Pediatric Nursing Exam Bank
Course Introduction
Pediatric Nursing focuses on the specialized care of infants, children, and adolescents, addressing their unique physiological, psychological, and developmental needs. This course covers growth and development milestones, common pediatric diseases and disorders, family-centered care, and communication strategies with children and their families. Students learn about health promotion, disease prevention, and the management of acute and chronic illnesses in pediatric patients. Emphasis is placed on evidence-based practices, ethical considerations, and the importance of advocacy to ensure optimal health outcomes in pediatric populations.
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Development Infancy Through Adolescence 1st Edition by Laurence Steinberg
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Chapter 1: The Study of Child Development
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Q1) The correct order of Freud's psychosexual developmental stages is
A)oral,anal,phallic,latency period,genital.
B)oral,latency period,anal,genital,phallic.
C)anal,oral,genital,latency period,phalliC.
D)anal,genital,phallic,latency period,oral.
Answer: A
Q2) The major advantage of the experimental method is that it
A)is a fast,inexpensive way to gather a lot of datA.
B)quickly detects relationships between variables.
C)helps researchers determine cause-and-effect relationships.
D)gives researchers great latitude for improvisation if conditions change.
Answer: C
Q3) Which of the following is not an advantage of structured observations?
A)They enable researchers to assure that desired behaviors will occur in a controlled setting.
B)They help eliminate extraneous factors.
C)They allow direct observation of behavior.
D)They assure natural reactions by the participants.
Answer: D
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Chapter 2: Nature With Nurture
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Q1) The way in which your genes are expressed through interaction with the environment constitutes your A)genotype.
B)karyotype.
C)phenotype.
D)tintype.
Answer: C
Q2) The idea that children are born innocent and may either be nurtured into kindness or corrupted by the environment was suggested by A)John Locke.
B)The Puritans.
C)John Watson.
D)Jean Jacques Rousseau.
Answer: D
Q3) According to the findings of the Human Genome Project,
A)we are mostly unique,sharing only 50% of our DNA with other people.
B)our DNA is 98%-99% identical to a chimp's DNA.
C)our DNA is flawed,and we are dying out as a species.
D)intelligence is entirely genetic.
Answer: B
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Chapter 3: Conception,prenatal Development,and Birth
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Q1) Your friend Soo tells you that she's pregnant for the first time.She also says she's feeling as if she's lost her youth and independence.Based on what you've learned in this chapter,you can tell her that
A)she shouldn't worry because it's just the hormones talking.
B)she's right.She's going to lose it all.She should have a good cry.
C)these feelings are normal for first-time parents,and will change over time.
D)she should have a beer and she'll feel better.
Answer: C
Q2) The effects of fetal alcohol syndrome
A)are only short-term effects.
B)are short-term with regard to psychological and behavioral effects,but long-term with regard to physical effects.
C)are long-term effects.
D)are fatal by age 2.
Answer: C
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Chapter 4: Physical Development in Infancy
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Q1) _____ is the part of the brain that deals with language comprehension.
A)Broca's area
B)Wernicke's area
C)The prefrontal cortex
D)The auditory cortex
Q2) Shannon and Tom are worried about their newborn son,Harrison.They've noticed that his eyes and ears are growing much more rapidly than his arms and legs.Is this a problem?
A)Yes.It's normal for everything to grow at the same rate.
B)Yes.It's normal for the arms and legs to grow faster than the eyes and ears.
C)No.It's normal cephalocaudal development.
D)No.It's normal proximodistal development.
Q3) The _____ (is/are)the part of the brain that controls our sleeping and waking states.
A)subcortical structures
B)cortex
C)limbic system
D)Broca's area
Q4) List and describe an infant's basic reflexes.Explain how an infant's reflexes are indicators of evolutionary adaptability.
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Chapter 5: Cognitive Development in Infancy
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Q1) The first stage of development identified by Jean Piaget is the _____ period.
A)preoperational
B)sensorimotor
C)formal operational
D)concrete operational
Q2) Design an intelligence test for infants.Justify each of your items by explaining what they test.
