Author Question: The nurse is observing a 4-year-old child playing in the play room, and determines the child is ... (Read 128 times)

Chelseaamend · **on:** Jul 22, 2018

The nurse is observing a 4-year-old child playing in the play room, and determines the child is meeting normal developmental milestones when the child:

1. Eats with her fingers.
2. Draws a picture of a person with three parts.
3. Ties her shoes and buttons her shirt.
4. Can count to four.

Question 2

The nurse reviewing the client's medical record learns that the client's thyroid-stimulating hormone, adrenocorticotropic hormone, follicle-stimulating hormone, leuteinizing hormone, and growth hormone levels are below normal limits.

The nurse recognizes that all of these hormones are secreted, or stimulated to secrete, as the result of the action of what gland? 1. Posterior pituitary gland
2. Pineal gland
3. Anterior pituitary gland
4. Thymus gland

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

Answer to Question 1

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Rationale: The 4-year-old who ties her shoes and buttons her own buttons is meeting developmentally appropriate milestones. Anticipated milestones would include eating with a fork and spoon, drawing a picture of a person with six parts, and counting to at least 10.

Answer to Question 2

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Rationale: Thyroid-stimulating hormone, adrenocorticotropic hormone, follicle-stimulating hormone, leuteinizing hormone, and growth hormone are all secreted, or their secretion is stimulated, by the anterior pituitary gland. The posterior pituitary gland secretes antidiuretic hormone and oxytocin. The pineal gland secretes melatonin. The thymus gland secretes thymin and thymosin.