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The child's ability to understand patterns develops during
- A. Sensorimotor
- B. Preoperational
- C. Concrete operational
- D. Formal operational
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Pattern recognition, tied to logical thinking, emerges in the concrete operational stage (Piaget).
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Using a strengths-perspective model means:
- A. Noting what a family wants to change, achieve or maintain from their present situation
- B. Encourages clients to set their own agenda and engage with people in the environment
- C. Recognize clients as unique, complex individuals
- D. a) b) and c)
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: All listed options reflect the strengths-perspective's focus on empowerment and individuality.
A nurse manager notices that a staff member spends minimal time with a patient diagnosed with AIDS who is terminally ill. The patient says, Im having intense emotional reactions to this illness. Sometimes I feel angry, but other times I feel afraid or abandoned. The nurse manager can correctly hypothesize that the most likely reason for the staff members avoidance is:
- A. fear of infection transmission.
- B. feelings of inadequacy in dealing with complex emotional needs.
- C. knowledge that the patient needs time alone with family and friends.
- D. belief that the patients former lifestyle included high-risk behaviors.
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Many nurses tend to be more comfortable with meeting physical needs than in focusing on complex emotional needs. Standard precautions are necessary for all patients. The patients lifestyle is irrelevant.
The theorist associated with operant conditioning is
- A. Sigmund Freud
- B. B.F. Skinner
- C. Albert Bandura
- D. Ivan Pavlov
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Skinner developed operant conditioning using reinforcement.
The theorist who believes in sociocultural development is
- A. Sigmund Freud
- B. Carl Rogers
- C. Lev Vygotsky
- D. Erik Erikson
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Vygotsky's sociocultural theory emphasizes social and cultural influences.
Which of the following questions is appropriate to ask a pregnant woman when taking her history?
- A. Have you and your husband started picking out baby names?
- B. Have you had any trouble looking into day care programs?
- C. Is the baby's father still part of your life?
- D. What does your husband think about your pregnancy?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: This question assesses support systems without assumptions about marital status.