Q3) Which of the following is not characteristic of infant-directed speech?
A)Varied and exaggerated intonation
B)Long pauses between phrases
C)Repetition
D)Low pitch of the voice
Q4) _____ allows an infant to make sense of the world based on what she already knows,and _____ allows her to modify her understanding to incorporate new information.
A)Assimilation;accommodation
B)Assimilation;habituation
C)Accommodation;assimilation
D)Accommodation;habituation
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Chapter 6: Socioemotional Development in Infancy
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Q1) Baby Evan is generally shy,fearful,and timid.His temperament would be classified as A)easy.
B)difficult.
C)inhibited.
D)melancholic.
Q2) John Bowlby and Mary Ainsworth predicted that children would become attached to A)only their mothers.
B)only their fathers.
C)both of their parents.
D)anyone who provided consistent,appropriate interaction.
Q3) When the family Labrador comes into his room,little Tana sits very still,raises her hands,opens her eyes wide,and opens her mouth.She's most likely feeling A)interest.
B)fear.
C)anger.
D)surprise.
Q4) Explain the affects of non-parental infant day care on children's attachment to their parents,their socioemotional development,and their later behavior.
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Chapter 7: Physical Development in Early Childhood
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Q1) Dr.Bradley is studying the normal physical growth patterns of children.This year,he will measure 100 children in each age group from birth to age 18.Dr.Bradley is using a _____ research design.
A)cross-sectional
B)longitudinal
C)Solomon four-way D)quasi-experimental
Q2) Autism spectrum disorders may include all of the following symptoms except A)inability to interpret the emotions of others.
B)lack of emotional self-regulation.
C)lack of appropriate physical development. D)inability to communicate effectively.
Q3) The part of the neuron that receives information from other neurons is the A)dendrite. B)axon.
C)synapse. D)cell body.
Q4) Explain how elements from cases of child abuse and child neglect give us evidence for plasticity in children's brains.
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Chapter 8: Cognitive Development in Early Childhood
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Q1) Children who are between 18 and 36 months old create two-word sentences that psychologists call A)morphology.
B)word linking.
C)telegraphic speech.
D)IM texting speech.
Q2) One way to measure a child's ability to focus his attention is the A)Brown-Peterson Procedure.
B)Continuous Performance Task.
C)Stroop Test.
D)Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory.
Q3) Parents in professional families are more likely to _____ and less likely to use _____ than parents in poorer families.
A)talk to their children;disapproval
B)talk to their children;affirmation
C)not talk to their children;affirmation
D)not talk to their children;disapproval
Q4) Describe Lev Vygotsky's concept of the Zone of Proximal Development and how it explains children's cognitive development.Discuss the influence of language in your essay.
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Chapter 9: Socioemotional Development in Early Childhood
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Q1) Bluto's father Mongo says,"Let's watch some football while your mother and sister go shopping." Mongo is engaging in
A)gender awareness.
B)gender socialization.
C)gender constancy.
D)gender identity.
Q2) When Kristof trips on the playground,his mother tells him about a time that she tripped in front of everyone and was embarrassed.Then she asks him how he feels.She's using _____ to help Kristof develop emotional intelligence.
A)conservation
B)inner-speech
C)scaffolding
D)effortful control
Q3) Gender stereotyping peaks between the ages of
A)5-6.
B)6-7.
C)7-8.
D)8-9.
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Chapter 10: Physical Development in Middle Childhood
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Q1) Children who engage in daily aerobic physical activities
A)may develop asthmA.
B)are at an elevated risk for type-2 diabetes.
C)tend to score higher on standardized math tests.
D)vastly improve their fine motor skills.
Q2) Current research shows that the different levels of development of gross motor skills reported in boys and girls during middle childhood is mainly due to A)biological differences.
B)differences in brain structure.
C)socio-cultural factors.
D)mythology,as there are no reported differences.
Q3) After-school programs that include both structured physical activities and free play time in order to reduce Body Mass Index in children seem to be A)effective,eliminating the problem.
B)somewhat effective,keeping the problem from getting any worse.
