When discussing sexual development across the lifespan, the nurse is aware that awareness of sexual self begins at
a. 6 months c. 2 years
b. 1 year d. 3 years
A
As young as 6 months old, infants begin an awareness of their sexual self, manifested as genital touching. Through this time to around age 5, young children move from indiscriminate genital touching to intentional genital touching.
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a. Administer morphine sulfate 4 mg IV. b. Give acetaminophen (Tylenol) 650 mg. c. Infuse normal saline 500 mL over 30 minutes. d. Schedule complete blood count and coagulation studies.
In caring for pregnant clients, the nurse realizes that information on conventional, complementary, and alternative medicine is best obtained by which of the following means?
1. Obtained at the medical office if the physician feels it is appropriate 2. Obtained from family and friends who have already experienced a situation 3. Readily obtainable on the Internet 4. Passed on by word of mouth
In the physical development of a boy, it is common to see:
1. An increase in lean body mass and an increase in adipose body mass. 2. An increase in adipose body mass and a decrease in lean body mass. 3. An increase in lean body mass and a decrease in adipose body mass. 4. A decrease in lean body mass and adipose body mass.
Metabolic syndrome includes which key characteristic(s)? (Select all that apply.)
a. Hyperglycemia b. Abdominal obesity c. Low high-density lipoproteins d. Hypertension e. Osteoporosis