Question 1

Which function is a major component of play at all ages?

Accepted Answer

Sensorimotor activity is a major component of play at all ages.Active play is essential for muscle development and allows children to release surplus energy.Through sensorimotor play,children explore their physical world by using tactile,auditory,visual,and kinesthetic stimulation.Creativity,socialization,and intellectual development are each functions of play that are major components at different ages.

Question 2

Which statement is true about toy safety?

Accepted Answer

Parents should be alert to notices of toys found to be defective and recalled by manufacturers.Children do not have the ability to determine the safety of a toy,this is the adult's responsibility.

Question 3

What is the single most important influence on growth at all stages of development?

Accepted Answer

Nutrition is the single most important influence on growth.Dietary factors regulate growth at all stages of development,and their effects are exerted in numerous and complex ways.Adequate nutrition is closely related to good health throughout life.Heredity,culture,and environment all contribute to the child's growth and development;however,good nutrition is essential throughout the lifespan to maintain optimal health.

Question 4

Which coping strategy is the least appropriate for a child to use?

Accepted Answer

Children respond to everyday stresses by trying to change the circumstances or adjusting to the circumstances the way they are.An inappropriate response is for parents to solve their child's problems.Learning problem-solving skills,listening to music,and using relaxation techniques are positive coping strategies for children.

Question 5

What should the elementary school nurse consider when discussing television and movie viewing with parents?

Accepted Answer

Television programs,movies,and commercials contain many implicit and explicit messages that promote alcohol consumption,smoking,violence,and promiscuous or unsafe sexual activity.Children often cannot discriminate between advertisements and television programming.Television viewing is a passive activity,and as the amount of time a child spends watching television increases,participation in physical activity decreases.In addition to the evidence linking television viewing with aggressive behaviour,there is also evidence of a link to the use of alcohol and tobacco.

Question 6

Which aspects do children assess in themselves in forming an overall evaluation of their self-esteem? Select all that apply.Express answer in small letters followed by a comma and a space-e.g. ,a,b,c

Accepted Answer

Children assess aspects of themselves in forming an overall evaluation of their self-esteem including competence,sense of control,moral worth,and worthiness of love and acceptance.Self-concept is the cognitive component of self-esteem,and body image is a vital component of self-concept.

Question 7

According to spiritual development as conceptualized by Fowler (1981),which are stages in the development of faith for children? Select all that apply.Express answer in small letters followed by a comma and a space-e.g. ,a,b,c

Accepted Answer

Fowler (1981)identified six stages of faith development,four of which occur during childhood: undifferentiated,intuitive-projective,mythic-literal and synthetic-conventional.Preconvention is the first stage of Kohlberg's moral development.Principled,or postconventional,autonomous level is the last stage of moral development according to Kohlberg.

Question 8

When teaching parents about appropriate play activities,which function of play should the nurse inform them about?

Accepted Answer

As the saying goes,play is the work of childhood.Self-awareness is the process of developing a self-identity.Other purposes for play include intellectual development,enhanced through the manipulation and exploration of objects,and creativity is developed through the experimentation of imaginative play.Ethical reasoning is not a function of play,rather it is moral development.Physical development depends on many factors;play is not one of them.Temperament refers to behavioural tendencies that are observable from the time of birth.The actual behaviours,but not the child's temperament attributes,may be modified through play.

Question 9

A parent tells the school nurse that her grade 1 child watches television for about 4 hours per day.What should the nurse remember when discussing this issue with the parent?

Accepted Answer

Supervising the amount of television and types of programs their children watch is an important parental role.In addition,parents should be teaching their children how to be informed consumers of television programming.Parents should limit children's viewing to 2 hours or less each day.The sedentary nature of watching television is usually accompanied by eating,which contributes to high levels of cholesterol and obesity.Evidence also suggests relationships between television viewing and the use of alcohol or tobacco,violence and aggressive behaviour,the use of guns to commit violent acts,and early sexual activity.

Question 10

When assessing children at play,which would the nurse document as sense-pleasure play? Select all that apply.Express answer in small letters followed by a comma and a space-e.g. ,a,b,c

Accepted Answer

Playing with sand at a beach and smelling flowers in a garden are examples of sense-pleasure play.Learning to sit on a motorcycle is an example of skill play.Daydreaming is an example of unoccupied behaviour.Using a play telephone to make a call and rocking a doll to sleep are examples of dramatic or pretend play.

Quiz 32: Developmental Influences on Child Health Promotion