Are you preparing to take your NCLEX practice exam on growth and development? This quiz may be of assistance. NCLEX is the anacronym for the National Council Licensure Examination, which is a nationwide exam for the accrediting of nurses in the United States and Canada. There is always a need for more nurses and people in the healthcare industry. If you aspire to have a career in this field, then this quiz may be of assistance.
Adolescent
Young Adult
Infant
Toddler
Alcohol is used by older adults to cope with the multiple problems of aging
Hepatic clearance is reduced in older adults
Older adults have difficulty in swallowing large tablets
Older adults may chew on tablets instead of swallowing them.
Congenital Abnormalities
Low birth weight
SIDS
Infection
Adolescent
Toddler
Young Adult
Pre-school Age
Adolescent
Pre-school Age
Young Adult
Toddler
Nail growth
Skin turgor
Urine residual
Nerve conduction
Allow the newborn infant to signal a need
Anticipate all of the needs of the newborn infant
Avoid the newborn infant during the first 10 minutes of crying
Attend to the newborn infant immediately when crying
Punish the child every time the child says “no”, to change the behavior
Allow the behavior because this is normal at this age period
Set limits on the child’s behavior
Ignore the child when this behavior occurs
The child is withdrawn
The child is self-centered
The child has adjusted to the hospitalized setting
This is a normal pattern
Do not allow the child to have the bottle
Allow the bottle during naps but not at bedtime
Allow the bottle if it contains juice
Allow the bottle if it contains water
Uses a fork to eat
Uses a cup to drink
Uses a knife for cutting food
Pours own milk into a cup
A 90-year-old woman with advanced Parkinson’s disease
A 68-year-old man with newly diagnosed cataracts
A 70-year-old woman with early diagnosed Lyme’s disease
A 74-year-old man with moderate hypertension
Visiting her husband’s grave once a month
Participating in a senior citizens program
Looking at old snapshots of her family
Neglecting her personal grooming
Uses simple words such as “mama”
Uses monosyllabic babbling
Links syllables together
Coos when comforted
Large picture books
A radio
Crayons and coloring book
A sports video
Allow the family to bring in the child’s favorite computer games
Encourage the parents to room-in with the child
Encourage the child to rest and read
Allow the child to participate in activities with other individuals in the same age group when the condition permits
When the toddler weighs 20 lbs
The seat should not be placed in a face-forward position unless there are safety locks in the car
The seat should never be place in a face-forward position because the risk of the child unbuckling the harness
When the weight of the toddler is greater than 40 lbs
Playing a radio
Turning the lights out
Putting an arm around the client’s waist
Encouraging group participation
Gardening every day for an hour
Cycling 3 times a week for 20 minutes
Sculpting once a week for 40 minutes
Walking 3 to 5 times a week for 30 minutes
Heredity
Development
State of health
Physical growth
Moral development
Cognitive development
Psychosocial development
Psychoanalytic development
Anal
Genital
Latency
Phallic or oedipal
Trust versus mistrust
Initiative versus guilt
Industry versus inferiority
Autonomy versus sense of shame and doubt
Integrity versus despair
Intimacy versus isolation
Identity versus confusion
Generativity versus self-absorption and stagnation
Freud
Gould
Thomas
Erikson