C)somewhat ineffective,slowing down but not stopping growth of the problem.
D)totally ineffective.
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Chapter 11: Cognitive Development in Middle Childhood
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Q1) Andor takes an IQ test when he is 8 years old.He takes the test again when he is 12 years old,and gets nearly the same score.We would be likely to say that this is a _____ test.
A)reliable
B)psychometric
C)factor-analytic
D)valid
Q2) Working memory is often tested using the _____ task.
A)cross-out
B)Deese-Roediger-McDermott
C)digit span
D)visual matching
Q3) Which of the following is not a major problem with IQ tests?
A)IQ tests may be biased in favor of particular ethnic groups.
B)Children may not complete IQ tests accurately which will invalidate their scores.
C)How IQ tests are administered may change their results.
D)IQ tests do not actually predict academic achievement.
Q4) Describe the different memory strategies you might teach children to help them improve both their short-term and long-term memories.
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Chapter 12: Socioemotional Development in Middle Childhood
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Q1) Give examples of three different kinds of stress faced by school-age children,and describe effective strategies for counteracting those stressors.
Q2) _____ is not associated with high levels of aggressive behavior in children.
A)Authoritative parenting
B)Poverty
C)Physical punishment for bad behavior
D)Early childhood aggression
Q3) Toshala's parents use an authoritarian parenting style.Toshala also has an angry temperament.It is most likely that she will use a(n)_____ coping style.
A)active
B)aggressive
C)denial-based
D)ruminative
Q4) Cross-cultural studies show that _____ children are more likely to be the victims of bullies.
A)popular
B)cooperative
C)shy
D)intelligent
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Chapter 13: Physical Development in Adolescence
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Q1) The triggers for the start of puberty
A)are both genetic and environmental in nature.
B)are entirely genetic in nature.
C)are entirely environmental in nature.
D)are generally not well understooD.
Q2) ________ is not generally associated with eating disorders.
A)Having a poor body image
B)Depression
C)Getting bad grades in school
D)Alcohol use
Q3) Sensation-seeking may be more prevalent in adolescence than in childhood because of changes in the brain's
A)HPG axis.
B)Broca's area.
C)hippocampus.
D)limbic system.
Q4) Design a program to help reduce adolescent drug use.Be sure to explain how your program will address the main risk factors,and why your program is likely to be successful.
Q5) Explain the psychosocial outcomes for early-maturing girls and boys.
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Chapter 14: Cognitive Development in Adolescence
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Q1) Cognitive scientists have shown that an individual's ability to focus her attention
A)increases steadily throughout the life-span.
B)increases until middle adulthood,then starts to decay.
C)increases until about age 20.
D)increases in specific,discrete stages.
Q2) _____ involves the ability to understand the thoughts and motivations of other people.
A)Social convention
B)Social perspective taking
C)Social relativism
D)Social induction
Q3) Cognitive scientists have shown that an individual's logical reasoning abilities
A)increase steadily throughout the life-span.
B)increase until middle adulthood,then starts to decay.
C)increase until about age 20.
D)increase in specific,discrete stages.
Q4) Explain how changes in adolescents' cognitive abilities affect their relationships with their parents and peers.
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Chapter 15: Socioemotional Development in Adolescence
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Q1) Jaleesa's parents are both successful attorneys.Jaleesa has always admired them and wanted to follow in their footsteps,so she plans to go to law school when she finishes college.After that,she plans to join the family firm.In the meantime,she's been helping out in her parents' office by serving as a receptionist and file clerk on summer vacations.Jaleesa seems to be in the _____ identity status described by James Marcia.
A)identity achievement
B)identity foreclosure
C)identity diffusion
D)moratorium
Q2) A _____ is a group based on stereotyped behaviors and teenagers' reputations.
A)crowd
B)peer group
C)reference group
D)clique
Q3) Peer relationships in adolescence generally tend not to
A)be independent of adult supervision.
B)include more interaction with opposite-sex peers.
C)involve large,relatively homogeneous groups.
D)involve more time spent in the company of parents and family friends.
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