Developmental tasks for young adults include
1. physical growth.
2. facing one's mortality.
3. establishing an identity.
4. establishing long-term goals.
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The developmental tasks of young adulthood include establishing long-term goals.
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1. "The purpose of group therapy is to learn and practice new coping skills." 2. "Group therapy is mandatory. All clients must attend." 3. "Group therapy is optional. You can go if you find the topic helpful and interesting." 4. "Group therapy is an economical way of providing therapy to many clients concurrently."
A client's CT scan indicates the presence of an abnormal mass near the hypothalamus. The nurse understands that this could affect the client's:
1. speech. 2. fluid balance. 3. problem-solving skills. 4. ability to follow simple directions.
The patient experiencing infertility is to complete three months of documenting her basal body temperatures. Which statement by the patient indicates a need for additional teaching?
1. "I should check my temperature with this special thermometer before I get out of bed each day." 2. "I will track my temperatures and the consistency of my cervical mucus for the next three months." 3. "If I am ovulating, my temperature will be a smooth, even line on the graph that does not go up or down." 4. "The point of checking my basal body temperature is to determine whether I am ovulating regularly."
A nurse is providing information to the mother of an 18-month-old about bowel training. The nurse should provide the mother with which information?
A. The child should be able to control defecation at the age of 18 months B. The child will let you know when she is ready to begin bowel training C. Girls usually achieve the neuromuscular development necessary for controlling defecation much sooner than boys do D. The neuromuscular development needed to control defecation does not take develop until 2 to 3 years of age