A nurse is explaining the physical maturity of a 12-year-old boy ...

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A nurse is explaining the physical maturity of a 12-year-old boy to a nursing student. The nursing student knows that all except one the following areincluded in assessing physical maturity:
 
  1. Mastering fine motor skills.
   2. Language development.
   3. Immunizations.
   4. Linear growth.

Question 2

An 11-year-old boy recently diagnosed with depression is starting a medication. Which one of the following would be a first-line drug in treating his depression?
 
  1. Buspar
   2. Depakote
   3. Lexapro
   4. Lithium

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Answer to Question 1

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1. Fine motor skills are part of the physical maturation.
2. Language development is a part of cognitive maturation.
3. Immunizations are part of the physical maturation.
4. Linear growth is part of the physical maturation.

Answer to Question 2

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1. Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors (SSRI) are the first-line agents for treating depression. This medication is an anti-anxiety medication.
2. Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors (SSRI) are the first-line agents for treating depression. Depakote is an anticonvulsant.
3. Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors (SSRI) are the first-line agents for treating depression because they have fewer side effects than other classifications of drugs. Lexapro is one of those drugs in the SSRI class.
4. Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors (SSRI) are the first-line agents for treating depression. Lithium is mood stabilizer medication.

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