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151. The nurse notes that a 6-year-old child does not recognize that objects exist
when the objects are outside of the visual field. Based on this observation,
which action should the nurse take?
1. Report the observation to the pediatrician
2. Move the objects in the child’s direct field of vision.
3. Teach the child how to visually scan the environment.
4. Provide additional lighting for the child during play activities.
152. A nursing student is presenting a clinical conference to peers regarding
Freud’s psychosexual stages of development, specifically the anal stage. The
student explains to the group that which characteristic relates to the anal
stage?
1. This stage is associated with toilet training.
2. This stage is characterized by the gratification of self.
3. This stage is characterized by a tapering off of conscious biological
and sexual urges.
4. This stage is associated with pleasurable and conflicting feelings
about the genital organs.
153. The nurse is describing Piaget’s cognitive developmental theory to pediatric
nursing staff. The nurse should tell that staff that which child behavior is
characteristic of the formal operations stage?
1. The child has the ability to think abstractly.
2. The child begins to understand the environment.
3. The child is able to classify, order, and sort facts.
4. The child learns to think in terms of past, present, and future.
154. The mother of an 8-year-old child tells the clinic nurse that she is concerned
about the child because the child seems to be more attentive to friends than
anything else. Using Erikson’s psychosocial development theory, the nurse
should make which response?
1. “You need to be concerned.”
2. “You need to monitor the child’s behavior closely.”
3. “At this age, the child is developing his own personality.”
4. “You need to provide more praise to the child to stop this
behavior.”
155. The nurse educator is preparing to conduct a teaching session for the nursing
staff regarding the theories of growth and development and plans to discuss
Kohlberg’s theory of moral development. What information should the nurse
include in the session? Select all that apply.
1. Individuals move through all 6 stages in a sequential fashion.

2. Moral development progresses in relationship to cognitive

development.
3. A person’s ability to make moral judgments develops over a
period of time.
4. The theory provides a framework for understanding how

individuals determine a moral code to guide their behavior.
5. In stage 1 (punishment-obedience orientation), children are

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