A nurse recognizes that the type of development that occurs throughout one's life in distinct stages, each stage requiring that specific tasks must be mastered, is called
1. Moral development.
2. Physical development.
3. Cognitive development.
4. Psychosocial development.
ANS: 4
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A nurse collecting data at one specific measurement point is engaged in which type of study?
a. cross-section study c. retrospective study b. longitudinal study d. prospective study
What led to a dramatic increase in demands for improvement in health care?
A. A published report on the large number of deaths each year as a result of medical errors B. Media attention to the fact that physicians and nurses did not always agree on patient care interventions C. Publication of the need to move to evidence-based practice D. Published research showing many approved drugs are not effective
The nurse is assessing the infants in the nursery for the six stages of consciousness. The nurse becomes concerned when assessing which infants? Select all that apply
A) An infant rapidly moves from deep sleep to crying B) An infant moves from active alert state to drowsiness C) An infant progresses slowly from deep sleep to light sleep D) An infant frequently skips the quiet alert state during the six stages of consciousness E) An infant ends the stages of consciousness with crying
What is the origin of most childhood cancers?
a. Placenta b. Environment c. Mesodermal germ layer d. Neural tube