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Giving advice about diet and lifestyle change is most effective at which of the following stages?
- A. Precontemplative
- B. Contemplative
- C. Postcontemplative
- D. Relapse
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Contemplative patients are considering change, making advice timely.
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The theorist who believes in developmental tasks is
- A. Sigmund Freud
- B. Carl Rogers
- C. Abraham Maslow
- D. Erik Erikson
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Erik Erikson's stages include developmental tasks resolved through social crises.
The psychological test that measures aptitude is
- A. Rorschach
- B. MMPI
- C. WAIS
- D. DAT
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: DAT (Differential Aptitude Test) assesses specific aptitudes.
You are serving as the preceptor for a newly graduated nurse. As you observe the new nurse for their application of body mechanics principles into client care, you observe that the nurse spreads her legs apart during a transfer with a client. What should you do?
- A. Advise the nurse that the legs must be close together for stability during lifting and transfers.
- B. Advise the nurse that the legs should be one in front of the other and not spread apart during a transfer.
- C. Validate the nurse's competency in terms of the application of body mechanics principles during a transfer.
- D. Validate the nurse's competency in terms of the application of ergonomics principles during a transfer.
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Spreading legs apart enhances stability during transfers.
Down syndrome is a behavior.
- A. congenital
- B. Brain damage
- C. chromosomal
- D. genetic
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Down syndrome is a chromosomal condition caused by an extra copy of chromosome 21.
Sex role stereotypes describe what we think the sexes are like, but also
- A. How we think they should act
- B. How media should portray them
- C. Future career choices
- D. How we should interact with them
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Stereotypes prescribe expected behaviors for each sex.