A nurse is using jean piagets developmental theory to

8. A nurse is using Jean Piaget’s developmental theory to focus on cognitive development. Which area
will the nurse assess in this patient?
a. Latency
b. Formal operations
c. Intimacy versus isolation
d. The postconventional level
9. A nurse is assessing a 17-year- old adolescent’s cognitive development. Which behavior indicates the
adolescent has reached formal operations?
10. A nurse is caring for a 4-year-old patient. Which object will the nurse allow the child to play with
safely to foster cognitive development?
Chapter 12: Conception Through Adolescence
1. A mother has delivered a healthy newborn. Which action is priority?
2. A nurse teaches a new mother about the associated health risks to the infant. Which statement by the
mother indicates a correct understanding of the teaching?
a. “I will feed my baby every 4 hours around -the- clock.”
b. “I need to leave the blankets off my baby to prevent smothering.”
c. “I need to remind friends who want to hold my baby to wash their hands.”
d. “I will throw away the bulb syringe now because my baby is breathing fine.”
3. A nurse is working in the delivery room. Which action is priority immediately after birth?
4. A nurse is assessing a newborn that was just born. Which newborn finding will cause the nurse to
intervene immediately?
5. A nurse performs an assessment on a healthy newborn. Which assessment finding will the nurse
document as normal?