11. Which statement true about the basal metabolic rate (BMR) in : 1361459.
11. Which statement is true about the basal metabolic rate (BMR) in children?
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It is reduced by fever. |
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b. |
It is slightly higher in boys than in girls at all ages. |
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c. |
It increases with age of child. |
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d. |
It decreases as proportion of surface area to body mass increases. |
12. A mother reports that her 6-year-old child is highly active, irritable, and irregular in habits and that the child adapts slowly to new routines, people, or situations. The nurse should chart this type of temperament as:
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a. |
easy. |
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b. |
difficult. |
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c. |
slow-to-warm. |
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d. |
fast-to-warm. |
13. A 12-year-old child enjoys collecting stamps, playing soccer, and participating in Boy Scout activities. The nurse recognizes that the child is displaying which developmental task?
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a. |
Identity |
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b. |
Industry |
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c. |
Integrity |
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d. |
Intimacy |
14. A nurse is conducting parenting classes for parents of children ranging in ages 2 to 7 years. The parents understand the term egocentrism when they indicate it means:
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a. |
selfishness. |
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b. |
self-centeredness. |
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c. |
preferring to play alone. |
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d. |
unable to put self in another’s place. |
15. The nurse is observing parents playing with their 10-month-old child. Which should the nurse recognize as evidence that the child is developing object permanence?
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a. |
Looks for the toy that parents hide under the blanket |
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b. |
Returns the blocks to the same spot on the table |
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c. |
Recognizes that a ball of clay is the same when flattened out |
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d. |
Bangs two cubes held in her hands |
16. A father tells the nurse that his child is “filling up the house with collections” like seashells, bottle caps, baseball cards, and pennies. The nurse should recognize that the child is developing:
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a. |
object permanence. |
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b. |
preoperational thinking. |
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c. |
concrete operational thinking. |
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d. |
ability to use abstract symbols. |
17. A visitor arrives at a daycare center during lunch time. The preschool children think that every time they have lunch a visitor will arrive. Which preoperational characteristic is being displayed?
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a. |
Egocentrism |
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b. |
Transductive reasoning |
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c. |
Intuitive reasoning |
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d. |
Conservation |
18. Which behavior is most characteristic of the concrete operations stage of cognitive development?
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a. |
Progression from reflex activity to imitative behavior |
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b. |
Inability to put oneself in another’s place |
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c. |
Increasingly logical and coherent thought processes |
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d. |
Ability to think in abstract terms and draw logical conclusions |
19. According to Kohlberg, children develop moral reasoning as they mature. Which statement is most characteristic of a preschooler’s stage of moral development?
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a. |
Obeying the rules of correct behavior is important. |
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b. |
Showing respect for authority is important behavior. |
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c. |
Behavior that pleases others is considered good. |
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d. |
Actions are determined as good or bad in terms of their consequences. |
20. A school nurse notes that school-age children generally obey the rules at school. The nurse recognizes that the children are displaying which stage of moral development?
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a. |
Preconventional |
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b. |
Conventional |
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c. |
Post-conventional |
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d. |
Undifferentiated |
11. Which statement true about the basal metabolic rate (BMR) in : 1361459
