What finding would the nurse most likely discover in a ...

[burchfield96]

What finding would the nurse most likely discover in a 10-year-old child in the period of concrete operational thought?
 
  A) Participation in abstract thinking
  B) Ability to classify similar objects
  C) Problem solving via the scientific method
  D) Ability to make independent decisions

Question 2

The nurse is performing a physical examination of an 11-year-old girl. What observations would be expected?
 
  A) The child has not gained weight since last year.
  B) The child has grown 2.5 inches since last year.
  C) The child breathes abdominally.
  D) The child's third molars are about to erupt.

[blazinlyss]

Answer to Question 1

Ans: B
During the period of concrete operational thought, children are able to classify or group objects based on their common elements. Abstract thinking, problem solving via the scientific method, and independent decision making are higher-level functions, typically seen in adolescents.

Answer to Question 2

Ans: B
From 6 to 12 years of age, children grow an average of 2.5 inches (6 to 7 cm) per year, increasing their height by at least 1 foot. An increase of 7 pounds (3 to 3.5 kg) per year in weight is expected. Abdominal breathing is typical of a preschooler and would have disappeared several years earlier. The third molars do not erupt until late adolescence.