While assessing the development of a 9-month-old infant, the ...

[james0929]

While assessing the development of a 9-month-old infant, the nurse asks the mother if the child actively looks for toys when they are placed out of sight. The nurse is determining whether the infant has developed:
 
  1. Object permanence.
 
  2. Centration.
 
  3. Transductive reasoning.
 
  4. Conservation.

Question 2

The charge nurse on a hospital unit is developing plans of care related to separation anxiety. The charge nurse recognizes that the hospitalized child at greatest risk to experience separation anxiety when parents cannot stay is the:
 
  1. 6-month-old.
  2. 18-month-old.
  3. 3-year-old.
  4. 4-year-old.

[Animal_Goddess]

Answer to Question 1

1

Rationale:

1. A child who has developed object permanence has the ability to understand that even though something is out of sight, it still exists.
2. Centration is when a child focuses on only one particular aspect of a situation.
3. Transductive reasoning is when a child connects two events in a causeeffect relationship because they have occurred at the same time.
4. Conservation is when a child knows that matter is not changed when its form is altered.

Answer to Question 2

2
Rationale:
1. The 6-month-old does not experience separation anxiety. It usually begins at around 1 year of age.
2. The young toddler is at greatest risk. Toddlers are the group most at risk for a stressful experience when hospitalized. Separation from parents increases this risk greatly.
3. The 3-year-old is past the age when separation anxiety would be most prevalent.
4. The 4-year-old is past the age when separation anxiety would be most prevalent.

[james0929]

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[Animal_Goddess]

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