. Cognitive development comprises changes in intelligence, use of language, and development of thinking. Psychosocial development consists of variations in emotions and relationships with others. DIF:Apply (application)REF:132 OBJ: Describe biophysical developmental theories. TOP: Assessment MSC:Health Promotion and Maintenance 3. Which question will be most appropriate for a nurse to ask when assessing an adult patient for growth and developmental delays? a. “How many times per week do you exercise?” b. “Are you able to stand on one foot for 5 seconds?” c. “Would you please describe your usual activities during the day?” d. “How many hours a day do you spend watching television or sitting in front of a computer?” Stuvia.com - The Marketplace to Buy and Sell your Study Material
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