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amal · **on:** Jul 22, 2018

A school nurse is working with teachers in helping them address the developmental needs of grade school students, according to Erikson's theory of industry versus inferiority. The nurse suggests which of the following activities?

1. Providing time for running and playing sports, such as basketball, to increase gross motor skills
2. Allowing pretend time during their classes, like dress-up or role-playing
3. Presenting diversity in culture and practices as part of classroom study
4. Helping them develop skills needed in the adult world, like allowance budgeting

Question 2

The Denver Developmental Screening test has shown a 6-month-old is delayed in gross motor development. Activities by the nurse aimed at helping the child attain appropriate developmental levels would include which of the following?

1. Encouraging the child to stand
2. Talking to the child and playing music
3. Pulling the child to a sitting position and propping the child in a sitting position
4. Encouraging the child to hold a rattle or playing patty-cake

ladyjames123 · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 22, 2018

Answer to Question 1

4. Helping them develop skills needed in the adult world, like allowance budgeting

Rationale:
School-age children are motivated by activities that provide a sense of worth. They concentrate on mastering skills that will help them function in the adult world. Gross motor skills should be the focus of the preschool child, as should make-believe and pretend opportunities. Understanding diversity, role preference, and performance is the task of the adolescent.

Answer to Question 2

3. Pulling the child to a sitting position and propping the child in a sitting position

Rationale:
The infant at 6 months should have head control and is working on sitting without support. Pulling the child to a sitting position allows the neck muscles to support the head. Propping the child in a sitting position helps to develop self-righting behaviors. It is too early to worry about standing. Talking to the child promotes language development, not gross motor development. Handling a rattle is fine-motor behavior, not gross motor behavior.